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Post by pacinoyes on Mar 7, 2024 15:34:27 GMT
* The best American King Lear? * The best stage actor wthout a Tony? On TV he's in The Gilded Age and Schmigadoon!.........I've never seen him...........in ANYTHING - I think, I dunno ? - that I can recall...................he's been in almost no films.........  * An American Rylance or Brian Cox? But with way less awards.......he's in his 60s ffs * Anybody a fan of his? His big play was Hadestown.......he's known for his voice which is James Earl Jones-like.........now THIS guy could play the Fool in Pacino's King Lear ...but want to play King Lear himself I reckon ...........hmmmmmmmmm .....and he's weird too - some people love him, and some find him just ..........fncking odd........he apparently is very idiosyncratic.........who IS this guy? Anybody know of him? 
"Patrick Page got to me. By that I mean Page gets it so right as the vain, aging ruler stripped of dignity and, ultimately, sanity that Shakespeare Theatre Company’s “King Lear” stands as one of the best versions of the tragedy I’ve ever seen. Maybe even the best".www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2023/03/03/king-lear-patrick-page-godwin-stc/ |
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 7, 2024 15:59:19 GMT
I've seen him a couple times (I live in the D.C. area), and he's a solid actor. (I saw him as Prospero in The Tempest and as Coriolanus. I've also seen a bootleg recording of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame in which he played Frollo.) I think he's in the standard mold of classical theater actors: he can do the gravitas all very well, and even if he is too old for some parts he's done, he has enough skill to counteract that. I haven't seen him do anything resembling comedy, but I would guess he'd be just as professional in those roles, like most of the top stage actors around here that can switch around for whatever is necessary.
I still say that if Disney remakes Hunchback, Page should be the top choice for Frollo. (I was saying that before I found out he has played the part already, in fact.) The man can sing and he's a good actor that won't embarrass himself.
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Post by pacinoyes on Mar 7, 2024 17:17:35 GMT
I've seen him a couple times (I live in the D.C. area), and he's a solid actor. (I saw him as Prospero in The Tempest and as Coriolanus. I've also seen a bootleg recording of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame in which he played Frollo.) I think he's in the standard mold of classical theater actors: he can do the gravitas all very well, and even if he is too old for some parts he's done, he has enough skill to counteract that. I haven't seen him do anything resembling comedy, but I would guess he'd be just as professional in those roles, like most of the top stage actors around here that can switch around for whatever is necessary.I still say that if Disney remakes Hunchback, Page should be the top choice for Frollo. (I was saying that before I found out he has played the part already, in fact.) The man can sing and he's a good actor that won't embarrass himself. The thing that got me interested in him is that one review said he was too young for Lear but he made it completely work because at the start his Lear was strong and virile ............and then he physically collapses which is an interesting way to play it..........Lear and Prospero in his 60s? Hmmmmmmm, interesting Btw I might be seeing Kate Clover in Washington on March 28th (maybe not, I have a few options there) and if I do, I will need a place to crash , a shower with a drain that can accomodate the shaving of my overwhelming growth of back hair..............and one stocked with a full bar with an unholy amount of alcohol........thank you in advance for volunteering your accomodations martin - it is appreciated!  |
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 7, 2024 19:58:51 GMT
I've seen him a couple times (I live in the D.C. area), and he's a solid actor. (I saw him as Prospero in The Tempest and as Coriolanus. I've also seen a bootleg recording of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame in which he played Frollo.) I think he's in the standard mold of classical theater actors: he can do the gravitas all very well, and even if he is too old for some parts he's done, he has enough skill to counteract that. I haven't seen him do anything resembling comedy, but I would guess he'd be just as professional in those roles, like most of the top stage actors around here that can switch around for whatever is necessary.I still say that if Disney remakes Hunchback, Page should be the top choice for Frollo. (I was saying that before I found out he has played the part already, in fact.) The man can sing and he's a good actor that won't embarrass himself. Btw I might be seeing Kate Clover in Washington on March 28th (maybe not, I have a few options there) and if I do, I will need a place to crash , a shower with a drain that can accomodate the shaving of my overwhelming growth of back hair..............and one stocked with a full bar with an unholy amount of alcohol........thank you in advance for volunteering your accomodations martin - it is appreciated! Bold of you to assume that Southerners shower |
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 7, 2024 20:30:20 GMT
I've seen him a couple times (I live in the D.C. area), and he's a solid actor. (I saw him as Prospero in The Tempest and as Coriolanus. I've also seen a bootleg recording of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame in which he played Frollo.) I think he's in the standard mold of classical theater actors: he can do the gravitas all very well, and even if he is too old for some parts he's done, he has enough skill to counteract that. I haven't seen him do anything resembling comedy, but I would guess he'd be just as professional in those roles, like most of the top stage actors around here that can switch around for whatever is necessary.I still say that if Disney remakes Hunchback, Page should be the top choice for Frollo. (I was saying that before I found out he has played the part already, in fact.) The man can sing and he's a good actor that won't embarrass himself. The thing that got me interested in him is that one review said he was too young for Lear but he made it completely work because at the start his Lear was strong and virile ............and then he physically collapses which is an interesting way to play it..........Lear and Prospero in his 60s? Hmmmmmmm, interesting To be fair, he was in his 50s when I saw him (it's been several years since both performances). He was very virile and active as Coriolanus (collapsing towards the end in a similar manner to what was described here - he was a torn man by the end), while his Prospero had a weakness to him (Ariel was the real star of that show, portrayed as a literal prisoner - a giant rope hanging from the sky wrapped around her torso, allowing the actress to fly for 70% of her time - who is suspicious of her jailer's repeated assurance that he'll let her go if she serves her purpose). |
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Post by futuretrunks on Mar 8, 2024 6:46:36 GMT
I watch The Gilded Age and he's fine. Everyone on that show does theater too. He plays a great secondary scumbag character.
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Post by pacinoyes on Mar 9, 2024 18:42:34 GMT
Interesting guy in this interview.......I'm going to see him in something if I can......I'm kind of fascinated by him now.....this "All the Devils Are Here" play sounds...odd.......everything about him is odd to me (see OP) |
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Post by Nikan on Mar 9, 2024 19:23:36 GMT
Pac, bro, just embrace Giamatti wholeheartedly instead of digging out people who haven't been in enough films we could rank our top 10 of them... isn't finding new "oddities" a little behind you? come back to us, the heathens crowd or at least don't fly too close to the sun... be careful  |
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Post by pacinoyes on Mar 9, 2024 19:42:18 GMT
Pac, bro, just embrace Giamatti wholeheartedly instead of digging out people who haven't been in enough films we could rank our top 10 of them... isn't finding new "oddities" a little behind you? come back to us, the heathens crowd or at least don't fly too close to the sun... be careful Oh don't get me started with YOU, motherfncker - I posted a NEW ambitious Nick Cave song the other day...no "like" from, no comment from you, no questions about my arthritis (um)..........NOTHING on that very Bowie-ish song........like sure I haven't heard from Viced in a while but he might reach out to me when the Libertines album officially drops I dunno.................but you? You need to return Prodigal Son........you need to go to your room and think about what you've done! Pffft  |
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