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Effortlessly funny, real and heartbreakingly moving. I will never forget how she was constantly cleaning, using a small dishrag, and after a particularly difficult phone conversation with her mother, she absent-mindedly wiped the phone with it after she hung up.
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Mr. Buloff was a great star of the Yiddish theater and the original Ali Hakim in Oklahoma!听He played the old furniture dealer and gave a master class in comedy and acting.
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Well, Rosemary Harris in everything, but she was particularly brilliant in what may be the greatest evening of theater I have ever had. So was Ellis Rabb as Tony, as The Agent, as Cavendish, and . It was theatrical heaven. At the end of the second act Rosemary had this incredible speech which ended in her collapsing in the fastest pratfall I have ever seen and then leaping up realizing she would be late for her half-hour. She stopped the show.
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One of the most charismatic, hilarious and painful performances I have ever seen.
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It's never been bettered.
, one of the most talented men who ever lived, who gave a deservedly Tony-winning performance in
He gave another brilliant performance in a forgotten show called , a contemporary musical of A Christmas Carol in which he played Scrooge. Not a great show, but he had a number when 听Scrooge wakes up a changed man that rivaled the great version.
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She was never better. Not to mention Rosemary Harris and .
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As a publicity stunt, they had a free Fourth of July matinee. I stood on line and was literally the last person allowed in the theater. I was in standing room and got to watch the master at work. It was written for him, but he turned it down the first time. So glad I got to witness his genius live.
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It felt like I was seeing the play for the first time. A towering performance. And killed me as well.
and the entire company of
It is a staggering achievement on Lin's part to have written this monumental piece, let alone star in it as well, but this is a collaboration where everyone involved meets him on that brilliant level 鈥� the director, the choreographer, the design and musical teams, and a thrilling company of young artists who give you hope for the future.
