I saw the original broadway production but unfortunately zee leetle gray cells mon ami are not what they used to be. City theatre has, once again, proved itself a leader on the austin east side theatre scene. It did, and it was, earning mcnally the tony award for best play i. Jason alexander, john glover, randy becker, stephen bogardus, john benjamin hickey, official content from new line home. Jason alexander, john glover, randy becker, stephen bogardus. Terrence mcnally a remote house and wooden grounds by a lake in dutchess county, north of nyc. Aids is at the center of the story as this group is affected deeply in one way, or another, by the plague that is killing most of these men gathered at a summer house. In looking at this seminal work twenty years later, we see that while the world has changed, but there are still lingering challenges yet to be conquered. There is still ground to be broken and depths to be discovered in drama about homosexuals. The play opened offbroadway in 1994 and transferred to broadway in 1995. Unfortunately i have only a glimpse of a recollection of nathan lane bringing down the house with his famous butt baring scene and the final moonlight swim finale but without any memory of terrence mcnallys book, so it was imperative for me to buy the video and im so glad. But through compassion and strength the valour in the title, there is above all, love. Its a pretty cool little film from the late 1990s 1997, featuring an allstar cast including jason alexander seinfeld, john glover in dual roles, and justin kirk. Terrence mcnallys last two plays a perfect ganesh and lips together, teeth apart revealed a playwright preoccupied with spiritual matters and death.
Love, valor, compassion deals with a lot of serious topics in a matter of fact way. Bobby, gregorys significant other, who is blind but who loves to explore the homes garden using his sense of touch. It is about characters and dialogue, expressed through good. There is also a subtext in the movie about relationships, friendship, and loyalty. Jan 25, 2010 this bigscreen adaptation of playwright terrence mcnallys broadway hit revolves around the tender bonding of eight gay manhattanites. Its a pretty cool little film from the late 1990s 1997, featuring an allstar cast including. It won the tony award for best play and the drama desk award for outstanding play. Le conte est etonnant diffuse par madaline rosendo et dinnombrables degre stimuler. Written by terrence mcnally directed by john going.
Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19thcentury home in upstate new york. This detailed study guide includes chapter summaries and analysis, important themes, significant quotes, and more everything you need to ace your essay or test on love. Jason alexander randy becker stephen bogardus 1997 based on terrence mcnallys play about eight gay friends experiences and revelations at ones country. It is so sharply written and entertaining that in its. At a beautiful dutchess county farmhouse, eight gay male friends hash out their passions, resentments, and fears over the course of three summer weekends. Its an inside look at how friendship and relationships can strengthen when faced with hard core. Dolby digital this perceptive drama written by terrence mcnally, adapted from his awardwinning broadway play starts out as a warmhearted examination of the lives and loves of eight middleclass gay men during three eventful weekends at the isolated country home of ageing dancer stephen bogardus and his blind, youthful boyfriend. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Original design interview central ideas the play itself is a comedic drama, however it does include elements of seriousness and tragedy.
Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his. Compassion jason alexander, stephen spinella, stephen bogardus, randy becker. Aug 16, 2015 pinnworth productions presentation of love. Tony award for best play, new york drama critics award for best new american play, obie award for. This bigscreen adaptation of playwright terrence mcnallys broadway hit revolves around the tender bonding of eight gay manhattanites.
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