FINAL 'FROST/NIXON'
I had been wanting to return to FROST/NIXON this entire summer, but never seemed to find the proper occasion. Finally, I went to the box office one day in early July to inquire about student ticket availability (it's nice to have a law school ID every now and then). Learning that student tix could be bought in advance, I asked for one on the last performance, Sunday the 19th, matinee. Got it in the front row.
Personally, I love sitting in the front row of a show. Unfortunately, there was some young male who insisted on constantly complaining to his friend before the show over his disappointment at being in the front row. Refusing to stop being annoying, he made a point of stretching his neck every five minutes throughout the performance. Oh well, I'll try to concentrate on Frank Langella...
There was no post-curtain speech, and I didn't spot any celebs in the audience. After all, a play hardly ever takes on the same fan-base as a cult musical. I am truly glad that Langella and Sheen will reprise their extraordinary performances in Ron Howard's upcoming film version.
Later on Sunday I hiked up to the Delacorte for Shakespeare in the Park's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. I had attended the production a week ago, but this was not a press performance, merely to prep for interviewing cast member Keith David. Unfortunately, this Sunday night, it was rained out. The performance begin at 9:15, once the rain began to die down, and the performance lasted about 35 minutes until the stage manager suddenly got on the loudspeaker to tell Mr. David to exit the stage. Can't say I blame them. The stage was amassed in puddles, far too dangerous for the actors to work with. So, I'll be reattending MIDSUMMER, now for the third time in about ten days, on Wednesday.
