Slog - Comments on Re: Bart Sher... http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher South Pacific won seven Tony Awards in all, including Best Director and Best Revival of a Musical. (For the first commentor on Christopher's post below—Sher is the longtime artistic director of Intiman Theatre. This is his third nomination for Best Director, and his first win. Last year, Intiman won the Tony Award for regional theater. At a Tony Awards party this evening, a spokeswoman for Intiman told the crowd: "Bart says he couldn't do what he does out there if not for the support he has here." "That's very, very sweet of [Bart] to say," whispered a longtime Intiman subscriber... Copyright 2008 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:17:37 -0800 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:24:00 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by theatretonite Mr. Sher seems to have confirmed the subscriber's comment in a story by Marcie Silman on KUOW last week:

BART SHER SPLITS HIS TIME BETWEEN FREELANCE DIRECTING, AND HIS JOB AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT INTIMAN THEATER. DESPITE THE SUCCESS OF HIS WORK IN NEW YORK, SHER SAYS HE'LL STAY WITH INTIMAN FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER SEASON.

SHER: "I think the presence of a single audience, against which I can experiment and do different stuff, mixed with these opportunities in New York, the projects are more challenging and I feel more ready for them than ever."

So Seattle's just the minors where you practice for the big leagues?

]]> theatretonite http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051401 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051401 Theater Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:48:38 -0800 Comment by theatretoday So what if he does?

]]> theatretoday http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051406 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051406 Theater Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:59:57 -0800 Comment by CondimentGrrl Anyone else notice that he may say that stuff about Intiman behind the scenes but that he didn't bother to thank the Intiman when he won? Hmmmm?

]]> CondimentGrrl http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051408 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051408 Theater Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:20:46 -0800 Comment by MyDogBen @1 - like Steppenwolf in Chicago is the minors for birthing August:Osage County? Phht.

@3 - that's just stupid.

@everyone. Just let the guy enjoy his award. Geez.

]]> MyDogBen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051418 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051418 Theater Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:29:09 -0800 Comment by city limits @1 - not only did he not mention his own theatre in his speech, he said something to the affect of - Lincoln Center is the greatest theatre in the world. Above his very own, even? Wow.

]]> city limits http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051421 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051421 Theater Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:28:54 -0800 Comment by Chris B Yeah, the musical numbers are usually kind of cringe-worthy, but they're also the only way that a lot of people will see the original cast at all. The Sweeney Todd medley from a couple of years ago was a hatchet job (ha!) but if that's how I'm going to get a look at the staging and Patti LuPone at work, I'll watch.

]]> Chris B http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051426 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051426 Theater Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:22:48 -0800 Comment by defman23 I thought the Grease cast was pretty good. I was amazed that they all actually looked the right age to play those parts.

I'm surprised you didn't mention Liza's outfit, or lack thereof...

]]> defman23 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051451 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051451 Theater Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:32:20 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways Why would he thank Intiman? They had NOTHING to do with this production.

I dislike Paul Haggis the writer/director of the ultra crappy "Crash", but expecting Sher to thank Intiman for "South Pacific" is like expecting Haggis to thank "The Facts of Life" for winning awards for "Crash"....dumb and not necessary.

Lincoln Center IS a much better theatre organization than Intiman.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051457 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051457 Theater Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:50:03 -0800 Comment by Greg My biggest beef is that the only show Bart Sher's "experimenting with" at Intiman this season is Namaste Man. Really, guy? A single one-man show is the best you can give the theater that pays your bills, the theater for which you are the artistic director?

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051472 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051472 Theater Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:09:27 -0800 Comment by skinny The musical numbers may be ill-suited for television, but the one for In the Heights made me significantly more likely to go see it when we're in NYC in the fall than I was before the show. Oh, and Cheyenne's short shorts also made me want to see Xanadu WAY more than I previously did. I'll still pass on Grease, though. Yecch, that was terrible.

]]> skinny http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051587 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051587 Theater Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:23:36 -0800 Comment by seattle mike Oh, yeah, Cheyenne's cutoffs cut ME off - at the knees! Damn, he's hot.

]]> seattle mike http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051803 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/re_bart_sher#c1051803 Theater Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:24:00 -0800