Word: hell
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When Carter stood on another stage some 2000 miles away, arm-in-arm with hell-raisin', needle-poppin', perversely angelic Gregg Allman, waving to a generally stoned-out, dismal and politically-indifferent throng of the type that drab-and-dreary Providence seems to muster best, he seemed once again ill-at-ease but nevertheless convivial. Once again, he gave the crowd what it wanted--this time, a short speech, and the Allman Brothers Band. To a chorus of chortles and hisses, Carter raised his arms like a quarterback beckoning for audibility, and said...
...right? What's the use of thinking about Tahiti? Why do people even ask me about it all the time? None of this has to be a big deal, even here. Take my father. There was a man who had a philosophy. He philosophy was, what the hell, why not enjoy life all year round? Why pretend any time's better than any other? I'll give you an example. The summer's nice and warm, and you can drive out to the beach, and you can read a lot of magazines and stuff that they probably don't even...
What we're talking about in the development of musical theater is competing with other media. The theatre must provide entertainment--"entertainment" is a pejorative; the hell with that! Entertainment!--which is unique and separate from what you get on television and in a movie theatre. That isn't as hard as it sounds, because the relationship between a live actor and the audience is a unique and thrilling thing, and that's what you should be dealing with--plus imagination, which television doesn't invite at all. That's what the future of the theater lies in, and that...
Luck is such an incredible factor in directing shows on Broadway. I don't think that working in summer stock helps you one bit in getting ahead in the theater. I don't think you learn a hell of a lot from painting somebody else's scenery. The roar of the greasepaint and all that is fun, sure--so long as you realize that's what you're getting out of it. I think the regional theaters, which are enormously different from summer stock, are very instructive. If I were starting out now I'd take work wherever I could...
...theatre. On the other hand, I do not go to see everything. I wouldn't dream of it, because there are a whole lot of things I simply know I wouldn't like. But the minute there's an adventure going on I'm there and accessible as hell. Because I really love the theatre, much more than any other medium...