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...have come to expect from Pudding productions, the script is full of unique wit in the form of frequent puns, inside jokes, and characters who are at once hilariously stereotypical and deliciously different. More than any other feature of the writing, this wit carries the show and provides the theater company productions with their unique appeal...
Beyond the raw acting skills of the cast, the HPT production is also visually stunning. Costumes could not be more aptly designed, though even the show’s script includes references that poke fun at the outrageousness of HPT costumes, which tend to be designed according to stereotypes. Indeed, at one point in the show, Gay Caballero tells his partner-in-crime, an Asian railroad maven named Ho Down, that she looks “like a cocktail waitress for the Viet Cong.” She responds equally critically, commenting that he looks “like...
...more fun for the moviegoer than the moviemaker. And Eucalyptus, the star's latest project, appears to be another moviemaker's headache. Fox Searchlight Pictures called off production just three days before Crowe and fellow Aussie Nicole Kidman were set to start filming. Citing a collective concern over the script's readiness, the studio dismissed reports that Crowe alone forced the delay, closing the tiny window when both stars were available. The movie always faced steep challenges--a modest budget, huge stars, and the challenge of pronouncing eucalyptus-tree names such as Kakadu Woollybutt...
WHEN I READ THE SCRIPT, AND WHEN IT STARTS TO TURN DARK, I WAS THUNDERSTRUCK. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WOULD INTEREST PEOPLE. I would have thought so too. Because it does hit you with sort of a left hook. But nobody seemed enthralled with that. Lakeshore Entertainment was always bullish but couldn't afford the whole thing, so as we were talking Warners called back and said it would come in for half of it. And the half was $15 million. In today's market, you know, 15 doesn't buy you a lot, but Lakeshore raised the rest...
...production is enormous; the HPT takes its farce extremely seriously. Work begins in March, when the executive board of the HPT helps to select the authors, who work on the story and script during the spring and summer. In the fall, the show is cast and developed; professional contractors help to create costumes and sets, to coach the singers, and to ready the orchestra. The entire HPT company stays at Harvard over intersession break for marathon 14-hour rehearsals. The Woman and Man of the Year happens almost as an afterthought, the roast written late at night in the weeks...