Jane Fonda now, and in 1968 when she appeared in the notorious Barbarella
Posted on 02/09/2009 8:22:21 PM PST by bruinbirdman
The septuagenarian actress is treading the boards in a production of 33 Variations, Moisés Kaufman's play about a woman investigating the creative genius of composer Ludwig van Beethoven during his "later" period.
Jane Fonda now, and in 1968 when she appeared in the notorious Barbarella
Ms Fonda was last seen on the Great White Way in 1963, when she performed a critically-acclaimed turn in Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude.
Speaking about her return to Broadway after a 46-year hiatus, the 71-year-old said she looked upon her new play's four-and-a-half month run as an "adventure". "That's how I choose to think of it", she wrote on her blog. "I could be real scared. I mean, eight shows a week after 46 years!
But I am choosing to think of it as a challenge."
Ms Fonda's passionate belief in the concept behind Mr Kaufman's play - that creativity can flourish in one's later years - convinced her to take a "leap of faith" and accept the lead role.
She was writing a book about ageing when the script was presented to her.
"There's this chapter I'm writing about how you can look at Beethoven, you can look at Matisse, you can look at Cezanne, you can look at so many great artists who did their best, most profound work later in life when they were physically challenged", she told theatre website Playbill.com. "This play arrives. I read it. It's not an easy play to read. But I knew that there was something about this that was really different, that was calling to me", she said.
The 33 Variations cast, which includes Tom Hanks' son Colin Hanks and Grey's Anatomy actress Samantha Mathis, are honing their performances with a month of preview shows at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre prior
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Traitor!
Who give rat***
What they cann’t find another actress
Never forget. Never, never, never forget.
Little long in the tooth!
Break a leg Jane. :o)))
Puke. She should have been arrested and made accountable many years ago.
Is she going to be riding a tank chanting from Chairman Maos’s lil Red book and smiling while Ho Chi Minh and his cronies were killing and torturing our brave Vietnam heroes? I hope not a single soul shows.
You are giving her credit for being an actress … As a Nam vet, she is anathema to me.
Well she is okay actress you know she got roles because she is Henry Fonda daughter and she was hanging out with Roger Vadum back in da day
Hanoi Jane is no Bette Davis or Meryl Streep NO WAY
I hope she rots in Hell.
Short. Succinct. To the Point.
The Obammunist, Bill Ayers, Bernadette and the Rev. Wright have invitations to opening night.
yitbos
Crimeny! What an EGO!
She compares herself to Beethoven? Matisse? Cezanne?
Her LIFE is going to compare to theirs? LOL! *Rolleyes*
And Bill?
yitbos
She, sir (and or madame as the case may be) is a traitor of the highest level. Why she is not in prison is beyond my understanding. I can only believe that she is not in prison because of her parents influence.
As far as her acting ability, I can’t see beyond her treason, a treason that caused pain and suffering to my military brothers because of her alignment with our enemy
Nope!..I aint gonna say it!.....(I’d be banned)
but...jane.....X%/*%@!*&!!....and another thing....&#*@!*^&#$&%#@!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It will seem quite familiar to anyone who keeps track of today's anti-military leftist agitprop.
meryl streep can act? personally, i have never been able to watch enough footage of streep to determine! :^)
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