rant · moment 12 of 15
Glenn Close, Sunset Boulevard, and Broadway Aspirations
from A Nuanced Man · #40
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7 minTim and Ray argue about Glenn Close's Broadway salary and talent, Ray's terrible performance of 'Music of the Night,' and whether Ray's own foam-sword movie could be compared to Avatar.
- 49:45Tim saw Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close and a good-looking guy in a speedo, then made an inappropriate comment that only he and one other person laughed at.
- 50:34He attended Phantom of the Opera last year and felt the female lead wasn't very good, though he admits he couldn't sing better than her.
- 50:51Tim describes how he would perform the Phantom role, singing and sweating intensely in place.
- 51:24Ray's speaking voice sounds diseased, like he has a bullet in his throat, but when he sings he sounds like an angel with no speech impediment.
- 52:33Broadway has gotten bad, with most shows featuring mediocre NYU kids, except Glenn Close is great in Sunset Boulevard.
- 52:53Glenn Close probably gets paid $40,000 a week, which is a lot of money for Broadway standards.
- 53:18Ray questions what else Glenn Close could be doing instead of Sunset Boulevard, suggesting other projects.
- 53:44Ray criticizes Glenn Close while sitting in a car with food on the floor and pizza under his feet, eating and sweating.
- 54:21Ray suggests he'd be a good agent or producer and could get Glenn Close for cheaper, questioning why they're paying her $40,000.
- 54:55Tim responds that Glenn Close fills the theater every night, prompting Ray to make a mock courtroom bit out of the phrase "I have accomplishments."
- 55:23The conversation shifts toward other topics as they run out of Broadway material to discuss.