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(16,286 posts)tammywammy
(26,582 posts)Dirty Socialist
(3,252 posts)Great show.
3catwoman3
(25,166 posts)...the Brother Cadfael series, and Last Tango in Halifax.
Divernan
(15,480 posts)Superb and fascinating article in the Times about these 2 grand marshalls of the parade and their joint and individual history.
A really superb and entertaining article about these two giants of acting. Do read the whole thing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/theater/ian-mckellen-and-derek-jacobi-virgins-of-the-gay-pride-march.html?_r=0
When Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi come sailing down Fifth Avenue in convertibles at the Gay Pride March on Sunday, they will not only be grand marshals at the annual event but also first-time attendees.
So on Thursday morning, these revered British actors, who appear together in the PBS sitcom Vicious, were wondering what awaited them beyond an afternoon of waving to fans and onlookers.
Im just a sponge for anything that might happen, said Mr. Jacobi, the soft-spoken star of I, Claudius and countless stage productions. Mr. McKellen, the Lord of the Rings and X-Men star, whose utterances are either deeply serious or extremely arch, opted for the second. You may be in for a very, very happy weekend, he replied.
On a visit to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center in the West Village, these two performers, who are both 76 and are gay, had come for a quick education on New Yorks Pride events and their significance to the city on a weekend following the Supreme Courts landmark ruling on same-sex marriage. (At this years 46th parade, Mr. Jacobi and Mr. McKellen share grand marshal duties with the artist J. Christopher Neal and Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, a Ugandan activist.)
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,011 posts)Sending them to my brother...he is in the parade in Seattle.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Super talented cat.
Edited - both those guys, actually.
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)As a Shakespeare fan, these blokes are tops.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Although I realize I was probably the only person who saw it.
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)It didn't work 100% but it was a damn fine try. I am a bit of a WS nerd I admit, to the consternation of friends and family. If you are also a nerd and want to see a very young (not yet Sir) Ian, check out Playing Shakespeare which is a workshop that was filmed. Also Patrick Stewart, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet (who is the real standout). It's old video, but it is very memorable.
http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Playing-Shakespeare/70219652
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)I love that sort of stuff.
nuxvomica
(12,794 posts)The one set in a fascist version of England? It was brilliant!
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)didnt totally work the whole time but I really enjoyed it.
hedda_foil
(16,473 posts)It's unique and yet very Shakespearean in its own way. In fact, I was reminded of Brutus in Julius Caesar.
eggplant
(3,970 posts)and then they -- wait, what? that's ok, too?
Nevermind.
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)That's the steam coming out of Huckabee's ears.