Another blogger chimes in: THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION. An interesting problem here. After it ended, I really found I had enjoyed it – it felt both really entertaining and very educational – and it held my interest the entire time. Well, then I got home and went to Wikipedia and read the real story of Farnsworth […]
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There have been numerous suggestions that The Farnsworth Invention is anticipated as this season’s follow up to last season’s hugely successful (and critically acclaimed) Nixon/Frost, which, like ‘Farnsworth,’ tells a story of two opposing protagonists. Here’s a blog post from one viewer who saw the play through just such a prism: The Farnsworth Invention also
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The professional theatrical press is still enjoined from writing reviews of The Farnsworth Invention prior to its official November 14 opening. But that hasn’t stopped bloggers who have seen the play from writing whatever and whenever the want. For example, this recent entry from somebody who saw the play last week: The cast was ABSOLUTELY
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… the terrific young actor who plays Philo in The Farnsworth Invention on Broadway: Last fall, Simpson found himself in the midst of a struggling actor’s dream, winning a plum role in the third Die Hard movie and the lead in the workshop of The Farnsworth Invention. "I had auditioned for the play, and the
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Another early assessment of a "preview" performance of The Farnsworth Invention: Dear Sir, I found your Web site after searching for Farnsworth material after I saw "The Farnsworth Invention" Thursday night on Broadway. My opinion: Those who have studied in great detail the history of Philo Farnsworth and David Sarnoff can’t help but be disappointed
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Here’s another report from a spectator at one of the early previews of The Farnsworth Invention on Broadway. As other early reports have indicated, it seems the "Farnsworth character" in this portrayal does not fare all that well: Mr. Simpson’s Farnsworth is a talented genius, flawed by his focus on his invention. Stumbling drunk, or
And so the first accounts (we’re not supposed to call them "reviews" until after the official opening in November) of the first preview performances of Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention are beginning to show up in the blogosphere. For example, this wrap up from The New York Observer‘s "Culture Czar" blog: The Farnsworth Invention takes
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The ‘preview’ performances of The Farnsworth Invention began their month-long run on Broadway last night, and at least one audience member had the presence of mind to seek out more information on the web, posting this comment on YouTube: I just returned from the new play on Broadway – The Farnsworth Invention. What a story.
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Link: ‘Farnsworth Invention’ Turns Dial to Broadway, Begins Oct.15 Performances begin on Monday, October 15 for the world premiere of Aaron Sorkin’s new American play about the advent of television, The Farnsworth Invention, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, opening on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on Wednesday, November 14, 2007. The
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