Chris Sarandon for Martha Clutchbutt
So, from a request from Martha Clutch butt we have a post from Chris Sarandon. I informed Chris about Ms. Clutchbutt’s request and he is very happy to oblige. Meaning he is happy to give more fodder for this blog! One of Kevin Kline’s lines to Montfleury is “I have one wish that is simple to have the stage rid of this…pimple, this carbuncle, this absess….but Kevin always leaves out the word pimple…which is a very funny line, and every single night Chris leans over and says “I want my pimple!, where is my pimple!” and then I reply Clearisil darling clearisil… There are many more fun adlibs happening on stage which happen everywhere.
We are walking up the stairs and part of Jennifer’s dress is unbuttoned. Chris masks this by standing next to her, while Concetta Tomei…Roxanne’s nurse, buttons her up…I say…”why is her dress unbuttoned?” (after it had been buttoned up) Jennifer looks back eyes wide open, and Chris says”easy entry my dear, easy entry!” Hilarious! Of course he is just kidding around, and jennifer says…”your’re just having a great time today aren’t you?”
Chris is a great actor and a wonderful person. He is sooo funny and dry with his humor. He ad libs all the time when we are in the group scenes and says some of the funniest things. I will try hard to remember all the different ones, what’s great is when someone catches him off guard, and he cracks a smile.
Among other things….
Having a great time in the show. We will film the play for PBS after the new year so that will be exciting. Tonight is David Leveaux’s birthday…looking forward to it. The cast is surprising him with a party at a disclosed location…shhhhh…The fundraising for Cyrano’s nose is shooting through the roof. I spoke with one of our producer’s today and he said we will break the record for Broadway Cares for a non-musical production. Very exciting. Max Baker who plays Rageneau has a terrific band called Eelwax Jesus. His band had a show at the Zipper Theater, a christmas show, and it was soooo much fun. They are really quirky, edgy and they have a lot of fun. I’m really lucky and very thankful, this really is a blast. I’ll have more later. Thanks for reading.
Martha Clutchbutt said,
December 16, 2007 @ 7:23 pm
Oh. My. Goodness. I am left speechless by stories about Chris “Martha’s Lover” Sarandon. I am going to have a t-shirt made that says “I want my pimple.” And speaking of t-shirts: Did Mr. Lacivita receive the Amphibian t-shirts that were sent by Kathleen Culebro as a gift for the outstanding cast of Cyrano? If so, Kathleen and I would like evidence. In the form of pictures. If Mr. Sarandon would like to leave off his pants for said picture, that is okay with me.
Sincerely, Martha
Sarah Jones said,
December 26, 2007 @ 2:56 am
Hey, its Dan in that picture! Its always so exciting to see him in pictures or on the internet! The best are the random/ surprise glimpses in a commercial or movie. I’m really glad the show is going well and everyone is having a great time working on it.
It was great to meet you and I hope the last 2 weeks continue to go well.
Sharon Ward said,
June 6, 2008 @ 8:34 pm
I loved your blog about Chris Sarandon. I am a huge fan of his, and love hearing that he has such a great since of humor, as well as being one of the greatest actors of our time.