| Does a great Artistic Director have to be a great Director, herself? | |
| Last Edit: DistantDrumming 06:19 am EDT 09/11/24 | |
| Posted by: DistantDrumming 06:18 am EDT 09/11/24 | |
| In reply to: Lear and Bart Are Running LCT - Singapore/Fling 11:21 am EDT 09/10/24 | |
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| This is such an interesting discussion. I've only seen one of Lear DeBessonet's productions, Into the Woods, which I enjoyed very much, but due to its 'barely upgraded for Broadway' concert-like staging, it's really hard to judge her work by the context of that production. I don't think the criticism that the staging ended up being a lot of downstage traffic direction is unwarranted. Then again, as both director and producer, she certainly did a wonderful job casting the production. I adored some of the performances in that production -- especially Sara Bareilles and Brian d'Arcy James -- but it's hard for me to sit here and tell you how much of the success of those performances was down to her direction vs. the innate ability/talent of those actors and their connection to the material. But that aside, I guess my broader question is, even if we accept that Lear may have limitations as a director herself, does that necessarily mean she will be a poor Artistic Director of an institution like LCT? Let's, for the moment, put aside whether she herself ends up directing any future LCT productions. If her main role becomes programming and hiring talent, is it not possible that she could still do that well while not being the next Hal Prince, Jack O'Brien, George C. Wolfe herself? |
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