A STEADY RAIN - Postscripts

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Roma Torre also LIKED the reply --

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Not directly from the play -

but taken by Annie Leibovitz for the VOGUE feature on A STEADY RAIN!

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Sitting at front row was such a great treat - especially for :

*One scene where he stood at the back, sideways and immobile, staring slightly upwards... while Daniel Craig spoke his monolog. Hugh looked almost like a supernatural figure ( angelic)!

*When he played one of the last moments with emotional depth - you can see the tear running down one eye at a most poignant moment ( which was repeated in other performances).

Sorry for the gushing

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Broadwayworld photo coverage --

www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-A-STEADY-RAIN-Starring-Jackman-Craig-Opens-On-Broadway-The-Curtain-Call-20090930











That was it - that was the set! Bare stage with two chairs facing the audience...and some background optics. Hugh sat on the right chair - if viewed facing the stage.

That was why I thought front row seats had gushing advantage


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That was the last time I was in NYC - to see A Steady Rain! And it rained that night! Afterwards a bunch of us ate at Sardi’s.

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A Daniel Craig fan reposted the photos, which I used to respond to a tweet.

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He sat like this for most of the time when he was sitting down ( which was most of the time in the play) in A STEADY RAIN. I don't remember if the more timid character played by Daniel Craig adapted the same posture.

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I don't quite remember reading this review

A Jazz-hands Wolverine & a stony-faced Bond


nymag.com/guides/fallpreview/2009/theater/58511/


Some of the graphics from the review --






















**Giggle**


Btw, one time - waiting for them to arrive at the theatre, Daniel Craig stepped right in front of me. I said Hi and congraulated him for the show. And his face broke into a smile ... with those brilliant blue eyes


You may want to see all the fun graphics - check the link.


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Daniel Craig eventually thawed under Hugh's tutelage

When I got to see A STEADY RAIN for the first time... I was standing near the stage door when he arrived. As he usually does, he went straight to the stage door ( even if the area was a bit crowded with fans. It so happened that he stepped right in front of me. I immediately greeted him and thanked him for his being in the show. He flashed me back a rare smile...)

But it was when they BC/EFA fundraising came that he became warmer and started enjoying those moments, presumably because of Hugh's influence. Eventually, hw would stay after the show to sign stuff at the barricade.

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Excerpts --

Craig also reveals that it was his fellow actor Hugh Jackman who “helped me to come to terms with it and appreciate it”.

Jackman, who starred with Craig in the 2009 play Steady Rain, was actually approached about the role of Bond before Craig, but turned it down.

Hugh also seemed to have turned Daniel Craig into a warmer person while they were on A STEADY RAIN.

Initially, fans at the stagedoor said that he hardly gave time to those waiting for him.

During the BC/EFA fundraising campaign, Hugh kept teasing Daniel into all kinds of (sometimes) ridiculous stunts to draw more bids. After that period, Daniel would happily sign stuff after the show. He was also smiling a lot more. If I remember correctly, they raised over $ 1.549 million in 6 weeks time.



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Talking about waiting for Hugh in A Steady Rain --

I remember when a group of us waited for him to arrive...
and he arrived WALKING from 8th Ave to his theatre! Shock to see him walking with the crowd nonchalantly (no one seemed to notice him). When he arrived where we stood waiting, he said that he was running late but he would sign while we walk from from the nearby theatre where we met him... to the Schoenfeld. He signed my ticket to ASR from a previous performance I had seen.

I walked inside the theatre...then noticed the merchandise booth inside the theatre itself, not in the hallway from box office to the actual theatre hall. I stopped and got myself a few items. When I was ready to go to my seat, I could not find the ticket I presented at the entrance - I rushed to the front to ask the usher for help...but she said she could not seat me without a ticket. She suggested that I ask the staff at the entrance... I rushed to the entrance and explained my predicament. The staff told me that since I got in, I must have presented my ticket...but suggested going to the box office for assistance so I could get a document to show my seat... I ran to the box office in the lobby. I explained my problem to the staff. The kind man told me he cannot issue another ticket on my Will-Call arrangement -- but he will print another copy of the transaction data. Not only that - he stepped out and kindly escorted me to the staff at the entrance! ... And I got seated in my seat - front row ...WHEW !!!!!

LOL!

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PS: A few months later -- I found my lost ticket inside a deep pocket in my bag that I did not see at that nervous time I could not find it

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Just FYI - fund raiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (beneficiary of all those tank top undershirts auctioned off during A Steady Rain)

A Steady Rain poster, signed by Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman



auction page

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'OVER MY DEAD BODY' Daniel Craig rules out Hugh Jackman as next James Bond ahead of No Time To Die
Paige Beresford

11:35, 27 Sep 2021Updated: 12:28, 27 Sep 2021

DANIEL Craig joked “over my dead body” will Hugh Jackman be the next James Bond on Lorraine this morning.

The 007 actor spoke on the Scots star's chat show ahead of the release of the new Bond film, No Time To Die, this Friday.

The new film, No Time To Die, is set to hit cinemas this Friday

Daniel Craig rules out Hugh Jackman as next James Bond on Lorraine



In the interview, Lorraine mentioned his connection with the Wolverine star, who she called the “nicest man on the planet.”

It came after Craig admitted he found the fame the came with being James Bond challenging on Apple TV+ documentary Being James Bond.

He went on to reveal that it was his fellow actor who “helped me to come to terms with it and appreciate it”.

When Lorraine brought it up, he jokingly rolled his eyes and said “I wish I never mentioned this now,” as Lorraine laughed.

Craig then said the big piece of advice Jackman gave him was “just to enjoy it.”

At the end of the interview, Lorraine said everyone will be wondering who would be the next James Bond, as they will have “massive shoes to fill”.

The Scots telly queen praised the actor for his portrayal as James Bond, which has spanned across five films in 15 years.

She said, “You know that everybodys going, ‘who’s going to be next’,” before teasing “Hugh jackman told you just to enjoy this.”

After jokingly implying the Aussie star could play the next 007 spy, Craig jokes, “over my dead body.”



He then gives his own piece of advice to the next Bond star as he says: “Just turn up and give it your best”.

The new film finally hits UK cinemas on September 30 after multiple delays.

Jackman, who starred with Craig in the 2009 play Steady Rain, was actually approached about the role of Bond before Craig, but turned it down.

Daniel Craig is ‘naked throughout almost the whole movie’ in his last stint as James Bond

Craig made his first appearance as Bond in 2006 with Casino Royale, and is bringing his tenure to and end with No Time To Die.

Bookies have been backing various British stars recently over who will be his successor.

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