I Hate Hamlet
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Cape May Stage to Present Cohens in Happy Days; 2010 Season Announced...earthly possessions." The season will also feature the world premiere of Charles Evered's Class (May 14-June 12, 2010); Paul Rudnick's I Hate Hamlet (June 16-July 17, 2010); Barry Harman and Keith Herrmann's musical Romance/Romance (July... In this article: Happy Days, Samuel Beckett, Lynn Cohen, Brothers Grimm, Social Security, I Hate Hamlet, and William Shakespeare |
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Wikipedia | November 30, 2009
Jane Adams (actress)
She also won the Outer Critics Circle Award for best featured actress in a play in the Broadway production of Paul Rudnick's I Hate Hamlet. In 1998, she starred in Happiness '' with Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman. She and the cast...
In this article: Tony Award, An Inspector Calls, Oscar, Broadway, Diane Keaton, Whoopi Goldberg, Jane Adams, and Political science
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Wikipedia | November 26, 2009
James Bulliard
...of Toronto, he won the college's award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Sir John Barrymore in a production of Paul Rudnick's I Hate Hamlet, as well as serving as the Scribe of Episkopon. Although his work has been concentrated mainly...
In this article: James Bulliard, That Was Then, Trinity College, Episkopon, Actra Award, University of Toronto, Paul Rudnick, and Canada
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The Charleston Gazette | October 29, 2009
Things to do Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
...Hitchcock film of the same name. Kanawha Players Theater, 309 Beauregard St. Call 304-343-PLAY or visit www.kanawhaplayers.org. "I HATE HAMLET": 7 p.m. (pre-production entertainment at 6:30) Adults $5, students $3. A TV actor becomes a...
In this article: Maize, Dial M for Murder, and John Barrymore
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boston.com - Top arts and entertainment stories | October 10, 2009
Short Takes
...less funny are the pieces about being gay, Jewish, and from New Jersey. In New York, Nicol Williamson, starring in Rudnick's play "I Hate Hamlet,'' behaves horribly - drinks, brawls, gropes, and even takes a sodden, wobbly swing at...
In this article: Paul Rudnick, Scott Rudin, Hollywood, Unicef, Catholic Church, Ether, and Disney
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Wikipedia | October 02, 2009
The Baltimore Shakespeare Festival
...of Errors) and Courtney Weber (The Tempest). <br />'2000'<br /> Love for Words by Kimberley Lynne - Directed by Tony Tsendeas<br /> I Hate Hamlet - Directed by Joseph Brady<br /> <br />'2001'<br /> Much Ado About Nothing - Directed by...
In this article: William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Baltimore, Maryland, The Tempest, Macbeth, and Comedy of Errors
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Centre Daily Times | October 01, 2009
He's in a new yuks state of mind
...highlights include "I Hit Hamlet," his New Yorker article about Nicol Williamson stabbing Evan Handler onstage during Rudnick's play, "I Hate Hamlet." And you've got to admire his ode to Pringles as "the snack equivalent of teakwood nesting...
In this article: Paul Rudnick, New Jersey, Pringles, Christmas Eve, and Cocaine
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New York Daily News | September 25, 2009
Obama's 'Come & Gone,' but his seat's for sale
...off-color Harry Potter gag here). A footlight footnote. Speaking of jokes, no playwright can match Paul Rudnick ("Jeffrey" "I Hate Hamlet") zinger for zinger. In "I Shudder" (Harper, $23.99) - his smart, dishy and very funny essay...
In this article: Michelle Obama, Paul Rudnick, Barack Obama, Broadway, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Unemployment, Tony Award, and Equus
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Denver Post Entertainment | August 01, 2009
Big River **1/2
...Shakespeare Festival season. Through Aug, 15. University of Colorado Mainstage Theatre, Boulder, 303-492-0554 or coloradoshakes.org "I Hate Hamlet" Charmed TV star Andrew Rally gets the chance to play Hamlet in Central Park. Among his...
In this article: Big River, Broadway, Phamaly, William Shakespeare, and LaMancha
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New Jersey On-Line | May 30, 2009
A huge talent -- and a mess of a man -- John Barrymore at last gets his due
..."Too Much, Too Soon," impersonated by Flynn in the subsequent movie version, and, finally, caricatured in "W.C. Fields and Me" and "I Hate Hamlet." No, Barrymore would have appreciated the outrageousness of the mortuary gag. For it treated...
In this article: John Barrymore, Errol Flynn, Hamlet, Too Much, Too Soon, Evelyn Nesbit, Sherlock Holmes, Richard III, Joan Crawford, Howard Hawks, and William Shakespeare
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www.timesunion.com
'I Hate Hamlet' lacks strong hand
By MICHAEL ECK, Special to the Times Union First published in print: Monday, February 1, 2010 ALBANY -- Paul Rudnick's comedy "I Hate Hamlet" is like a two-act riff on Jon Lovitz's classic "Saturday Night Live" sketch, "Master Thespian."
In this article: John Barrymore, Paul Rudnick, Jon Lovitz, John Lithgow, and Transcendence
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I Hate Hamlet is a dramatic comedy written in 1990 by Paul Rudnick. Set in John Barrymore's old apartment in New York City - at the time, the author's real-life home - the play follows successful television actor Andrew Rally as he struggles with taking on the dream role of Hamlet, dealing with a girlfriend who is keeping a firm grip on her chastity, and playing host to the ghost of John Barrymore, who, clothed as Hamlet, has come back to earth for the sole purpose of convincing Rally to play the part.
Barrymore proves to be very convincing (challenging Andrew to a sword fight in the middle of the New York loft), and Andrew decides to play Hamlet. But when a Hollywood friend shows up offering Andrew a new role in a television pilot, with a potentially large salary and fame, Andrew is forced to choose between Shakespeare, whom his girlfriend loves, or television, where he is loved by millions.
Plus, Andrew's performance as Hamlet is somewhat less than satisfactory.
Published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc., the play was originally produced on Broadway in the Walter Kerr Theatre, opening on April 8, 1991. The lead role of Andrew Rally was played by Evan Handler. The cast of the show includes three women and three men.
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