Very early on in his career, Redford starred in the Broadway play 'Sunday in New York.' It played Philly before it played New York.
Years before he was the Sundance Kid, Robert Redford played an Inquirer music critic at Walnut Street Theatre Very early on in his career, Redford starred in the Broadway play"Sunday in New York." It played Philly before it played New York.
FILE - Robert Redford attends the premiere of Netflix's "Our Souls at Night" on Sept. 27, 2017, in New York. Years before Robert Redford became the superstar he was, like many actors, he cut his teeth on the Broadway stage.. Mitchell, a young, dashingly handsome man was also the interim music critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer, who had the hots for fellow music critic Eileen Taylor after a trip to the Big Apple.The two meet on a 5th Avenue bus. Stanley’s Eileen invites Redford’s Mike to her brother’s New York apartment to avoid the rain, and the two writers are soon entwined in a romance.He sold a tract of land he owned in California to afford the flight to fly out to New York. He auditioned for, a theater historian and professor at Temple University, said Philadelphia was one of several “tryout cities” for Broadway productions in need of refinement. Many of the classic “tryout” theaters were owned by theThe theatre is where playwright Norman Krasna, director Garson Kanin, and Redford primed the romantic comedy for New York audiences. During its one-week engagement at the Walnut, Schmitz said the play wasn’t quite as polished as other Broadway productions that came out of the Philly theater house. But as is usual in the news industry, controversy surrounding the production drew in the crowds.A high school group came down from Sicklerville, N.J., to watch the play, and after realizing they were watching “‘a sex comedy,’ a teacher said, ‘This is not a show for children,’ and walked out.” The producers were “thrilled,” Schmitz said. “Nothing sells like controversy. That made a lot of newspapers.”Of Redford he said, “He isn’t sure whether he is supposed to be a Philadelphia gentleman or a Philadelphia rogue, and the perplexity which Robert Redford gives the part is a joy to watch.” The actor would go on to win a Theatre World Award for his performance. Redford didn’t think too highly of play, either. In his 1996 biography, he said he liked the jokes, but the play wasn’t “up to the standard of a Kanin-Gordon script.”ran for five months in New York, closing in May 1962 after more than 188 performances. A year later, it was adapted into a film starring Jane Fonda as Eileen Tyler and Rod Taylor as Mike Mitchell.Barefoot in the Parkat the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, and went on to have a four-year run on Broadway from 1963 to 1967. The play was adapted into a 1967 movie of the same name, starring Redford and Fonda in the leading roles.
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