{"id":819,"date":"2015-06-03T21:06:44","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T21:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/culturalattache.co\/?p=819"},"modified":"2017-09-18T21:49:13","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T21:49:13","slug":"tim-curry-discusses-his-broadway-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culturalattache.co\/2015\/06\/03\/tim-curry-discusses-his-broadway-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Curry Discusses His Broadway Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Of course everyone knows Tim Curry for his bravura role as Frank \u2018n\u2019 Furter in <em>The Rocky Horror Picture Show<\/em>. But there\u2019s much more to the man than the sweet transvestite\u00a0from Transylvania. His career on the stage is so diverse and impressive that The Actors Fund is awarding him the Lifetime Achievement Award at Sunday\u2019s Tony Awards Viewing Party. Also receiving the award are three other \u201cMen of Broadway:\u201d Theodore Bikel, Alfred Molina, and Joe Morton.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2012, Curry suffered a stroke. Though his speech is slowed a bit, his humor remains ever-present.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does it mean for you to be given this award?<br \/>\n<\/strong>It means that it just sort of solidifies the kind of work the American acting community has given me for years now. It\u2019s very gracious of them, I think. I was thrilled when they told me and I am thrilled now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-ad inline-ad-1\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s talk about your Broadway shows. What was your experience on <em>Spamalot<\/em>?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Well I\u2019m a big <em>Monty Python<\/em> fan and I\u2019m a big Eric Idle fan. He wrote me a terrific part.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What role does having fun on stage as King Arthur play in the audience enjoying the show?<\/strong><br \/>\nA huge part, I think. Hopefully it is infectious for the audience. If you are having fun, you hope they are, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your memories of <em>My Favorite Year?<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>I loved the score. I thought the score was really brilliant so it was a pleasure to sing it. It\u2019s always fun to play a drunk. The research makes it fun to play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You played Mozart in <em>Amadeus<\/em>.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Yes. It was a brilliant play and a terrific production. And a wonderful part. The big problem is not to make him as loony as he is, but to make him sympathetic as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you accomplish that?<br \/>\n<\/strong>The same way you tackle anything actually\u2013use your imagination.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom Stoppard is a notoriously challenging playwright. What was your experience with <em>Travesties<\/em>?<br \/>\n<\/strong>I took it over in London before it came to New York. I had three weeks to take it over. I locked myself in a hotel room for those three weeks to learn it. Every sentence has 17 sub-clauses. It\u2019s very difficult dialogue. Probably the most difficult dialogue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your first show on Broadway was <em>The Rocky Horror Show<\/em>. Given the popularity of the film, how do you look at that project now?<br \/>\n<\/strong>With a sort of bemused tolerance. It\u2019s neither a blessing nor a curse. I was lucky to get it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There\u2019s a story that you found Frank \u2018n\u2019 Furter\u2019s voice while speaking to a woman on a bus. Is that true?<br \/>\n<\/strong>I started playing him as German and then I met a woman on a bus who said \u201cdo you have a house in town or a house in the country\u201d and I thought, \u201cthat\u2019s the voice!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was your first opening night (for<em> Rocky Horror<\/em>) like?<br \/>\n<\/strong>It was very exciting\u2013when done successfully. I had to go on the Today Show the next day and they read the reviews\u2014which were appalling. That brought me down. It was very cruel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Since your stroke you have made limited public appearances. How are you doing and are you looking forward to the Actors Fund event?<br \/>\n<\/strong>I\u2019m doing well and I\u2019m looking forward to it. I\u2019ve done a few benefits for the Actors Fund and I think it\u2019s a marvelous organization. I hope not to have to use it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-ad inline-ad-2\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>How important is your sense of humor to you?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Vital. Absolutely vital. It\u2019s not tough to maintain. It is just part of my DNA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The first act of <em>My Favorite Year<\/em> ends with a song \u201cIf Life Were Like the Movies.\u201d If life were like the theater, what would it be for you?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Scary. Well the theater is scary. And the longer the time in between the periods in the theater, the scarier it gets. Life isn\u2019t meant to be scary. It\u2019s to be celebratory. In which case, it would be like the theater. I think of that as a celebration of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of course everyone knows Tim Curry for his bravura role as Frank \u2018n\u2019 Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. But there\u2019s much more to the man than the sweet transvestite\u00a0from Transylvania. 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