To me it seems like they're totally banking on Tom Hanks to sell the play. Shouldn't they advertise something about Nora Ephron? She's pretty damn famous. It looks like a bad headshot and some clip art?
I hope that head shot used is at least in tone with his character in the play. It always kind of bothers me when they use a generic shot of the star in the actual artwork (not on signs on the theatre, but the marquee artwork and playbill). For example, I hope he plays a smiley character prone to wearing ties and not, say, a plucky New York homeless man who grants wishes for runaway children in Central Park.
Here's a photo of the real Mike McAlary, his character in the play, The photo is from the Daily News, after he won a Pulitzer for his coverage of the Abner Louima case. And yes, he was a suit and tie wearer.
No no, I wasn't saying YOU called her ugly. I was just trying to say that she is INSANELY gorgeous and it seems so dumb to have her gorgeous headshot in the artwork for a show where the character is constantly called ugly. It was also what kept me from loving her performance. She was good, but I found it almost laughable whenever a character called her plain looking, no matter what awful wig you put on her.
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Posted: 1/19/13 at 09:24pm