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Curley's wife | Of Mice and Men on Broadway S&S #4: Leighton felt so strongly for the role that she wrote about her experience
OF MICE AND MEN on Broadway #4 x SYNOPSIS Of Mice and Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck and first published 1937. The novella set during The Great Depression on a ranch in California centers around the intelligent but uneducated George and Lennie, a man with limited mental abilities. They have an unlikely friendship with George acting as Lennie's protector. The friends are soon approached by their boss' son, Curley; an aggressive man who has a inferiority complex, and the situation is deteriorating as the days go by. CURLEY'S WIFE Leighton will take on the role of Curley's wife in the Broadway peoduction. A lonely woman with crushed dreams about becoming a movie star. To her this is the reason for her behavior on the ranch. ABOUT THE PRODUCTION The Broadway production will be directed by Tony award-winning director Anna D. Shapiro. It is produced by David Binder with Kate Lear, Darren Bagert, Adam Zotovich, Barbara Whitman and Latitude Link. The production officially opened at the Longacre Theater on April 16, 2014. CAST James Franco - George Milton Chris O'Dowd - Lennie Small Leighton Meester - Curley's wife Jim Norton - Candy Jim Parrack - Slim Alex Morf - Curley Ron Cephas Jones - Crooks Joel Marsh Garland - Carlson James McMenamin - Whit Jim Ortlieb - The Boss REVIEWS Variety | The Hollywood Reporter | The Telegraph | Talkin' Broadway | USA Today | The Independent | Vulture NEWS James Franco, Chris O'Dowd & Leighton Meester Take First Bows in OF MICE AND MEN James Franco, Chris O'Dowd & OF MICE AND MEN Company Take Opening Night Bows! Drama League Awards Go Broad with Crowded List of 2014 Nominations I'm Not a Tart: The Feminist Subtext of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men __________________
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Leven posted this yesteday and I have no idea if it's for the play or for something completely separate. I'm guessing separate but... __________________
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You were right!
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Go me! I added Lei's piece to the OP.
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There's a showing not too far from me I don't want to go alone though
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I'd go with you if I could!
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I need to win a lot of money first
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Ugh why can't we just have a DVD. |
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A DVD would be so much easier.
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It would be too easy
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Of course it would be! The closest cinema for me is 2 hours away...
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