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PEOPLE & ARTSFriday 10 March 2017
A ‘creative crush’ led Sally Field to ‘The Glass Menagerie’
MARK KENNEDY Washington, D.C., in 2004, landed on Broadway in re-
AP Entertainment Writer and yet, here she is, playing cent years to tackle roles
NEW YORK (AP) — Sally Field her again on Broadway. they had earlier tried on,
had a chance to cross “The “It is really right up at the including Glenn Close in
Glass Menagerie” off her top — the finest American “Sunset Boulevard,” Jes-
bucket list 13 years ago. It play ever written,” Field sica Lange in “Long Day’s
didn’t take. said. “There’s no doubt Journey Into Night” and
The Emmy- and Oscar- about that. I think that it in- Jeff Daniels in “Blackbird.”
winner is once again play- vites investigation time and For Field, it was a simple
ing Amanda Wingfield, the time again.” Of Wingfield, decision: “There are very
fearsome Southern belle she added: “She’s a very few really interesting char-
at the heart of the Tennes- complicated character to acters for older women in
see Williams’ masterpiece. play.” theater or in film or even,
Field may have played her Field, 70, follows other cel- honestly, in literature. I
at the Kennedy Center in ebrated actors who have mean, there are some but
you have to look for them.”
“The Glass Menagerie “ In this March 3, 2017 photo, actress Sally Field poses for a portrait
centers on an aging, over- in New York. The Emmy- and Oscar-winner is playing Aman-
powering mother who da Wingfield, the fearsome Southern belle at the heart of the
hopes her unhappy son Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece, “The Glass Menagerie,” on
can fulfill her dreams of
finding the perfect “gen- than good,” she said. her Mary Todd in Steven
tleman caller” for her shy Gold couldn’t believe his Spielberg’s “Lincoln.” She
and damaged daughter. luck to entice Field. “I don’t also spent five seasons in
The last Broadway revival know what I did to deserve ABC’s “Brothers and Sis-
was in 2013, starring Cherry this,” he said. “She was like, ters,” winning an Emmy in
Jones and Zachary Quinto. ‘I just want to get back on its first season.
This revival is directed by stage.’ And I was really Field, whose only other ap-
Tony Award-winner Sam excited about that play, pearance on Broadway
Gold and co-stars two-time which is her favorite part. was as a replacement in
Tony Award winning actor So it just worked out to be 2002 in “The Goat, or Who Is
and director Joe Mantello, the easiest decision ever Sylvia” by Edward Albee, is
playing Field’s son, along made.” a huge theater fan, seeing
with Finn Wittrock and “The Glass Menagerie” as much as she can, often
Madison Ferris. that has emerged at the multiple times.
Field admits she has a Belasco Theatre is more “It’s all worth seeing. I think
“creative crush” on Gold, bare-boned than previous right now, American the-
the much-admired direc- productions, according to ater is really exciting. I think
tor of the musical “Fun Field. “It isn’t your mother’s in New York — off-Broad-
Home” who last year had ‘Glass Menagerie,’” she way, on Broadway — it’s
explored the work in Am- said. “It is a harder look at a very exciting time. And
sterdam. Adding Mantello it.” I might add, I think, an im-
was just icing on the cake. She won Academy Awards portant time for artists, for
“Of course I would always for “Norma Rae” and voices, for what theater
consider doing Amanda “Places in the Heart” and is — for the dangerous na-
again but under these cir- was Oscar nominated for ture of theater.”q
cumstances it was better
Reiner father and son to leave
footprints at Chinese Theater
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carl In this Aug. 18, 2000 file photo, Carl Reiner, left, appears with his
Reiner and Rob Reiner are son Rob Reiner at a Friars Club of California dinner in his honor
set to make history at the in Beverly Hills, Calif.
TCL Chinese Theatre, be-
coming the first father and Associated Pres
son to jointly leave their
footprints in concrete out-
side the Hollywood land-
mark.
Organizers of the eighth
annual TCM Classic Film
Festival announced Thurs-
day that it’ll recognize the
two entertainers with a
hand-and-footprint cere-
mony on April 7. Both Rein-
ers have had long careers
as writers, directors and
actors.q
