Peter Shaffer Discusses "AMADEUS" on THEATER TALK

The late playwright Peter Shaffer discusses the 1999 Broadway revival of his masterpiece, AMADEUS, as well as his early days writing for the stage.

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The man is a genius.

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I saw this on Broadway during a revival it was brilliant.

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Keep seeing The Beauty Queen of Leanne poster in the background and thinking how much I loved that play. Saw revival of Amadeus in Sydney Opera House with Michael Sheen. Great experience.

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Greatest film of all time

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Yesss! ❤❤❤

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Wonderful to see this 🙏

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this is wonderful!

[@cherirael1409]

Love the Giggle!!!!!! He wouldnt be so pure honest and childlike if it was a snicker.

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This production is beauty personified1

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A great artist and beautiful man in every way.

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Idiot.

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For anyone who's interested, here's a clip of Paul Schofield as Salieri in the original production at London's National Theatre - czcams.com/video/rvPIjzp9NPc/video.html

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Back when people used to put substance in writing plays and movies.

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The words you're missing on the end of that sentence is *in America.* This level of brilliance is still alive and well in England.

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plenty of incredible thoughtful movies in the last 20 years. It's nobody's fault you don't seek them out.

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@@trippingandbrowsing1269 Name five. Quickly

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@@TopRPDRvideos Manchester by the sea, there will be blood, the lighthouse, parasite, the Florida project

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@@TopRPDRvideos Requiem For a Dream, portrait of a lady on fire, The Favourite, the killing of a sacred dear, kubo and the two strings

[@rgaleny]

THE ENEMY OF GOD THEME

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Shaffer eerily looks, sounds, talks like John Gielgud

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Shaffer's accent is similar to Gielgud's, but he is patently a tenor/high baritone, as opposed to Gielgud's bass.

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Looks more like a skinny Roger Ebert!

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He has a twin Tony

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"Slightly far fetched". I call that the boldest of understatements.

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Mozart did have a weird laugh

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How such an interesting subject becomes such a boring interview?

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Congrats on a boring comment 👍