Larry David And Death Etiquette
Well his Broadway play doesn’t officially open until March 5th, but Broadway is already buzzing about Larry David and his new play “Fish in the Dark”. The New York Times asks Larry about his new play and the funniest comic he’s ever seen. Hint: It’s not Jerry.
He also talked about how he was persuaded to do live theater considering he hasn’t acted on stage since the 8th grade. The producer of the play Scott Rudin,told him he should do this while they were talking about casting. Also, he had some convincing from Rob Reiner. Larry said that Reiner told him, “You got to do this play!” Larry added “When Rob Reiner yells at you, you listen to him.”
“Fish in Dark” deals with Larry’s character’s father dying. Larry told the Times how that becomes funny. He calls it “Death Etiquette” Larry said, “It’s so serious. Solemnity is funny. It changes people’s behavior. You’re forced to talk a certain way, act a certain way. You’re not yourself. You can’t walk into a room where’s someone’s relative died and go [loud, gregarious voice] “Hey, how’s it going?” You have to go [serious, low voice], “How’s it going?” You have to act.”
“Fish in the Dark” is in previews now and opens on Broadway, Thursday, March 5th. Tickets are available at FishInTheDark.com
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