I was there. She tried. Bless her heart.

@kenwapnicksson7915

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a nice way to put it. I was there too.

I saw Madonna in Speed-the-Plow. She handled the role perfectly well. More importantly, her presence was commanding, charismatic, and larger than life. Seeing her in a Broadway play was a once in a lifetime thrill.

@frankmoran465

6 жыл бұрын

Watching her here in video, I don't see any acting talent whatsoever. But I do understand what you mean about commanding, larger-than-life presence. That she has in spades. She just doesn't have the intrinsic genius or talent that the actors we love and revere have, also in spades. The reviews were scathing. CBS2 "Ineptitude scandalously thorough."; Daily News, "No, she can't act." But I do admire her resilience, to go headlong into something so challenging to her own abilities, not letting the criticism deter her from getting all she wanted out of the experience. To this day, I don't consider her an actress. She's a visual artist, through music. MTV was a perfect medium for her particular talent - as was the sociology of the 1980s. I remember a co-worker describing her when she sat in the row in front of her at a Sonic Youth concert, c. 1986. People were heckling her and Sean Penn from behind, only to have Madonna suddenly turn around and essentially disarm everyone with these enormous blue eyes.

@helloskinny510

5 жыл бұрын

@@frankmoran465 I agree 100%. Madonna is not an actress because she just can't pretend to be another person that is not Madonna. That's why she got good reviews on "Desesperately Seeking Susan", because she was just interpreting herself. On the other hand, as you said, music and MTV were the perfect vehicles for her kind of art, that is a very visual and very expressive. But acting... no, is not her thing.

@Rose-qd2bl

3 жыл бұрын

she can't act for shit unless she plays herself

@andrewparodi1920

3 жыл бұрын

I saw her too. Couldn’t believe I was looking at it in the flesh.

@DrJones20

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewparodi1920 You liked it?

Madonna on people minds trought the albums, music videos, concert shows, MTV, VMA's, music events as the Live Aids, TV performances, TV commercials, movies actress, theater actress, radio, TV interviews, magazines covers, fashion & behaviour trendsetter. No wonder she received in 1989 the Artist of The Decade award concerning the 1980's decade

I never get tired of watching these old footages showing the magic that Madonna was during the 80's. She was the embodiment of young raw ambition, of the american dream.... Even her physical aspect was perfect for being Madonna : she had that typical american-italian face, with the perfect white skin, and that carved dancer body that showed the years of sweat and tears to get where she was.

@helloskinny510

5 жыл бұрын

80s Madonna was the true representation of the American Dream

I saw this live in 1988.I was second row center.went myself.I was seventeen.loved it.

They called her the 'Princess f the Pop'...Now...She is the QUEEN...

@dcny69

Жыл бұрын

Michael Jackson was the queen back then

@yuriclay

Жыл бұрын

@@dcny69 oh yeah

@usefamin

11 ай бұрын

​@@dcny69pretty sure that was Freddie

madonna was amazing in Up For Grabs in london...I would have killed to see this play!

Still on top. Named #1 artist of the year yet again!

"the princess of popular culture", give me a break. She was the QUEEN from scratch.

@carlheese

3 жыл бұрын

This was the early days. There was no Queen of Pop back then but by Like A Prayer through The Immaculate Collection, she claimed that crown to this day.

Apparently she hated doing this show at the time but years later would do another show in London

then...a 29 yo superstar,and, now today at 55, and with 300 million albums sold..she is amazing and definitely the Queen of pop !!!

It is difficult to judge only watching an small fragment from a conversation, she looks nervous, kind of amateur, but at the same time she looks very professional

@helloskinny510

5 жыл бұрын

She is very professional and very hard working. No one can deny it. But she just can't act.

@montecarlostar

2 жыл бұрын

She looks like she's trying hard to remember her lines.

Desperately seeking susan was my favoute movie

Funny. I remember recording this off of television. I actually got to see her in this play. It was great to see her, but it wasn't the same because she had brown hair. It just didn't seem like the the "Madonna" I was used to.

wow... thats amazing. this woman is super intelligent!

It only takes six weeks to become a Broadway Star? Sign me up at the neighborhood method acting studio! Madonna can be a very good actress--when she is able to put aside her ego of being a superstar and risk letting the world see her as the character, not as herself the pop star. "D.S.Susan" is an example: She was relaxed and organic, but when she did "Shanghai S." she was more self-conscious and gave a wooden performance because she tried too hard to create an uptight character.

RIP Ron Silver. Amazing actor.

so cool that on 3:50 they called her princess of pop culture... shes the Queen now

2:52 Interesting that Jackie O. was at SPEED THE PLOW. If I recall, around this time Madonna was dating JFK Jr. and Jackie didn't approve because Madonna's image was reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe, who had a fling with her husband.

what a great video thanks so much for putting it up

que buen material , precisamos mas archivos como estos , nos hace muy felices a los locos como yo por madonna , gracias desde uruguay.

Watching Madonna act, is like watching a friend or relative act, it just looks strange to us unless she's singing.

The critics have dedicated a lot of time thinking of Madonna and the media dedicated a lot of their time, in a time when they were the only voice, still good for Madonna (I like when she acts tho).

Yeah she was the Princess of PoP But now is THE Queen!!!!!! 💓💓💓💓💓

Es preciosa incluso aún más con su color de pelo natural castaño, asi lucen aún más esos lindos ojos azules que tiene Madonna.

To this day I will never understand why Madonna did this. In 1988 she was at the peak of her career just finishing out her True Blue album and fans were expecting another album to come out at around this time. But instead, she takes on Broadway of all things. Good that she was able to rebound in 1989. Broadway could have Madonna’s JTS moment lol.

Great!

Goddess

Although Madonna waited for Jackie O. for one hour to come and see her after the show the mother of her then boyfriend never showed up...

@frankmoran465

6 жыл бұрын

New England class snobbery. Not surprising. Not to mention, Madonna hadn't been famous but for about 5 years, nowhere near the status of legend and icon people, for better or worse, associate with her today, nearly thirty years later.

3¤8: "The princess of the pop culture" And NOW...she is Our Queen of Pop!! It is really amazing, what she has accomplished.

@theautistic.teacher

4 жыл бұрын

So true❤️

Madonna es fantástica!!..bella!! Hermosa!! y además la reina del pop!!

So 80`s

💗

Should have been called ‘Speed The Play’ was one review. A review for Shanghai Surprise was ‘Madonna’s Multi-Million Dollar Mega-Flop’. I’ve never forgot those two lines for some reason.

I like her Acting, i liked her in Shanghi Surprise

@taelrmade

2 жыл бұрын

that makes you the only one

In my opinion, 1990s Madonna was the best!

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

does anyone have the monologue for karen about the book? I NEED IT DESPERATELY

lol when she came in with PLOW i laughed

Man! 20 years ago and all those stars are still around!

@frankmoran465

6 жыл бұрын

30 years ago now. LOL!

@cindyqueen7228

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankmoran465 33 years ago rn!

Who's That Girl and League of Their Own are her best movies. She can be pretty funny when she wants to be

@TT-rz5td

4 жыл бұрын

I liked her in ALOTO but I also think that role wasn't a stretch for her. I think she was a lot like "All The Way Mae."

Mamet - Brilliance. Shear brilliance. He benefited from the glitz of Madonna - as he did recently with Piven...

@nbmp80 Well, while Madonna is still alive SHE is the QUEEN

@theautistic.teacher

4 жыл бұрын

She will always be.

yeah!

Her actual hair color is brown.

Es mejor cómo cantante

notice how she put emphasis on "BROADway"

Patti Lupone was right about Madonna and I’m a fan.

And ironically she was miserable making the play 🤣

No, I say the woman who is just after Broke and who appears at 3:30 (more or less)

She's carrying a Marilyn Monroe bag when she comes out of the stagedoor 3:15.

Leeza Gibbons hair OMG!! LOL

@frankmoran465

6 жыл бұрын

Right?!! And that lipstick and eye shadow palette. If you were too young to have caught this when it originally aired, trust me, it was just as cheesy then. Leeza's come a long way!

@thenightporter

Жыл бұрын

Those earrings!!! Even Pat Butcher from Eastenders would not have worn those

wow so they called her princess of pop, not queen back then?and what is speed the plow about?

@ginasousabranco5637

7 жыл бұрын

As far as I know it was only this female reporter who called M the "princess of pop"

@noemistephanie93

7 жыл бұрын

Gina Sousa Branco oh ok cause i know she is the queen while britney spears is the princess of pop

Her line delivery is insincere and unnatural. Madonna was good in a couple of her films but she isn't a sincere actress when it comes to drama.

@helloskinny510

5 жыл бұрын

She can't act. Sorry Madge

@jjorden1976

3 жыл бұрын

:( I agree. She was struggling with what I saw.

It's Brook Sheilds

@frankmoran465

6 жыл бұрын

Hardly.

forget madonna- that leeza gibbons was soooo cute! That hair!!

2:19 'I would've killed if I'd been in "Speed The Plow" But what's the difference, that's all behind me now Cause I'm payin' the rent and I'm swallowin my pride And I'm workin' on the Jungle Cruise ride' -WEIRD AL, Skipper Dan.

People in the comments section complain about her not being a great actress. "I was there", "She tried" etc. Where are Brooke Shields, Jennifer Beals and Jennifer Grey today? What is their net worth? Which one of them has a Golden Globe, sold out tours, Grammys and adopted 4 children? Just imagine: Those old bitter (broadway) queens are still bitching about Madonna ...after all these years! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Joshua78

Ай бұрын

Omg calm down Brooke shields and Jennifer said encouraging things about her nothing bad at all, chill out wow

Interesting piece of historical footage. Madonna obviously knows her way around a stage but in this play she looks and sounds nervous and lacking confidence. And her voice has a shaky squeakiness about it. Still, kudos to her for stepping outside of her comfort zone.

2:58-2:59, Bo Derek?

@marceloalejandrodecon9538

5 жыл бұрын

Christy Brinkley

8

The reviews were not so hot from what I remember.

+ « MadameX Is The Best On Everything !! » 100% X3

You know I was thinking this year why Madonna and Billy Joel didn't duet?

To be fair, no one could make Karen into a compelling character, because Mamet failed to write one.

"sounds like really g ood sex" ..WAHT???!

Her timbre does not help. I see a lack of direction. It was necessary to work on a different delivery in terms of pitch. That would have helped to forget who she is. If you are acting and people see 'you' you have failed

So strange to me she is such a terrible actor when she’s such a dynamic singer and dancer

@helloskinny510

5 жыл бұрын

Is because she has big big problems trying to pretend being someone else that is not Madonna. That's why she is a so terrible actress. In the other hand, her kind of art is very visual and very expressive, that's why music, performances and music videos are her perfect vehicles to express herself and her art. But not acting. That's not her thing.

@fomalhauto

5 жыл бұрын

@@helloskinny510 yeah....she's really great in music videos I always liked every single video she did in the 1980s when I was a teenager I can't say that for any other song artist too bad her gift in videos didn't work in acting

Its PREMIERE!!! Pronounced Prem-E-Air. Not Prem-eer. FFS.

Her acting is suited to music videos but movies , plays , TV no she's no actor

She talks like she's reading. Not natural

Without material girl video she wouldn't be madonna. People saw her as the reincarnation of Marilyn

She's no actress. Sounds like she's just reading the script for the first time.

@helloskinny510

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. She looks and sounds very amateur

The very day after this play opened Madonna physically assaulted a 10 year old boy who was pestering her for an autograph. She settled out of court. Those are facts.

@frankmoran465

6 жыл бұрын

Assaulted a 10 year-old boy? Ridiculous.

@madonna25757

6 жыл бұрын

I love you

@ReubenWalton

2 жыл бұрын

Prove it

Terrible acting. The producers clearly only used her for name recognition. Not that I'm hating. I would have loved for her to be wonderful. She just wasn't.

@justjarod7440

5 жыл бұрын

Frank Moran 💀💀💀💀💀

I love you madonna but that acting was so wooded. baaaad.

I love madonna but her acting here was not good. She's like reciting a declamation poem. She had no feelings delivering those lines..ugh!

She was so bad 😂😂😂😂

It was an absolutely HORRIBLE choice, especially when it comes to Mamet. His dialog is exacting, and its cadences are hard to master, even for an experienced actor. She was the worst possible choice for that role.

@frankmoran465

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Lesson learned for Mamet. I don't believe they ever worked together again. Sandra basically outed her as hating the production towards the end when the two of them appeared on Letterman in the spring of 1988.

Bad acting

@emilecossette7570

3 жыл бұрын

@@alinaveed20 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Got to love these madonna die hards

@alinaveed20

3 жыл бұрын

It's very true. She's a great actress. Her public persona is so strong that people can't seem to look past that in her movies. Maybe if you would open your mind and actually observe, you'd understand better. @@emilecossette7570

@SacredFire777

2 жыл бұрын

@@alinaveed20 she is not a 'great' actress. She's not even an good one.

@alinaveed20

2 жыл бұрын

She's phenomenal in Desperately Seeking Susan, Who's That Girl and the masterpiece Evita. Your intellect is non-existent. I bet your mother gave up on you. @@SacredFire777

@SacredFire777

2 жыл бұрын

@@alinaveed20 her performance in DSS was OK. The other one, was awful. The only good performance she did was in Dangerous Game. Now, onto your personal insults of people who criticize her: I've seen you do this too many times because you get all bent out of shape. It makes you look so childish. It's pretty obvious that the comments you accuse others of being are probably exactly what has happened to you. The comment you made about my mother is what probably happened to you. Your behaviour is typically of someone who has serious psychological issues. Possibly sociopathic. I strongly suggest you get help. Remember, Madonna is not God. She is not a goddess. Nor is she perfect. I personally like many of the things she's done, but will not put her on a pedestal like you have. It's unhealthy.

Her timing is bad. Delivery wooden.

Cant act at all

Madonna is a terrible actor. I love her as a singer, but her acting is cringe.