In the June 5, 2000, JEANNETTE
WALL'S DELIVERS THE SCOOP column over at MSNBC.com ran the following
item:
SLY ON STAGE
Sylvester Stallone might want to brush up on his "Yo, Juliet!"
speech.
The buzz is that the under-employed action hero is hot to hit
the stage and do some serious theater, particularly in England.
Theater performances have
boosted or revivied the careers of such stars as Nicole Kidman
("The Blue Room") and Kathleen Turner, who has been
getting raves in London for baring it all in "The Graduate."
Stallone's career could
certainly use a boost.
"I have not made a dime in two years, " the one-time
hot star complained to "Stiffed" author Susan Faludi
last year. "I see
everyone else working and I'm not doing (bleep). I'm in total limbo."
A spokesman for Stallone denies that he wants to do theater,
but London's Express quoted a "theatrical agent" as
saying, "It's on the QT that we've been asked to find out
if there are any suitable projects floating around for him."
While some theater sources scoffed at the idea of the star of
"Rambo" and "Rocky" doing theater, others
were less skeptical. "He'd
make a great Stanley Kowalski," says a source, refering
to the leas in "A Streetcar Made Desire."
I'd really love to see Sly do a stage play. Especially in the United States!
- Craig Zablo (June 10, 2000) |