The Madison Square Garden Community Theater Players Presents:
"The 2005-2006 Phoenix Suns"
Directed by Michael D'Antoni
featuring
Chris Duhon as "Steve Nash"
Duhon's breakout performance is hailed as a "miracle of mimicry." His mastery of craft and 8.6 assists per game will make you believe that you're watching the legendary Canadian two-time MVP. Only without a reliable jumper.
Nate Robinson as "Leandro"
Once considered a "back-up" role, the part of the mysterious "Leandro" has grown in prestige with years of appreciation and accolades. Robinson's fiery passion is apparent as he inhabits the speedy trickster, chewing the scenery as he tallies trey after assist after steal. It's a spectacle that many are calling the best performance by a dwarf since Peter Dinklage in that Sundance flick nobody saw, or maybe that creepy little dude from Twin Peaks.David Lee as "Kurt Thomas"
A "workmanlike" part in the mold of Willy Loman, Lee is considerably less likely to commit suicide now that he's joined the primary cast for four shows a week. Lee, now in a featured role, turns the unheralded into the sublime on an almost nightly basis, posting double-doubles in 14 of his last 16 performances.
with
Wilson Chandler as "Lil' Shawn"
This young talent is right at home in the chaos of an action packed show, averaging over 1 trey and 1 steal with nearly a block and 6 rebounds a game.
Quentin Richardson as "James Jones" and "Tim Thomas"
This full-time portrayal of two characters nightly would be a tremendous feat, if only he was healthy enough to perform or if they did anything more than hit open shots/get occasionally streaky when those players were on the floor.
Al Harrington as "Boris the French"
This legendary part renowned for being both unique and unclassifiable (except when classified as "unique") is served by a player sometimes equally confounding and contradictory. Harrington has stolen the show many nights in its recent run, and is likely to surprise even more if he can maintain the 25 point average he's displayed in his last 10 performances.
and a special appearance by
Eddy Curry as "BENCH"
Eddy Curry as "BENCH"
"If you don't pay too close attention and maybe have a couple of extra drinks at intermission, you might convince yourself that this the best semi-professional basketball-like presentation ever!"
-Byan Colangelo
"It was so convincing I almost sent Bruce Bowen on stage to roll somebody's ankle."
-Greg Popovich
Sold-Out in 12 Cities. Reserve your seats today.
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And don't miss next week's very special performance by Stephon Marbury, in his incredible off-off-off... way-off-Broadway one man side-show:
"Blue, Orange and Starbury!"
(Tickets still available.)
(Tickets still available.)
12 comments:
It's the role that Eddy Curry was born to play.
Bravo!
i like it except the 05 06 Suns steamrolled everyone on their way to a 25-3 start...
The 05-06 Suns = Tennessee Williams
The 08-09 Knicks = Corky St. Claire's version of "The Glass Menagerie"
lol, Tim Thomas isn't even good enough to reprise his "Tim Thomas" role from a few years back. So sad
Love it, love it, love it!
Good Job!
This is ridiculously stupid.
Awww, thanks EWing33. I sure appreciate hearing what's stupid from somebody that calls himself "EWing33." You're the best, EWing33!
I loved it. It was better than "Cats". I'm going to see it again and again.
lol this is pretty funny...i like it...anyone going to the game tonight against the bucks...big game considering we had such a tough loss to LA the other day...if anyone wants tickets, i found a nice deal...got mine for $30, reduced from the original price of $60.50 by going here and typing the code LEE in: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D00410ED25443F3?CAMEFROM=NBAKNICKS&brand=KNICKS
Patrons are reminded that no one will be seated during the tearjerking musical number "Brian Grant's Lament", performed by Malik Rose.
Richardson makes the actual suns good again, right? At least offensively? Wait, Terry Porter doesn't run the 7-second offense, right? Or DOES HE? Isn't that like your girlfriend saying something like, "Now I'm gonna do something to you that ALL my other boyfriends have LOVED," and even though it's mindblowing (pun intended) you can't get it out of your mind that she didn't come up with this stuff with/for you and perfected it on/with somebody else and it's awesome but in ways that have nothing to do with you except that you happen to be there now? Also, in this analogy, Mike D is the hot chick who's trying this stuff out on her new slighly overweight boyfriend who wears way too much cologne and shaves every 5th day.
Tom, you're the Rudy Fernandez of my comments. And you're totally right. At first, I thought we obviously should be laying this all at the feet of Steve Kerr, because I think that Porter could ably man the helm of a Nash/Marion/Amare core for a guranteed playoff seed (though they wouldn't be the elites they were.) But that team was kind of toxic, and the Richardson deal was a great one for PHX.
Instead, I'm going to come back around to Robert Sarver not paying Joe Johnson a huge pile of money. They could have eventually let Shawn walk/traded him for a cap destroyer that doesn't radically alter your ability to win basketball games (like the aged Shaq) and still have been better off 5 years later. Steve's last good years, all-star level JJ, and STAT is a core that would have kept D'Antoni happy and could contend in a rapidly-decaying west until at least 2010.
Hindsight being 20/20 and all... but still, it was Sarver who wanted a GM to shake things up.
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