1 00:01:08,569 --> 00:01:10,070 Marie, here, hi! 2 00:01:35,888 --> 00:01:37,222 Testing. Richard, can you hear me? 3 00:01:37,223 --> 00:01:38,681 Test, one, two. 4 00:01:38,682 --> 00:01:40,391 - One, two, yes. - Mm-hm. 5 00:01:54,448 --> 00:01:56,450 Shh, shh. Shh, shh. 6 00:02:06,752 --> 00:02:07,919 Anytime. 7 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,463 Mm. 8 00:02:10,464 --> 00:02:12,382 What's happening? 9 00:02:12,383 --> 00:02:14,009 Yeah, I know. I know. I know. 10 00:02:14,885 --> 00:02:16,095 Richard, anytime. 11 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:19,515 Push me. 12 00:02:21,141 --> 00:02:22,100 Sorry--Sorry? 13 00:02:22,101 --> 00:02:23,477 Push me. 14 00:02:26,814 --> 00:02:28,314 More. 15 00:02:28,315 --> 00:02:28,983 Mm! 16 00:02:33,153 --> 00:02:34,363 Bravo! 17 00:02:36,365 --> 00:02:39,492 Attend the Lords of France and Burgundy, Gloucester-- 18 00:02:39,493 --> 00:02:41,995 ...and let not women's weapons, 19 00:02:41,996 --> 00:02:47,625 water-drops, stain my man's cheeks! 20 00:02:47,626 --> 00:02:49,043 "No, you unnatural--" 21 00:02:49,044 --> 00:02:51,379 No! 22 00:02:51,380 --> 00:02:57,218 You unnatural hags! 23 00:02:57,219 --> 00:02:59,012 "I will have such--" 24 00:02:59,013 --> 00:03:03,308 I will have such revenges on you both! 25 00:03:06,478 --> 00:03:07,563 - Caviar? - Smile to the camera. 26 00:03:17,197 --> 00:03:18,615 So good. 27 00:03:18,616 --> 00:03:20,491 Can I get a picture? 28 00:03:20,492 --> 00:03:22,077 One photo, please. 29 00:03:28,751 --> 00:03:31,210 It never gets any easier, does it, darling? 30 00:03:31,211 --> 00:03:32,879 - Uh... - Ah. 31 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,089 Certainly never gets any easier to watch. 32 00:03:35,090 --> 00:03:36,549 What does that mean? 33 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:39,552 The actress playing Goneril. 34 00:03:39,553 --> 00:03:40,803 That was an accent, right? 35 00:03:40,804 --> 00:03:42,347 Yes. Norwegian. 36 00:03:42,348 --> 00:03:44,557 Mm! Was that not a problem? 37 00:03:44,558 --> 00:03:46,225 Was that not pointed out as a problem? 38 00:03:47,770 --> 00:03:49,812 I mean, I don't mean to be politically incorrect, 39 00:03:49,813 --> 00:03:52,357 but, what, did King Lear adopt? 40 00:03:52,358 --> 00:03:53,983 It took me out of the play. 41 00:03:53,984 --> 00:03:55,944 Took me right out of the play. 42 00:03:55,945 --> 00:03:57,070 As did the set. 43 00:03:57,071 --> 00:03:59,572 No--Oh, not what I would've done. 44 00:03:59,573 --> 00:04:01,115 Well, we couldn't afford you. 45 00:04:01,116 --> 00:04:03,076 - Not what I would've done. - Could we? 46 00:04:03,077 --> 00:04:05,036 Well, overall, though, you liked it? 47 00:04:05,037 --> 00:04:06,746 And by "it," I mean, you know who. 48 00:04:06,747 --> 00:04:08,665 Darling, you were wonderful. 49 00:04:08,666 --> 00:04:11,125 The director should just get down on his knees and... 50 00:04:11,126 --> 00:04:12,335 I wasn't pushing? 51 00:04:12,336 --> 00:04:13,878 Not at all. You-- 52 00:04:13,879 --> 00:04:15,254 There was no effort. 53 00:04:15,255 --> 00:04:17,507 That's what was so effective. 54 00:04:17,508 --> 00:04:19,801 You look so weak and sapped and-- 55 00:04:19,802 --> 00:04:21,761 and broken. 56 00:04:21,762 --> 00:04:23,137 You made me cry. 57 00:04:23,138 --> 00:04:25,223 I'm sure anyone with a heart 58 00:04:25,224 --> 00:04:27,016 cried at the sight of that. 59 00:04:27,017 --> 00:04:28,810 Hm... 60 00:04:28,811 --> 00:04:30,228 I--I know you don't read reviews... 61 00:04:30,229 --> 00:04:32,271 - No. No! - But--Yeah. No, no, I-- 62 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:33,940 - Polly! I will not-- - No--I--have to. I have-- 63 00:04:33,941 --> 00:04:35,900 Raves! Can you believe it? 64 00:04:35,901 --> 00:04:38,987 Raves across the board. 65 00:04:38,988 --> 00:04:40,406 - Except for The New York Times. - Even The Times. 66 00:04:42,116 --> 00:04:43,282 - Yeah, uh-- - I don't believe you. 67 00:04:43,283 --> 00:04:45,451 - No. - Ah, what is his name? 68 00:04:45,452 --> 00:04:47,578 - Xerxes? - Xander. 69 00:04:47,579 --> 00:04:48,746 - Xander Young. - Xander... Young. Yeah. 70 00:04:48,747 --> 00:04:50,707 I just-- I only skimmed the review, 71 00:04:50,708 --> 00:04:53,042 but he-- he clearly loved it. 72 00:04:53,043 --> 00:04:54,627 He said you were the anchor. 73 00:04:54,628 --> 00:04:56,629 - The anchor? Wow. - Yeah. 74 00:04:56,630 --> 00:04:57,506 He--Mm. 75 00:04:59,133 --> 00:05:00,341 He has--he hasn't liked me in ten years. 76 00:05:00,342 --> 00:05:01,759 He has not. 77 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,595 - No. - Here's to small victories. 78 00:05:04,596 --> 00:05:06,181 Bastard. 79 00:05:07,933 --> 00:05:09,392 Can we go somewhere quiet? 80 00:05:09,393 --> 00:05:10,685 I can't bear this music. 81 00:05:10,686 --> 00:05:12,228 You know, we can talk about, 82 00:05:12,229 --> 00:05:14,188 you know, the play and... 83 00:05:14,189 --> 00:05:16,315 - No, no, no. - ...my performance. 84 00:05:16,316 --> 00:05:18,234 Darling, you cannot depend on your ex-wife 85 00:05:18,235 --> 00:05:19,986 for your social life. 86 00:05:19,987 --> 00:05:21,529 Anyway, I'm here with David. 87 00:05:21,530 --> 00:05:23,031 David, my colorist? 88 00:05:23,032 --> 00:05:24,449 No. God, no! 89 00:05:24,450 --> 00:05:25,992 Divorce lawyer David. 90 00:05:25,993 --> 00:05:28,202 It's not a date. 91 00:05:28,203 --> 00:05:29,662 He wanted to see the play. 92 00:05:29,663 --> 00:05:31,706 I didn't want to come alone. 93 00:05:31,707 --> 00:05:32,416 David! 94 00:05:34,543 --> 00:05:36,335 Uh, David... 95 00:05:36,336 --> 00:05:38,004 - Well, what a pleasure. Hi. - Richard! 96 00:05:38,005 --> 00:05:40,048 That was a really excellent play. 97 00:05:40,049 --> 00:05:41,549 Yes. 98 00:05:41,550 --> 00:05:44,385 I have no idea how you remember all those lines. 99 00:05:44,386 --> 00:05:47,555 Don't say that. David, only idiots say that. 100 00:05:47,556 --> 00:05:50,516 Look at the time. Wow. 101 00:05:50,517 --> 00:05:52,977 I--I have a-- I've got a-- 102 00:05:52,978 --> 00:05:54,937 Oh, oh, oh--Richard-- 103 00:05:54,938 --> 00:05:57,356 You see-- You see what you've done? 104 00:05:57,357 --> 00:05:59,776 - I'm sorry. - Easy. Slow down, cowboy. 105 00:05:59,777 --> 00:06:01,652 - Take it easy, darling. - Okay, I will. 106 00:06:01,653 --> 00:06:02,780 Hello, everybody. 107 00:06:14,958 --> 00:06:16,125 Table for Xander Young. 108 00:06:16,126 --> 00:06:18,252 Mr. Young! 109 00:06:18,253 --> 00:06:19,962 We have your table ready for you. 110 00:06:19,963 --> 00:06:20,631 Right this way. 111 00:06:28,097 --> 00:06:29,765 Here you are. Enjoy. 112 00:06:42,820 --> 00:06:44,196 Yeah... 113 00:06:58,001 --> 00:07:00,920 Mm, Xander Young. 114 00:07:00,921 --> 00:07:03,172 - Yes. - Richard Bean. 115 00:07:03,173 --> 00:07:05,508 I heard you liked my "Lear." 116 00:07:05,509 --> 00:07:07,468 I agree with you. 117 00:07:07,469 --> 00:07:10,471 I'm glad we're on the same page at last. 118 00:07:10,472 --> 00:07:12,473 - I can't talk to you. - Wh--why not? 119 00:07:12,474 --> 00:07:14,350 I can't talk to you about what I write. 120 00:07:14,351 --> 00:07:16,477 I'm afraid there are very strict rules. 121 00:07:16,478 --> 00:07:18,229 Journalistic ethics. 122 00:07:18,230 --> 00:07:21,357 Ooh, well, I just wanted to swing by and tell you that, uh, 123 00:07:21,358 --> 00:07:22,567 I appreciate your support. 124 00:07:22,568 --> 00:07:24,569 I've waited a long time for it, 125 00:07:24,570 --> 00:07:26,320 but if the truth be told, 126 00:07:26,321 --> 00:07:28,739 I haven't been a fan of your writing 127 00:07:28,740 --> 00:07:30,950 for quite some time. 128 00:07:30,951 --> 00:07:33,411 But I'm starting to like it now. 129 00:07:33,412 --> 00:07:35,079 - Did you read the review? - Troy-- 130 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,832 No, I had it summarized for me. 131 00:07:37,833 --> 00:07:40,126 He loved the production. He didn't like you. 132 00:07:40,127 --> 00:07:41,878 - Troy... - I'm a little confused because 133 00:07:41,879 --> 00:07:43,462 he liked the production, 134 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:45,798 but he--he didn't like the Lear? 135 00:07:45,799 --> 00:07:47,466 I don't think that's possible. 136 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:49,093 Do you know how much shit he has to sit through every week? 137 00:07:49,094 --> 00:07:50,845 - Troy, we do not engage. - We are not engaging, Xander. 138 00:07:50,846 --> 00:07:53,347 I am engaging, okay? 139 00:07:53,348 --> 00:07:54,349 I saw the show, too. 140 00:07:55,976 --> 00:07:59,395 - And? - Lifeless, passionless. 141 00:07:59,396 --> 00:08:02,690 Uh, you know-- I'm trying to process this. 142 00:08:02,691 --> 00:08:05,234 I was told... 143 00:08:05,235 --> 00:08:07,278 that he said I was the anchor. 144 00:08:07,279 --> 00:08:09,322 Like an anchor. 145 00:08:09,323 --> 00:08:10,324 Dragging the whole thing down. 146 00:08:12,367 --> 00:08:14,035 That's very different. 147 00:08:14,036 --> 00:08:16,454 - We can't discuss this. - No, of course not. 148 00:08:16,455 --> 00:08:17,955 You can only slander me in print, 149 00:08:17,956 --> 00:08:19,248 but not to my face. 150 00:08:19,249 --> 00:08:21,083 It's not slander. It's an opinion. 151 00:08:21,084 --> 00:08:22,585 It's not an opinion. 152 00:08:22,586 --> 00:08:24,420 It's a megaphone. 153 00:08:24,421 --> 00:08:26,673 I have an opinion. 154 00:08:28,383 --> 00:08:30,468 - I think... - Troy. 155 00:08:30,469 --> 00:08:32,845 Troy is too young for you, 156 00:08:32,846 --> 00:08:34,931 but I'm not gonna write a piece about it 157 00:08:34,932 --> 00:08:37,308 in The New York Times because that would be rude. 158 00:08:37,309 --> 00:08:39,227 Do you know he used to love you? 159 00:08:39,228 --> 00:08:40,978 He still talks about your Hamlet 160 00:08:40,979 --> 00:08:42,730 at some little theater in Pennsylvania. 161 00:08:42,731 --> 00:08:44,440 Wait a minute. 162 00:08:44,441 --> 00:08:47,318 You came and saw my Hamlet at the MFT? 163 00:08:47,319 --> 00:08:50,279 He wanted to see this kid that everyone was talking about, 164 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,574 and he thought that he'd seen the future of American theater. 165 00:08:53,575 --> 00:08:54,867 We're leaving. 166 00:08:54,868 --> 00:08:56,619 But that Richard Bean is long gone. 167 00:08:56,620 --> 00:09:00,122 And now you're here, on your own opening night, 168 00:09:00,123 --> 00:09:02,583 a sad old man drinking alone. 169 00:09:02,584 --> 00:09:05,002 - Troy. - A man more lost and defeated 170 00:09:05,003 --> 00:09:07,129 than King fucking Lear. 171 00:09:07,130 --> 00:09:09,048 There, I just summarized the review for you. 172 00:09:09,049 --> 00:09:10,092 - You're welcome. - Come. 173 00:09:12,552 --> 00:09:13,761 Nnn... 174 00:09:13,762 --> 00:09:16,138 No! 175 00:09:16,139 --> 00:09:17,431 What the fuck? 176 00:09:17,432 --> 00:09:20,685 You unnatural hags! 177 00:09:21,770 --> 00:09:23,020 No regrets. 178 00:09:23,021 --> 00:09:25,189 - Were you drunk? - No. 179 00:09:25,190 --> 00:09:26,774 - Were you high? - No. 180 00:09:26,775 --> 00:09:30,403 What I was was justifiably, uh, miffed 181 00:09:30,404 --> 00:09:33,864 at a, uh, dismissive, cruel review, 182 00:09:33,865 --> 00:09:36,951 uh, from a third-rate critic. 183 00:09:36,952 --> 00:09:39,870 And that's why you attacked him and his husband 184 00:09:39,871 --> 00:09:43,082 and called them "unnatural hags"? 185 00:09:43,083 --> 00:09:44,750 That's a quote from the play. 186 00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:47,420 Great. There is a whole subreddit, 187 00:09:47,421 --> 00:09:48,754 whatever the fuck that is, 188 00:09:48,755 --> 00:09:50,881 about you being a homophobe. 189 00:09:50,882 --> 00:09:52,925 Someone called it gay-bashing. 190 00:09:52,926 --> 00:09:54,969 I'm a Broadway actor, okay? 191 00:09:54,970 --> 00:09:57,346 I'm--I'm--I'm as gay as a man can be 192 00:09:57,347 --> 00:09:59,348 without actually being gay. 193 00:09:59,349 --> 00:10:00,599 You know what I'm saying? 194 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,310 So you don't know. You weren't there. 195 00:10:02,311 --> 00:10:03,853 No, I wasn't. 196 00:10:03,854 --> 00:10:05,897 Luckily, there's video. 197 00:10:08,317 --> 00:10:09,109 Okay. 198 00:10:11,653 --> 00:10:15,197 But they shall be the terrors of the earth. 199 00:10:15,198 --> 00:10:17,867 You look deranged. 200 00:10:17,868 --> 00:10:20,286 King Lear is quite deranged at this point in the play. 201 00:10:20,287 --> 00:10:21,412 I see. 202 00:10:21,413 --> 00:10:23,414 Get away from me! 203 00:10:23,415 --> 00:10:25,833 Behold! I have a weapon! 204 00:10:27,085 --> 00:10:28,627 Go. 205 00:10:30,839 --> 00:10:32,089 Get off of me! 206 00:10:32,090 --> 00:10:32,924 Richard Bean! 207 00:10:34,551 --> 00:10:36,552 Why is the table on fire? 208 00:10:36,553 --> 00:10:38,179 I don't know. I don't know. 209 00:10:38,180 --> 00:10:42,433 I must have left before any first responders showed up. 210 00:10:42,434 --> 00:10:45,311 This is a viral shitshow, Richard. 211 00:10:45,312 --> 00:10:47,313 Because it's taken out of context. 212 00:10:47,314 --> 00:10:50,816 I mean, I'm not saying it's a deepfake. 213 00:10:50,817 --> 00:10:53,235 But could we say it's a deepfake? 214 00:10:53,236 --> 00:10:57,782 Nah. I'm gonna lean into the drugs and booze angle. 215 00:10:57,783 --> 00:10:59,909 - Oh, good. - I'll put out statements. 216 00:10:59,910 --> 00:11:02,203 Yeah, but not an apology. 217 00:11:02,204 --> 00:11:06,374 Oh, you're filled with remorse and regret and shame. 218 00:11:06,375 --> 00:11:09,085 I'm not filled with any of those. 219 00:11:09,086 --> 00:11:11,879 I told a critic the truth. 220 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,382 I have no remorse. I feel no shame. 221 00:11:14,383 --> 00:11:15,633 I'm a little embarrassed 222 00:11:15,634 --> 00:11:18,135 by the fact that I did launch 223 00:11:18,136 --> 00:11:20,388 into a verse of "Edelweiss" 224 00:11:20,389 --> 00:11:22,306 because I was trying to defuse the situation. 225 00:11:22,307 --> 00:11:25,017 But apologies, regret? 226 00:11:25,018 --> 00:11:26,394 Mm-mm, no. 227 00:11:26,395 --> 00:11:28,771 So you write whatever you want to write. 228 00:11:28,772 --> 00:11:30,439 I don't care. 229 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,651 I have to go to the theater. 230 00:11:33,652 --> 00:11:36,320 - Why? - Because I-- 231 00:11:36,321 --> 00:11:38,697 I thought maybe I'd do a matinee of King Lear. 232 00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:40,741 - What the fuck? - No, Richard. 233 00:11:40,742 --> 00:11:42,326 You have no matinee. 234 00:11:42,327 --> 00:11:45,371 You have no evening performance either. 235 00:11:45,372 --> 00:11:47,873 The producers are putting you on hiatus, 236 00:11:47,874 --> 00:11:52,378 a forced hiatus while I clear this shit up. 237 00:11:52,379 --> 00:11:53,879 But I have to be on that stage. 238 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:55,464 Every performance-- people are gonna think-- 239 00:11:55,465 --> 00:11:58,342 What? That you had some kind of public breakdown? 240 00:11:58,343 --> 00:12:00,261 Well, you did, Richard. 241 00:12:00,262 --> 00:12:04,765 You had a small involuntary mental collapse, 242 00:12:04,766 --> 00:12:06,517 which I'm going to say was caused 243 00:12:06,518 --> 00:12:10,438 by mixing booze with medication you were taking for back pain. 244 00:12:10,439 --> 00:12:13,357 I'm gonna need a month to clear this up, maybe two. 245 00:12:13,358 --> 00:12:16,944 In the meantime, leave. 246 00:12:16,945 --> 00:12:19,655 - Leave? - As in go somewhere else. 247 00:12:19,656 --> 00:12:20,698 And I don't mean Brooklyn. 248 00:12:20,699 --> 00:12:23,325 I mean like a remote island. 249 00:12:23,326 --> 00:12:26,912 Another country, another state at the very least. 250 00:12:26,913 --> 00:12:30,749 So I'm being banished from Broadway 251 00:12:30,750 --> 00:12:32,836 for, what, entertaining people. 252 00:12:34,504 --> 00:12:36,130 That's what I do! 253 00:12:36,131 --> 00:12:37,883 Okay. 254 00:12:42,971 --> 00:12:45,097 - Hello. - Mom's dead. 255 00:12:45,098 --> 00:12:47,558 - Who's this? - Jon. 256 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,643 - Jon who? - Your brother. 257 00:12:49,644 --> 00:12:51,103 Oh, hi--Hi, Jon. 258 00:12:51,104 --> 00:12:52,521 This is my brother. 259 00:12:52,522 --> 00:12:54,524 Did you say Mom's dead? 260 00:12:55,984 --> 00:12:57,110 Yes. 261 00:13:01,531 --> 00:13:02,949 Did she read the review? 262 00:13:11,833 --> 00:13:13,251 He's coming tomorrow. 263 00:13:14,836 --> 00:13:18,130 He cannot go to the theater. Promise me. 264 00:13:18,131 --> 00:13:19,632 Well, what do you want me to say? 265 00:13:19,633 --> 00:13:21,550 I don't know. Say anything. 266 00:13:21,551 --> 00:13:23,010 Say it's being fumigated. 267 00:13:23,011 --> 00:13:25,263 It's tented. Lie. 268 00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:29,433 Lie? 269 00:13:29,434 --> 00:13:30,976 Why did you have to tell him? 270 00:13:30,977 --> 00:13:32,311 Why did I tell him his mother died? 271 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:34,563 He has not seen her in three years. 272 00:13:34,564 --> 00:13:36,607 The only person that cares about is himself. You know that. 273 00:13:36,608 --> 00:13:39,693 He just beat up a critic. It's all over the Internet. 274 00:13:39,694 --> 00:13:41,195 It's literally the most narcissistic thing 275 00:13:41,196 --> 00:13:42,571 a person can do. 276 00:13:42,572 --> 00:13:44,198 I will deal with him. 277 00:13:44,199 --> 00:13:46,992 I can't even handle his crap right now. 278 00:13:46,993 --> 00:13:48,619 He's going to come back here. 279 00:13:48,620 --> 00:13:50,872 He's gonna intone all over the place. 280 00:13:52,207 --> 00:13:55,669 Just in case you forgot, we are so financially fucked. 281 00:13:58,171 --> 00:14:00,422 - What is that? - A "Bizou"? 282 00:14:00,423 --> 00:14:02,716 Oh, no, no, no, no, no. 283 00:14:02,717 --> 00:14:04,677 You cannot--you cannot ply me with alcohol. 284 00:14:04,678 --> 00:14:05,512 Come on. 285 00:14:07,472 --> 00:14:08,848 God, I feel so bad for your dad. 286 00:14:10,433 --> 00:14:11,518 I know you do. 287 00:14:14,521 --> 00:14:17,356 Oh, sweet Jesus, I don't know how you do it. 288 00:14:17,357 --> 00:14:18,983 It's about how you express the lemon. 289 00:14:18,984 --> 00:14:22,444 Mm-hm! 290 00:14:22,445 --> 00:14:23,904 How the two of you came from the same parents, 291 00:14:23,905 --> 00:14:25,282 I will never understand. 292 00:14:27,033 --> 00:14:28,785 Richard has to pay for the funeral. 293 00:14:31,413 --> 00:14:33,747 - I'll ask him. - No, no. You will tell him. 294 00:14:33,748 --> 00:14:35,749 You will look him in the eye... 295 00:14:35,750 --> 00:14:38,210 Just-- 296 00:14:38,211 --> 00:14:39,462 Keep him away from the theater. 297 00:15:00,817 --> 00:15:02,861 - Hey, pal. - Oh. 298 00:15:15,957 --> 00:15:17,334 Good you're here. 299 00:15:20,587 --> 00:15:23,255 - Glad to be here. - Hey, I got this. 300 00:15:23,256 --> 00:15:25,049 Oh, thanks. 301 00:15:25,050 --> 00:15:26,426 I'm over--over here. 302 00:15:30,430 --> 00:15:31,806 - Wow. - Changed a bit, huh? 303 00:15:35,769 --> 00:15:37,144 God, look at this. 304 00:15:37,145 --> 00:15:38,854 Everything. Everything's closed. 305 00:15:38,855 --> 00:15:41,774 Yeah, well, times are tough. 306 00:15:41,775 --> 00:15:44,693 Struggling, you know, like everywhere else. 307 00:15:44,694 --> 00:15:47,112 Still feels like home. 308 00:15:47,113 --> 00:15:48,822 I'd love to swing by the theater. 309 00:15:48,823 --> 00:15:50,783 No, no, that's not the-- 310 00:15:50,784 --> 00:15:52,785 - Let's go to Dad's. - Just for a minute. 311 00:15:52,786 --> 00:15:54,161 I have to stand on that stage. 312 00:15:54,162 --> 00:15:56,163 You know, I need the inspiration. 313 00:15:56,164 --> 00:15:57,790 Hey, let--No, Richard, let's just, you know, 314 00:15:57,791 --> 00:16:00,793 let's focus on Mom and Dad today, okay? 315 00:16:00,794 --> 00:16:01,960 Come on. I'll take you home. 316 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:03,045 - Okay. - You can get settled. 317 00:16:03,046 --> 00:16:03,962 Sure. You're right. Yeah. 318 00:16:03,963 --> 00:16:04,839 I'm glad she went quickly. 319 00:16:06,341 --> 00:16:08,634 No, she didn't, actually. 320 00:16:08,635 --> 00:16:10,511 No, she was sick for a while. 321 00:16:10,512 --> 00:16:12,846 Well, I just saw her last spring. 322 00:16:12,847 --> 00:16:14,556 No. 323 00:16:14,557 --> 00:16:16,392 Yes, I brought her that ostrich egg from Harrods. 324 00:16:16,393 --> 00:16:18,018 No, no, that was three years ago. 325 00:16:18,019 --> 00:16:19,269 - Three years. - No, but-- 326 00:16:19,270 --> 00:16:20,688 - Three years ago. Yeah. - Three years? 327 00:16:20,689 --> 00:16:21,606 Three years. This is me. 328 00:16:23,066 --> 00:16:24,900 How's Dad taking it? 329 00:16:24,901 --> 00:16:26,694 Well, he's, uh... 330 00:16:26,695 --> 00:16:28,612 coping. 331 00:16:28,613 --> 00:16:30,699 You know, it's hard. 332 00:16:36,246 --> 00:16:37,455 Listen. 333 00:16:40,083 --> 00:16:42,251 We need help with the funeral. 334 00:16:42,252 --> 00:16:44,086 Oh, I'll take care of it. 335 00:16:44,087 --> 00:16:47,881 I'll stage something theatrical but discreet. 336 00:16:47,882 --> 00:16:50,884 Death will be the theme, but it can't be all about death. 337 00:16:50,885 --> 00:16:56,181 It'll also be uplifting but appropriately depressing. 338 00:16:56,182 --> 00:16:58,392 Music has to be there. Quintet, maybe. 339 00:16:58,393 --> 00:17:00,102 I meant paying for it. 340 00:17:00,103 --> 00:17:04,231 I know it's asking a lot and I hate doing it, but... 341 00:17:04,232 --> 00:17:07,568 maybe it'll help you with the guilt I hope you're feeling 342 00:17:07,569 --> 00:17:09,278 for not having seen her in all this time. 343 00:17:23,710 --> 00:17:24,502 All right. 344 00:17:39,350 --> 00:17:41,935 Hey, here. Here you go. 345 00:17:41,936 --> 00:17:43,562 - You're not coming in? - No, I would. 346 00:17:43,563 --> 00:17:45,522 But look, I got a crazy afternoon. 347 00:17:45,523 --> 00:17:47,608 Miranda's there. She'll set you up. 348 00:17:47,609 --> 00:17:48,860 Miranda. Great. 349 00:17:50,361 --> 00:17:52,821 Spends a lot of time with Dad. It's like two peas, those two. 350 00:17:52,822 --> 00:17:54,531 It's--it's nice. 351 00:17:54,532 --> 00:17:56,867 - She'll love seeing you. - And I her. 352 00:17:56,868 --> 00:18:00,454 Hey, hey, come by tonight. 353 00:18:00,455 --> 00:18:02,539 - I'll make you dinner. - Oh, great. 354 00:18:02,540 --> 00:18:03,749 I'll stop by the theater on the way. 355 00:18:03,750 --> 00:18:05,125 Yeah-- No, don't--don't do that. 356 00:18:05,126 --> 00:18:07,377 Just spend time with Dad. 357 00:18:07,378 --> 00:18:09,547 Okay? I'll come by and get you. 358 00:18:11,257 --> 00:18:13,468 - Great. - Oh, and, Richard... 359 00:18:15,178 --> 00:18:17,679 don't tell dad about the, uh, the thing with Mom. 360 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:19,723 - What thing? - The death thing. 361 00:18:19,724 --> 00:18:21,767 That she's dead. He doesn't know. 362 00:18:21,768 --> 00:18:23,769 He d-- 363 00:18:23,770 --> 00:18:25,103 Won't he--won't he sort of figure that out, 364 00:18:25,104 --> 00:18:26,188 when he sees her in the coffin? 365 00:18:26,189 --> 00:18:28,023 Just don't, okay? 366 00:18:28,024 --> 00:18:30,901 It'll upset him. He won't know how to process it. 367 00:18:30,902 --> 00:18:32,277 And this is a longer conversation. 368 00:18:32,278 --> 00:18:33,654 Just--he'll love seeing you, okay? 369 00:18:33,655 --> 00:18:35,948 Just enjoy each other. 370 00:18:35,949 --> 00:18:38,033 - Okay. - I'll see you later. 371 00:18:49,295 --> 00:18:50,255 Dad. 372 00:18:53,633 --> 00:18:54,717 Miranda? 373 00:18:59,138 --> 00:19:00,098 Miranda. 374 00:19:04,310 --> 00:19:05,103 Dad? 375 00:19:14,988 --> 00:19:16,363 Dad? 376 00:19:16,364 --> 00:19:18,532 Jon, you sound like a woman. 377 00:19:18,533 --> 00:19:20,784 Speak from the diaphragm! 378 00:19:20,785 --> 00:19:23,453 It's Richard. 379 00:19:23,454 --> 00:19:27,207 Richard, my son! My star! 380 00:19:27,208 --> 00:19:30,085 Come on up. Wait. I'll put something on. 381 00:19:30,086 --> 00:19:31,588 I don't want to frighten you. 382 00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:35,924 Dad? 383 00:19:35,925 --> 00:19:38,176 You're home. Wow. 384 00:19:40,346 --> 00:19:41,556 Look at you. 385 00:19:43,016 --> 00:19:44,558 Oh, wow. 386 00:19:44,559 --> 00:19:46,977 I'm a mess. 387 00:19:46,978 --> 00:19:49,229 I didn't know you were coming. 388 00:19:49,230 --> 00:19:50,898 I wanted to surprise you. 389 00:19:50,899 --> 00:19:53,984 You have been working very hard, I see. 390 00:19:53,985 --> 00:19:55,527 Oh, yes. Oh, yes. 391 00:19:55,528 --> 00:19:58,196 Look at this gentleman here. 392 00:19:58,197 --> 00:19:59,865 Who is he? 393 00:19:59,866 --> 00:20:01,367 No, I know it's hard without the hair. 394 00:20:02,785 --> 00:20:04,578 It's, uh-- 395 00:20:04,579 --> 00:20:07,247 You did his Earnest at MFT. 396 00:20:07,248 --> 00:20:10,042 Oh, Christ. Oscar Wilde. 397 00:20:10,043 --> 00:20:11,752 You see? 398 00:20:11,753 --> 00:20:16,465 Yeah. Dad, I'm sorry I've been away so long. 399 00:20:16,466 --> 00:20:17,758 Well, you're here now. 400 00:20:17,759 --> 00:20:19,635 Sit. 401 00:20:23,598 --> 00:20:26,850 You were only 23-years old when you did it. 402 00:20:26,851 --> 00:20:28,644 Earnest, I mean. 403 00:20:28,645 --> 00:20:32,397 That was the same year as we did Much Ado. 404 00:20:32,398 --> 00:20:35,776 So have you two tied the knot yet? 405 00:20:35,777 --> 00:20:37,903 - We two? - You and Kristen. 406 00:20:37,904 --> 00:20:40,531 Uh, Kristen is married to Jon. 407 00:20:42,325 --> 00:20:45,327 But how does that work with both of you in New York? 408 00:20:45,328 --> 00:20:47,287 She's here. I'm in New York. 409 00:20:49,540 --> 00:20:52,167 This tapioca pudding. 410 00:20:52,168 --> 00:20:54,294 So tell us... 411 00:20:54,295 --> 00:20:57,339 how are things on The Great White Way? 412 00:20:57,340 --> 00:20:59,174 Oh, they're--they're great. 413 00:20:59,175 --> 00:21:02,302 In fact, I just opened there in King Lear. 414 00:21:02,303 --> 00:21:03,971 Lear? 415 00:21:03,972 --> 00:21:05,348 Did you hear that, Bill? 416 00:21:07,433 --> 00:21:12,354 "Why should a dog, a horse, a rat have life? 417 00:21:12,355 --> 00:21:14,815 And thou no breath at all. 418 00:21:14,816 --> 00:21:17,776 Thou shalt come no more. 419 00:21:17,777 --> 00:21:22,407 Never, never, never. Never, never, never." 420 00:21:24,367 --> 00:21:25,617 How were the reviews? 421 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:27,536 They were-- 422 00:21:27,537 --> 00:21:29,705 All raves. Raves. 423 00:21:29,706 --> 00:21:31,748 Do you remember our Lear? 424 00:21:31,749 --> 00:21:35,252 You as Edmund, Jon as Edgar? 425 00:21:35,253 --> 00:21:37,087 You boys were terrific. 426 00:21:37,088 --> 00:21:39,589 And Ethel as Regan. 427 00:21:39,590 --> 00:21:42,050 She was terrifying. 428 00:21:42,051 --> 00:21:44,637 I built a theater, best in the country. 429 00:21:46,472 --> 00:21:49,850 But this is what I'm most proud of. 430 00:21:49,851 --> 00:21:52,353 My eldest, my artist. 431 00:21:53,938 --> 00:21:56,023 And if I play my cards right, 432 00:21:56,024 --> 00:21:59,609 I'll talk him into doing another play here with me soon, 433 00:21:59,610 --> 00:22:01,737 the two of us together again. 434 00:22:01,738 --> 00:22:02,904 You think about that. 435 00:22:02,905 --> 00:22:04,282 I will, I will. 436 00:22:05,825 --> 00:22:08,285 There's something that I want to say. 437 00:22:08,286 --> 00:22:11,246 And I don't want you... 438 00:22:11,247 --> 00:22:12,706 to respond to it. 439 00:22:12,707 --> 00:22:14,875 I just want you to sit there and listen to me. 440 00:22:14,876 --> 00:22:17,169 Sure. 441 00:22:17,170 --> 00:22:18,254 Boy, this is-- 442 00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:21,381 This is harder than I thought it would be 443 00:22:21,382 --> 00:22:22,717 and I don't know why. 444 00:22:24,260 --> 00:22:25,219 Here it goes. 445 00:22:28,181 --> 00:22:29,390 I'm gay. 446 00:22:30,975 --> 00:22:33,643 - Oh. - I'm a gay man. 447 00:22:33,644 --> 00:22:35,854 I was always a gay man, 448 00:22:35,855 --> 00:22:38,648 but I just never allowed myself to be one. 449 00:22:38,649 --> 00:22:42,402 But now, in the twilight of my years, 450 00:22:42,403 --> 00:22:45,030 I'm motivated to tie up loose ends. 451 00:22:45,031 --> 00:22:47,491 Now, I want you to understand 452 00:22:47,492 --> 00:22:50,118 that this is not the dementia talking. 453 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:51,037 Okay. 454 00:22:53,164 --> 00:22:57,084 I'm gay. I'm a gay man. I've always been a gay man. 455 00:22:57,085 --> 00:23:02,090 But now, in-- in my twilight years, I-- 456 00:23:04,717 --> 00:23:06,343 Didn't I say that already? 457 00:23:06,344 --> 00:23:08,470 You did, Dad, yeah. 458 00:23:08,471 --> 00:23:10,680 That's the dementia. 459 00:23:10,681 --> 00:23:12,974 Well, that's wonderful, Dad. 460 00:23:12,975 --> 00:23:14,559 I'm so happy for you. 461 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,812 I knew you would understand! 462 00:23:16,813 --> 00:23:18,563 Have you told Jon yet? 463 00:23:18,564 --> 00:23:21,108 Oh, hell no. I can't tell him anything. 464 00:23:21,109 --> 00:23:22,317 He worries. 465 00:23:22,318 --> 00:23:23,986 He thinks I'm losing my mind. 466 00:23:25,404 --> 00:23:27,823 Oh, there's one more thing. 467 00:23:27,824 --> 00:23:28,949 You must promise me something, Richard. 468 00:23:28,950 --> 00:23:30,325 You must promise me. 469 00:23:30,326 --> 00:23:31,868 I--I--What? 470 00:23:31,869 --> 00:23:33,663 You won't tell your mother. 471 00:23:36,415 --> 00:23:37,291 I won't. 472 00:23:48,845 --> 00:23:50,470 Uncle Richard? 473 00:23:50,471 --> 00:23:53,098 Oh. 474 00:23:53,099 --> 00:23:56,393 - Miranda. - Oh, my God. 475 00:23:56,394 --> 00:23:58,603 Oh, you're all grown up. 476 00:23:59,522 --> 00:24:00,689 Don't cry. 477 00:24:00,690 --> 00:24:02,149 Don't--No, no, no, no, please. 478 00:24:02,150 --> 00:24:03,567 If you start crying, I'll start crying. 479 00:24:03,568 --> 00:24:05,152 I know, I know. 480 00:24:05,153 --> 00:24:06,528 I just miss her. 481 00:24:06,529 --> 00:24:08,780 Well, we all do. Yes, I know. 482 00:24:08,781 --> 00:24:11,032 God, I'm so glad you're here. 483 00:24:11,033 --> 00:24:13,160 Are you okay? 484 00:24:13,161 --> 00:24:15,120 Well, you know, she had a good life. 485 00:24:15,121 --> 00:24:16,580 No, I meant with the review 486 00:24:16,581 --> 00:24:17,623 and the whole thing with the critic. 487 00:24:19,584 --> 00:24:22,836 Oh, that. Yes, well, uh, um-- 488 00:24:22,837 --> 00:24:24,087 You know, I'm kind of surprised it actually 489 00:24:24,088 --> 00:24:25,672 didn't happen after the Beckett 490 00:24:25,673 --> 00:24:28,133 I actually managed to repress that one. 491 00:24:28,134 --> 00:24:29,593 Yeah, thanks for reminding me. 492 00:24:29,594 --> 00:24:31,761 How do you know about all that? 493 00:24:31,762 --> 00:24:33,972 Mom forwards me all your reviews. 494 00:24:33,973 --> 00:24:35,515 Really? What's that about? 495 00:24:35,516 --> 00:24:37,976 She's trying to discourage me, I think. 496 00:24:37,977 --> 00:24:40,521 - From what? - Being happy, I guess. 497 00:24:42,607 --> 00:24:45,650 I never had more fun than when I went to visit you in New York. 498 00:24:45,651 --> 00:24:47,444 Nana would take me to see your shows. 499 00:24:47,445 --> 00:24:49,154 You came a lot. Yes, didn't you? 500 00:24:49,155 --> 00:24:51,239 Wait a minute. You were a child. 501 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,116 What were you, eight, when you came to see Virginia Woolf? 502 00:24:53,117 --> 00:24:55,202 I was so scared, but I loved it. 503 00:24:55,203 --> 00:24:56,870 I loved all of it. 504 00:24:56,871 --> 00:24:59,748 All the actors and shows and the parties. 505 00:24:59,749 --> 00:25:01,166 It was magic. 506 00:25:01,167 --> 00:25:03,460 How many of my shows did you actually see? 507 00:25:03,461 --> 00:25:05,420 - A lot. - Really? 508 00:25:05,421 --> 00:25:07,672 Yeah. 'Cause that was the one place she saw you. 509 00:25:07,673 --> 00:25:09,842 She had to die for you to come back. 510 00:25:11,719 --> 00:25:12,886 Don't say that. 511 00:25:12,887 --> 00:25:14,179 That's-- 512 00:25:14,180 --> 00:25:15,264 That's not true. 513 00:25:20,311 --> 00:25:21,979 It is true. I'm an asshole. 514 00:25:23,481 --> 00:25:26,399 - Only sometimes. - Oh, yeah. 515 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,526 Yeah. 516 00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:30,779 Anyway, I think I want to live in New York. 517 00:25:30,780 --> 00:25:31,739 Oh. 518 00:25:33,449 --> 00:25:34,991 I remember you said if I want to be an actress, 519 00:25:34,992 --> 00:25:35,992 I should be there. 520 00:25:35,993 --> 00:25:37,285 - And I can help you. - Really? 521 00:25:37,286 --> 00:25:39,079 I mean, I-- 522 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:42,165 There are calls I can make, strings I can pull. 523 00:25:42,166 --> 00:25:45,043 Maybe not as many strings as before? 524 00:25:45,044 --> 00:25:45,962 I saw the video. 525 00:25:47,505 --> 00:25:49,589 "Behold, I have a weapon." 526 00:25:51,092 --> 00:25:53,051 Maybe. 527 00:25:53,052 --> 00:25:54,844 But still, don't rush to New York. 528 00:25:54,845 --> 00:25:57,931 You've got a perfect opportunity right here in Millersburg. 529 00:25:57,932 --> 00:25:59,432 You've got a theater in your backyard. 530 00:25:59,433 --> 00:26:02,185 It's where I learned everything I know about acting 531 00:26:02,186 --> 00:26:04,771 at the Millersburg Festival Theater. 532 00:26:04,772 --> 00:26:07,148 It was the perfect place to start a career. 533 00:26:07,149 --> 00:26:08,900 When I played Hamlet, 534 00:26:08,901 --> 00:26:10,902 the acoustics and such-- whatever it is, 535 00:26:10,903 --> 00:26:13,281 it's magical because it was-- 536 00:26:14,657 --> 00:26:17,493 It was a communal experience. You know what I mean? 537 00:26:19,829 --> 00:26:21,079 Have you been to the theater? 538 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:22,455 Not yet. 539 00:26:22,456 --> 00:26:23,791 You should go. 540 00:27:22,183 --> 00:27:23,475 ♪ Put aside your worries ♪ 541 00:27:23,476 --> 00:27:25,310 ♪ You won't have a care ♪ 542 00:27:25,311 --> 00:27:27,145 ♪ When the doorbell rings ♪ 543 00:27:27,146 --> 00:27:29,481 ♪ And the matzo man is there ♪ 544 00:27:29,482 --> 00:27:30,774 ♪ It's no wonder ♪ 545 00:27:30,775 --> 00:27:32,901 ♪ He gets so gets So many calls ♪ 546 00:27:32,902 --> 00:27:36,654 ♪ No one can resist My matzo balls ♪ 547 00:27:36,655 --> 00:27:38,448 Yeah! 548 00:27:38,449 --> 00:27:41,576 ♪ He's The matzo, matzo, matzo man ♪ 549 00:27:41,577 --> 00:27:45,997 ♪ You'll fall in love With the matzo man ♪ 550 00:27:45,998 --> 00:27:49,292 ♪ Matzo, matzo, matzo man ♪ 551 00:27:49,293 --> 00:27:52,253 ♪ He's a lotsa Hotsa muscle with a matzo pan ♪ 552 00:27:52,254 --> 00:27:54,130 Whoo! 553 00:27:54,131 --> 00:27:56,383 ♪ He's The matzo, matzo, matzo man ♪ 554 00:27:56,384 --> 00:28:00,136 ♪ Every Jewish home Needs a matzo man ♪ 555 00:28:00,137 --> 00:28:03,765 ♪ And let it not be said He ignores us nuns ♪ 556 00:28:03,766 --> 00:28:06,894 ♪ I'm almost Catholic With my hot crossed buns ♪ 557 00:28:09,063 --> 00:28:12,816 ♪ He's the M-A-T-Z-O-M-A-N ♪ 558 00:28:12,817 --> 00:28:16,444 ♪ Matzo, matzo, matzo, matzo ♪ 559 00:28:16,445 --> 00:28:18,196 ♪ Matzo ball, matzo ball, Matzo ball, matzo ball ♪ 560 00:28:18,197 --> 00:28:20,365 ♪ Matzo ball, matzo man ♪ 561 00:28:20,366 --> 00:28:21,533 - Whoo! - Whoo-hoo! 562 00:28:21,534 --> 00:28:23,368 Yeah! Give me some of that matzo!