If you’re lucky,” says John Lithgow, “an actor gets to speak a few lines in his career that you just absolutely know are going to have a terrific impact. It’s just quickened everybody’s attention.” open image in gallery John Lithgow as Roald Dahl in ‘Giant’ at the Royal Court If the play fits the times, the role fits the actor. …
Roald Dahl was a cankered giant of children’s literature, casting a dark shadow over the pastel-tinted landscapes of a usually benign genre. Dahl would have been 66 at this time but Lithgow’s portrayal makes him seem a decade older – white-haired and almost entirely past caring about the opinion of professionals he derides as “children”. And Lithgow faultlessly captures Dahl’s …
PHILADELPHIA — Rob Thomson had a quick reply as to what would keep David Dahl — a former first-round draft pick and NL All-Star since banished to the minors — in the lineup after he went deep in his Philadelphia Phillies’ debut. In his first at bat in Game 2 of his Phillies’ career, Dahl knocked one high, deep and …
PHILADELPHIA — Rhys Hoskins homered for the Milwaukee Brewers in his return to Citizens Bank Park, but David Dahl went deep in his Philadelphia debut to back Zack Wheeler and the Phillies in a 3-1 victory Monday night. In the opener of a three-game series between National League division leaders, Edmundo Sosa and Johan Rojas hit consecutive RBI singles in …
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