A WHOLE LOTTA JIMMY STEWART ON ONE STAGE.(U)(Review)

From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: April 16, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Julio Martinez Correspondent

THE DISTINCTIVE voice and mannerisms of film legend Jimmy Stewart (1908-1997) have always been easy pickings for celebrity impressionists ever since the lanky, slow-talking New Englander achieved stardom in the 1939 Frank Capra classic ``Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.'' In the Theatre West premiere of the two-hour-plus one-person bio drama, ``James Maitland Stewart,'' actor/writer Steve Nevil eschews caricature and impressively inhabits the persona of the late movie star.

What he fails to do is adequately edit the reams of biographical ...

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