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Jennifer Aniston’s Curtain Call

Jennifer Aniston’s Curtain Call

Jennifer Aniston took her curtain call on stage earlier this evening for her Broadway debut in the 10-minute play, Three Girls and Bob. Jen played a single woman who attends an intimacy workshop with two friends (Rosie Perez and Lynn Whitfield) and then tries out its lessons on a hapless man (David Cross).

Jen’s play was part of The 6th Annual “24 Hour Plays” on Broadway to benefit the Working Playground, Inc. at NYC’s American Airlines Theatre. Jen, 37, arrived at 8 AM and rehearsed through the day. Technical rehearsals ran from 5 PM to 7:30 PM. Doors opened at 7:45 PM and the curtain rose at 8 PM. I am oh so curious to hear the reviews…

Co-star Rosie Perez said: “We had a real boost from Jennifer Aniston. She was as sweet as pie. I really appreciated her coming because she raised the profile of tonight’s event and that is going to help so much. She didn’t have to do this. She didn’t have to take time out of her schedule.”

Jen, 37, was accompanied on stage by fellow actors Nia Vardalos, Anna Paquin, Lynn Whitfield, Kieran Culkin, and Erika Christensen (pictured below). More pictures in the gallery!

UPDATE :: The New York Post says: “Jennifer Aniston made a hit debut on Broadway last night.”

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I don’t know how you can judge a performance that was only 10 freaking minutes. That isn’t a play, that’s a skit! How many lines did she have, three?? And people declare it a “smash hit”?? I’d like to see Jennifer do a four hour Shakespeare play on Broadway every day for a month straight, let’s see how she would handle that. I don’t understand what she has done in her career to validate her as a talented actress. She is a mediocre actress at best. She is no Julianne Moore, she is no Meryl Streep. Any compliments she got were probably out of politeness. I can’t stand how she bogarts the attention away from real talented actors, and why? What is so compelling about miss Jennifer Aniston? The only things that people discuss about when it comes to Jennifer Aniston are her ex, her boobs, or her hair. The truth is, she has no relevance as an ACTRESS. And the sad thing about her manipulative PR tactics post divorce is that while it extended her 15 minutes like she wanted, it also cemented her as a superficial mascot for gossipmongers and tabloids. I think she and her people realize that this is now the only way she can stay relevant and get attention. The first thing she says while on Oprah is that she didn’t get a boob job. She didn’t need to go there, after all, she had a 10 minute movie that she CO-directed to talk about. She denies she and Vince have broken up, yet she has never on the record said they were together in the first place. If you want a rumour to go away, you don’t talk about it with Oprah folks.

YEAH, RIGHT @ 10/24/2006 at 10:43 pm

“She didn’t have to take the time out of her schedule.”

WHAT schedule? Walking her dog on the beach? Getting
pedicures? GMAFB.

And if she didn’t get a boob job, I’m the Pope. She never had
ones like that before. And doesn’t she own a bra that doesn’t
show her freaking nipples?! Gross.

One good thing about stage plays–you don’t have to see her face
in closeup.

Thank you ArabianFan;

If we don’t feel for Aniston than we’re heartless. Hello. There are quite a few of us that feel for Brad and what he was going through. All you have to do is read his interviews that he’s done for Babel and it’s all right there. He felt his life didn’t make any sense and wasn’t going where he’d hoped it was going. Interesting, that when he got out of a bad marriage, all of his dreams seem to be flourishing. He’s got a family, his production company is the hottest in town and his humanitarian work is also flourishing. Yes, the person that you share your life with can hold you back from becoming the person you want to be.

I feel sorry for Angelina for being dragged into a situation that she had nothing to do with by the press because she made the story salacious when it wasn’t. And his ex wife because it deflected her own short comings and responsibility in the breakup of her own marriage.

I always said let Aniston talk and talk and she’d let you know the real truth. Which was that they grew apart. That they didn’t tend to their marriage because everything came before it.

I remember a story about them in Italy at Clooney’s while shooting O12 and she made an ass out of herself at a few dinners where she made it very clear she had no intention of following Brad on his humanitarian trips. Which after she said herself in an interview, just wasn’t her thing.

I respect the fact that Brad has never bad mouthed an ex or said why things imploded. It’s no one’s business. The fact that Aniston sold her soul for some magazine covers deserves the flack that is coming her way. We’re not the only one’s calling her on it. It’s the press, experts in the field and other actors/actresses saying, please do not make me a victim or a team of anything.

Norman the Dog @ 10/24/2006 at 10:45 pm

I don’t want to be Jennifer’s boyfriend anymore. She made me. Help
me.

X wants its letter back @ 10/24/2006 at 11:02 pm

You can always spot a rabid Brangelina fan with their over-used of the letter “X” its like some secret code name of warfare, since this a Jennifer Aniston thread drop the “X”.

Pamela Anderson called she wants her boobs back

I see Paltrow was at the Babel premier in NYC. Apparently, the only ex wife or girlfriend Brad won’t work with or hire is Aniston.

the Smoking gun @ 10/24/2006 at 11:32 pm

All I can say is, that for Brad, leaving Jennifer was a good thing.
May be not so good for Jennifer.

Because Brad is doing all the things he said he wanted to do when
he was married to Jennifer and didn’t. When Brad was with
Jennifer, he didn’t have children of his own. When he was with
Jennifer, he didn’t have a woman who supported his interests
outside the movie business such as architecture and how to use
that interest and his fame constructively such as what he is now
doing for New Orleans. When Brad was with Jennifer, he didn’t
even have a woman who supported his interests in making movies
– remember Jennifer said that Plan B grew to big for her. She
just wanted to produce movies which gave her an opportunity to
act. Brad had bigger plans and wanted to a production company
that gave him an opportunity to create films he wanted to make.
Goodness gracious me, when Brad was with Jennifer, he didn’t
even have a woman who wanted to live in the Los Feliz home, a
home he has spent time and money and passion to create into a
family home.

Since Brad left Jennifer, it would appear from his old interviews,
that he is now LIVING his dream of having his own family in the
home he has lovingly nurtured for years. Can anyone doubt that
the Los Feliz home is a place he wanted to create to raise his
family? Just read the story from a few years back about what he
has done to nurture the garden, then carefully bought up
property around his home. He wasn’t going to just do up that
property and sell it for a quick buck. Since Brad left Jennifer, he
has grown as a business man. He has produced Running with
Scissors and TMH. Also in talks to produce Time Travellers wife
and more. I can’t wait for him to produce a curious incident of a
dog in the night. Since Brad left Jennifer, he has expanded his
interests – or shown renewed interest and commitment to
working on environmental issues, on poverty. Since Brad left
Jennifer, he has actually traveled, actually grown as a man. Any
person can do that when they have a helpmate, by their side.

I don’t understand what she has done in her career to validate her as a talented actress. She is a mediocre actress at best.
260 | ddddd

It’s called PITY. She played the victim all last year. Now the media and her fans feel that need to cheer when she does anything.

BTW how many women that are almost 40 are called cute. Come on Rachel Mcadams is cute. Find a new word Jen Fans.

Well now that Jennifer is finished she will be on a plane to see her boyfriend. Right?????

C’mon people. I’ve been watching friends and I know Jen did not make a boob job. You all know that! I don’t know to those who never watched FRIENDS!

blogelina @ 10/25/2006 at 3:12 am

What it looks like to me is the things the fans love so much about Jennifer are the very things Jennifer hates the most about herself. This is what frustrates and upsets those who are not Jennifer fans. Only Jennifer herself knows what is in her heart but it does not a genius take to figure out this woman, to a certain point at least. On the other hand, Angelina is very vocal and upfront about things most people would never speak of. Non fans use AJ’s honesty against her, hating her for her honesty as much as for her actions. AJ’s true fans love her honesty and admire her guts to expose so much of herself. By contrast JA seems to hide many, many things which non fans hate her for. JA fans love this about JA, its easy to accept someone who only reveals what people want to know. Each woman is within her rights to be the way they chose.

Neither woman is wrong or bad or ***** or saint just human and totally, totally different.

pinocchio @ 10/25/2006 at 4:11 am

272 | blogelina |

ITA. One is honest and real and the other is a real fake.

pinocchio @ 10/25/2006 at 4:20 am

270 | Pity

That’s right . I can’t stand it too. You can call Scarlet J., Jessica Alba, Rachel Mcadam cute, but to a woman hitting 40 , calling her cute ? I think its more an insult. another thing I found it ridiculous is calling her beautiful. she is totally not beautiful, so average even on the edge of ugly.

10 min. of co directorial debut, 10 mins of stage play. that put her in the lime light. Starting next month to next february, it will all be golden globe and oscar buzz. no Aniston movie. I can’t wait what will Huvaniston come up with. I’m guessing probably a fake pregnancy , follow by denial or miscarriage, fake wedding rumor, fake engagement then deny it after leaking it. she dating another guy, he dating another girl then deny , sue, admit… I’m sure they gonna do it.

269 | dexyn

But did you see her semi nude picture before “friend” .still don’t agree ? then your blind.

No change @ 10/25/2006 at 8:48 am

Will it ever end? Stop the madness! She is not worthy of the attention.

ArabianFan @ 10/25/2006 at 9:35 am

258 | weenie | 10/24/06 10:34 PM |

Please don’t lie to youtself, Brad was in the marriage, he has his piece to share if he wanted he knows Jennifer’s flaws and insecurities and could’ve exposed her. He has 50% of the story and no matter how much Jennifer said it remains 50% of the story. In fact he was too bad like some of you are saying he could’ve come up with lies (like the diabloical bullsht) and attach them to Jennifer, he wouldn’t defended her on and on. You know well he was gentleman with her and treated her with utmost respect. It’s too bad that Jennifer couldn’t let him go after many months of seperation, she had Vince and yet Brad’s behaviour was important! Brad has history of not speaking about his personal life or reasons for break up to the media, he respects his life. He was labeled with cheater, cad, yada yada until Gwyneth 7 years later during her interview with Diane Sawyer reveal it all, it was ALL her fault. It might be too late but at least the truth was spoken not by him, but by her. The “wronged” person isn’t the one who try to create some public sympathy, but he’s the one who can make the person that did him wrong feel guilty and apologize for it.

Pinnochio doesn’t deserve all the posts in this thread;
We are giving her interest and staying in the news;
Transparent , and hypocrit madame

Stop The Madness @ 10/25/2006 at 10:03 am

STOP THE MADNESS, STAY AWAY FROM ANYTHING JEN. WE KEEP THE INTREST ALIVE. STOP THE MADNESS, YOU SHOW YOU DISINTREST BY IGNORING ANYTHING JEN. WE HAVE THE POWER, LET US USE IT WISELY. THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED, A JEN THREAD OVER 100 POSTS. LEAVE HER FANS TO EXTOL HER VIRTUES AND YOU’LL SEE HOW INTERESTING SHE IS. HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU SAY “SHE IS NICE”

I get shot down for my theories sometimes here. I’ve been reading for 3 months but only post once in a while. But here goes, my new theory or plan whatever. As much as i hate X and am guilty of posting bad things about her, I have heard that the site owners get paid by how many people post there. If this is true, we should never ever post on a X thread again. Really! if fanistons aren’t spending time posting to defend what non fans say about her, the thread usually die down after 40-50 posts, because she’s so boring and once her fans cover all her “attributes” they go off shoe shopping! So in a way we’re guilty of keeping her on these sites more than she deserves, right?

748 | deena

I really agree with you. It was suggested by someone that if they had any comments about an X thread, why not just post it in the BP/AJ thread and let her threads die on their own. I thought it was a great idea because it just means more hits for BP/AJ threads. But I’m not sure everyone agrees with this, though, I believe some posters think these threads should only be focused on BP/AJ. I say the more discussion, the more interesting the site is, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to mark things as OT for those who don’t want to read other topics.

757 | Lynn Campbell | 10/25/06 9:46 AM | Flag Comment

Need I say MORE??

BAMZ LOVER @ 10/25/2006 at 11:44 am

LOVE CLINIQUA’S POSTS!!! LOVE HER!

More kudos for Jen from the NY Daily News:

“She was 10 times the actress Julia Roberts was in front of a live audience, a babelicious pro with impeccable comic timing, in Adam Bock’s short “Three Girls and Bob.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/col/r_m/story/465041p-391298c.html

Jennifer is not some shallow person out for a pity party in the public. She is going to become one of the most successful female actresses of all time. I think the break up with brad and Angie having his baby so soon afterwards and those low rated movies and these false negative criticisms of her, made her a stronger woman. I am an aspiring actress and I hope one day I can work under her. i have the utmost respect for Jennifer Aniston. This day on broadway was an uprising from the upheaval her ex-husband and Angelina brought on. And when she has children they’ll be very beautiful. And if she doesnt have children, GREAT! Some of us choose NOT to have children. I don’t know why a woman is required to have children to ‘fulfill’ life. That is a personal choice. And if Jen does not want to have children yet, then so be it. And for all those stupid Brangelina fans who dont like the criticisms against BAMZS family, and MAKE UP ridiculous krap against Jen out of REVENGE, we’ll see one day who will be the winner. I’ve been a supporter of Jen form the very beginning after her divorce and (once a fanatic of Angelina) lost respect for Angelina and had no respect for brad to begin with. Jennifer is NOT Angelina! We’ve got that! To compare the two is the STUPIDEST thing I have ever seen anyone do. “Do charity” “Help mankind” “Get a tatoo” “Adopt every race on earth”. Those are wonderful things but don’t push it on the rest of us. We’re sick of hearing it!

i just finished watching oprah’s (jen aniston) video.

counting the number of the term boob job—mentioned 5 times.

Aniston’s “no, no” broken up —mentioned 1 time

Looks like when you want to remember something, you keep repeating, beat it into the head.

In this video, all i came out of it is “no boob job”

Ebony - you’re a woman of reason and compassion. Thank you for your post. I get very frustrated. I’m a Jennifer fan from way back, but I don’t like, nor do I hate Brangelina. I just wish the sordid world would leave these three alone to live their lives.

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