the view from the stage of arthur miller's "view from the bridge." what it's like for the actors to have the audience just feet away from them. >> here's lester holt with what's coming up at 6:30. >>> from charles tosh, south carolina, the fallout from last night's republican debate as the democrats get ready to square off on sunday. we'll tell you what's behind another drop on wall street. small town couple that struck it rich in this week's powerball drawing. we see you right back here tonight. okay. for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... are you having?! at stop&shop, prices are down. savings are up. victory lane. >>> mayor de blasio says a dialogue is continue between the city and new york's horse and carriage drivers. the mayor made a campaign promise to do away with horse drawn carriages over concerns on how the animals were being treated. but nothing has happened so far. this morning the mayor said discussions are still ongoing but there's no indication that any deal will be made soon. there have been rumors that as many as two-t

a releases arthur miller from testing a playwright we all think we know.nvenient place about the 1950's all done in a 1950's style. it is a very, bear, start production. american friends of mine has said is the clearest version that they have ever seen. charlie: i agree. it is stage an interesting way, too. the stages there. a trademark of this director. the audiences on either side, on the stage. and you sit there in just a square. you are all barefoot. what is that about? mark: we did not start barefoot. we had shoes. in aten the director came the end of the first week and said, i want you all to get rid of your shoes. we cannot understand why that was. in retrospect, looking at it, it is something about the space that he created for us to perform in, a very pristine space. the floor is white. what goes on in that space is revealed by a huge, monolithic stone edifice there's peering at the beginning so that you reveal these people and the same thing comes in at the end. it means that the arena, or petri dish or boxing ring or whatever it is that he is cr

. >> rose: we continue this evening with mark strong who stars in arthur miller's "a view from the bridge." >> and the purpose of art, all creativity, really, isn't it, to take us out of our everyday lives, to stop us worrying about e-mails, bills, the rat race, just survival. isn't art, oil, painting, music, everything, to take us somewhere else and make us think about stuff? >> rose: we conclude talking another play on broadway, king charles iii about prince charles and what happens when he becomes king. we talk to tim pigott-smith, margot leicester, oliver chris and lydia wilson. >> he writes a lot of letters lobbying for his position and this caused some stress because as the prime minister said to nee the play, you're not elected, you have no right to do this, you're just living off taxpayers' money, can't do this, but i think he will want to be involved, though if he comes to see the play, he might be careful about how he does that. >> rose: peter king on the n.f.l. conference championships, mark strong of "a view from the bridge," and four actors from >> rose: funding for "charlie

he stars as the tragic protagonist in arthur miller's "a view from the bridge" exploring the pursuit the american dream, irrational love, and betrayal. the broadway production originated in london where it won an award for best revival. ben brantley of the "new york times" the powerful drama critic wrote, "mr. strong is the most powerful single performance you're likely to see this year." he also has a busy film career often playing characters. here is a look at some of his most haunting roles as villainous characters. >> they attacked us on land in 1998, by sea in 2000, and from the air in 2001. they murdered 3,000 of our citizens in cold blood. they have slaughtered our forward deploy and what the -- have we done about it, huh? congratulations. my warmest welcome to his majesty's service. if you speak a word of what i'm about to show you, you will be executed for high treason. you will lie to your friends, your family, and everyone you meet about what it is you really do. >> i have returned from beyond the grave to fulfill england's destiny. and extend the boundaries of this great

. >> rose: arthur miller's "a view from the bridge" is once again on broadway.he tragic story of eddie car bone, a long shoreman on the brooklyn waterfront. over the years the role has been played by many but this time it's played by mark strong. >> it's hard to say why a character speaks to you. it's instinctive. it's something i just felt. i knew who this guy was. i knew how i wanted to play him. i knew from what i had read what kind of a guy i thought he is, and them i read. it. i had never seen the play. i had read it at university, but them i lobbied into it, and i realized he's played one way, but i read something a little bit different and thought i'd really like to have a go at that. >> rose: you described this as a slow-motion car crash. set up the play so we understand why it's a slow-motion car crash. you're a guy who works on the docks in late 40s, early 50s? >> yeah, it would be early 50s. he's a longshoreman. he is married and has his wife's sister'sister's daughter, who hs been bringing up since she was a baby herk niece. and they live together in

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