Editing Christopher Reeve (section)

===1980s===
Reeve's first role after 1978's ''Superman'' was in the 1980 time-travel mystery/romantic fantasy ''[[Somewhere in Time (film)|Somewhere in Time]]''. Reeve as playwright Richard Collier romanced Elise McKenna, a popular stage actress from the early 20th century, played by [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]]. The film was shot on [[Mackinac Island]] using the [[Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island)|Grand Hotel]] in mid-1979, and was Reeve's favorite film to shoot.

The original plan was for a limited release and to build word of mouth, but early test screenings were favorable and the studio decided on a wide release, which proved to be the wrong strategy. Early reviews savaged the film as unduly sentimental and melodramatic, and an [[1980 actors strike|actors' strike]] prevented Reeve and Seymour from doing publicity. The film quickly closed, although [[Jean-Pierre Dorléac]] was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design]] in 1980. However, thanks to screenings on cable networks and [[video rentals]], the film became a [[cult film|cult classic]].<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998), pp. 204–207</ref> INSITE (International Network of Somewhere in Time Enthusiasts) did fundraising to sponsor a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for Reeve in 1997, and raised over $20,000 for the [[Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Addie |first=Jo |title=INSITE Honors Christopher Reeve With Walk of Fame Star |url=https://www.somewhereintime.tv/events_walkoffame.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018024543/https://www.somewhereintime.tv/events_walkoffame.htm |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |access-date=November 16, 2024 |website=INSITE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=INSITE Accomplishments |url=https://www.somewhereintime.tv/insite_accomplishments.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113130830/https://www.somewhereintime.tv/insite_accomplishments.htm |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=November 18, 2024 |website=INSITE}}</ref> Seymour became a friend of Reeve and in 1995 named one of her twin sons Kristopher in his honor (Reeve also became his godfather).<ref>{{cite web |last=Krug |first=Kurt Anthony |date=October 27, 2020 |title=Jane Seymour looks back on 40 years of "Somewhere in Time," Mackinac Island |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2020/10/27/jane-seymour-looks-back-40-years-somewhere-time-mackinac-island/3742904001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241118154355/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2020/10/27/jane-seymour-looks-back-40-years-somewhere-time-mackinac-island/3742904001/ |archive-date=November 18, 2024 |access-date=November 18, 2024 |website=The Detroit News}}</ref> The Grand Hotel and Mackinac Island has become a popular tourist site for film fans.

In that same year, Reeve made a guest appearance on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', where he performed "[[East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)]]" on a piano for [[Miss Piggy]], who had a crush on him. Reeve denied being Superman but displayed the character's superpowers throughout the episode. He then returned to continue filming on the not yet finished production of ''Superman II''.

After finishing ''Superman II'', Reeve called [[Nikos Psacharopoulos]], the artistic director of the [[Williamstown Theatre Festival]], whom he knew since his apprentice days, and asked if he could join the company. Reeve did two plays that season: ''[[The Front Page]]'' and ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]''. The former, directed by [[Robert Allan Ackerman]], became one of the biggest successes of the summer.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Front Page |url=https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/front-page-the/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113132357/https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/front-page-the/ |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=Williamstown Theatre Festival}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Cherry Orchard |url=https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/cherry-orchard-the-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113132846/https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/cherry-orchard-the-3/ |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=Williamstown Theatre Festival}}</ref> From then on, he was a regular at the festival. Later in the year, Reeve played a disabled Vietnam veteran in [[Lanford Wilson]]'s play ''[[Fifth of July (play)|Fifth of July]]'' on Broadway to excellent reviews. To prepare for the role, he was coached by an amputee on how to walk on artificial legs. The production was nominated for five [[Tony Awards]], including [[Tony Award for Best Play|Best Play]].<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998), pp. 208–212</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Franklin |first=Marc J. |date=July 5, 2020 |title=Look Back at Christopher Reeve, Jeff Daniels, and More in Fifth Of July |url=https://playbill.com/article/look-back-at-christopher-reeve-jeff-daniels-and-more-in-fifth-of-july |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110185150/https://playbill.com/article/look-back-at-christopher-reeve-jeff-daniels-and-more-in-fifth-of-july |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=Playbill}}</ref> In 1981, Reeve returned to Williamstown to play [[Achilles]] in the two-part, six-hour production of ''The Greeks''.<ref>{{cite web |last=King |first=Robert L. |date=July 12, 1981 |title=BRINGING 'THE GREEKS' TO WILLIAMSTOWN |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/12/theater/bringing-the-greeks-to-williamstown.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113131926/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/12/theater/bringing-the-greeks-to-williamstown.html |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>

In 1982, Reeve stretched his acting range further and played a devious novice playwright with questionable motives regarding his idol and mentor [[Michael Caine]], in [[Sidney Lumet]]'s suspenseful dark comedy ''[[Deathtrap (film)|Deathtrap]]'', based on the play by [[Ira Levin]]. The film was well received, but a major plot twist was spoiled by the press, affecting its box office performance.<ref>{{cite web |last=Roberts |first=Curtis |date=June 8, 2024 |title='You don't have the right to spill the plot': Christopher Reeve defended queer scene in major film twist amongst anti-gay reviews |url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/celebrities/you-dont-have-the-right-to-spill-the-plot-christopher-reeve-defended-queer-scene-in-major-film-twist-amongst-anti-gay-reviews/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115155811/https://wegotthiscovered.com/celebrities/you-dont-have-the-right-to-spill-the-plot-christopher-reeve-defended-queer-scene-in-major-film-twist-amongst-anti-gay-reviews/ |archive-date=November 15, 2024 |access-date=December 18, 2024 |website=WGTC}}</ref> The same year, Reeve portrayed corrupt Catholic priest John Flaherty making challenging decisions during [[World War II]] in [[Frank Perry]]'s ''[[Monsignor (film)|Monsignor]]''. Reeve felt this gave him the opportunity to play "a morally ambiguous character who was neither clearly good nor clearly bad, someone to whom life is much more complex than the characters I've played previously." Reeve blamed the failure of the film on poor editing. He said, "the movie is sort of a series of outrageous incidents that you find hard to believe. Since they don't have a focus, and since they aren't justified and explained, they become laughable."<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Judy|url=http://www.chrisreevehomepage.com/m-monsignor.html|title=Monsignor (1982)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025095039/http://www.chrisreevehomepage.com/m-monsignor.html|archive-date=October 25, 2023|access-date=January 12, 2025|website=Christopher Reeve Homepage}}</ref>

[[File:Ronald Reagan Christopher Reeve.jpg|left|thumb|Reeve, [[Frank Gifford]] and [[Ronald Reagan]] at a reception and picnic marking the 15th anniversary of the [[Special Olympics]] program in the Diplomatic Reception room, May 1983]]
In 1983, Reeve appeared in ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre|Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre]]'', playing the dual roles of Prince Charming and the cowardly prince in ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thomas |first=Judy |title=FAERIE TALE THEATRE: "Sleeping Beauty" (1983) |url=https://www.chrisreevehomepage.com/m-faerietale.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617002027/https://www.chrisreevehomepage.com/m-faerietale.html |archive-date=June 17, 2024 |access-date=December 25, 2024 |website=Christopher Reeve Homepage}}</ref> In Williamstown, he acted in the play ''[[Holiday (play)|Holiday]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shewey |first=Don |date=June 19, 1983 |title=PLAYING IT SERIOUSLY IN SUMMER STOCK |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/19/theater/playing-it-seriously-in-summer-stock.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113133626/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/19/theater/playing-it-seriously-in-summer-stock.html |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> Later that year, Reeve went to [[Kranjska Gora]], Slovenia, to work on the film ''[[The Aviator (1985 film)|The Aviator]]''. The producers approached him without knowing he could fly a [[Stearman Aircraft|Stearman]], the vintage biplane used in the film. He readily accepted the role and volunteered to do his own piloting to achieve a more realistic look.<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998), pp. 217–219</ref> The film was released in March 1985.

Reeve was then offered the role of Basil Ransom in 1984's ''[[The Bostonians (film)|The Bostonians]]'' alongside [[Vanessa Redgrave]]. Though Reeve ordinarily commanded over one million dollars per film, [[Ismail Merchant]] could only afford to pay him one-tenth of that. Reeve had no complaints, as this was exactly the kind of film he wanted to do. In a 2005 interview, [[James Ivory]] said that [[Merchant Ivory Productions]] didn't have good representatives at the time, so Reeve "brokered" the arrangements with the [[Creative Artists Agency|CAA]] to get them into the agency.<ref>{{cite book |title=James Ivory in Conversation: How Merchant Ivory Makes Its Movies |author=Long, Robert Emmet |date=April 21, 2005 |publisher=University of California Press |pages=18 |isbn=0-520-23415-4}}</ref> The film exceeded expectations and performed well at the box office for what was considered to be an [[art film|art house film]].<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998), pp. 212–216</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' ranked it "among the finest film adaptations of a classic novel that anyone has yet made."<ref>{{cite web |last=Canby |first=Vincent |date=August 5, 1984 |title=FILM; 'BOSTONIANS': A PROPER JAMESIAN ADAPTATION |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/05/movies/film-bostonians-a-proper-jamesian-adaptation.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205215914/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/05/movies/film-bostonians-a-proper-jamesian-adaptation.html |archive-date=February 5, 2024 |access-date=February 12, 2025 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>

Ivory thought that Reeve was "wonderful" in ''The Bostonians'', but that he was "really undervalued by the critics and even the awards" because "they were so used to thinking of him as Superman."<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunaway |first=Michael |date=August 28, 2016 |title=In Conversation with James Ivory |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/in-conversation-with-james-ivory |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219183753/https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/in-conversation-with-james-ivory |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |access-date=December 19, 2024 |website=Paste Magazine}}</ref> Hepburn called Reeve to tell him he was "absolutely marvelous" and "captivating" in the film. When he told her he was currently shooting the 1985 version of ''[[Anna Karenina (1985 film)|Anna Karenina]]'', she said, "Oh, that's a terrible mistake."<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998), p. 183</ref> Reeve reunited with Redgrave in the play ''[[The Aspern Papers]]'' during its 1984 run in [[West End of London|London's West End]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Jensen |first=Gregory |date=April 10, 1984 |title=Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave in London revival of 'Aspen Papers' |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/04/10/Christopher-Reeve-Vanessa-Redgrave-in-London-revival-of-Aspen-Papers/9284450421200/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113134335/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/04/10/Christopher-Reeve-Vanessa-Redgrave-in-London-revival-of-Aspen-Papers/9284450421200/ |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=UPI}}</ref> In Williamstown, he played the title role in ''[[Richard Cory]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Cory |url=https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/richard-cory/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113134624/https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/richard-cory/ |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=Williamstown Theatre Festival}}</ref>

In March 1985, Reeve starred as Count Vronsky in the television film ''Anna Karenina'', opposite [[Jacqueline Bisset]]. Reeve's daughter, Alexandra, also appeared in the film as his character's 10-month-old daughter, taking her first steps. It was for this film that Reeve learned to ride horses and decided to take up the sport seriously upon returning home.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thomas |first=Judy |title=Anna Karenina (1985) |url=https://www.chrisreevehomepage.com/m-anna.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529091933/https://www.chrisreevehomepage.com/m-anna.html |archive-date=May 29, 2024 |access-date=December 30, 2024 |website=Christopher Reeve Homepage}}</ref> In April, Reeve hosted an episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=April 6, 1985 |url=http://snlarchives.net/Episodes/?19850406 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003101151/http://snlarchives.net/Episodes/?19850406 |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=SNL Archives}}</ref> He then returned to the stage, playing Tony in ''[[The Royal Family (play)|The Royal Family]]'' in Williamstown<ref>{{cite web |title=The Royal Family |url=https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/royal-family-the/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113135638/https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/royal-family-the/ |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=Williamstown Theatre Festival}}</ref> and the Count in a modern adaptation of ''[[The Marriage of Figaro (play)|The Marriage of Figaro]]'' on Broadway.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Marriage of Figaro |url=https://playbill.com/production/the-marriage-of-figaro-circle-in-the-square-theatre-vault-0000003261 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717223035/https://playbill.com/production/the-marriage-of-figaro-circle-in-the-square-theatre-vault-0000003261 |archive-date=July 17, 2024 |access-date=December 1, 2024 |website=Playbill}}</ref> Reeve also hosted the television documentary ''[[Dinosaur! (1985 film)|Dinosaur!]]'', which was filmed at the [[American Museum of Natural History]]. It was one of the earliest prime-time specials on prehistoric life and won the [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects|Outstanding Special Visual Effects]]. Also in 1985, [[DC Comics]] named Reeve as one of the honorees in the company's 50th-anniversary publication, ''[[Fifty Who Made DC Great]]'', for his work on the [[Superman in film|''Superman'' film series]].<ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Marx, Barry| cowriters = [[Joey Cavalieri|Cavalieri, Joey]] and Hill, Thomas| artist = Petruccio, Steven | editor = Marx, Barry| story = Christopher Reeve Superman Becomes a Blockbuster| title = Fifty Who Made DC Great|date = 1985| publisher = DC Comics| page = 44| panel = }}</ref>

In 1986, he was still struggling to find scripts he liked. A script named ''[[Street Smart (film)|Street Smart]]'' had been lying in his house for years, and after re-reading it, he took it to Cannon Films. They agreed to produce it on the condition that he play Superman in at least one more sequel for them. Reeve starred opposite [[Morgan Freeman]], who was nominated for his first Academy Award for the film. It received excellent reviews but performed poorly at the box office, possibly because Cannon Films had failed to properly advertise it.<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998), pp. 222–224, 228</ref> Back in Williamstown, he began building a house and starred in ''[[Summer and Smoke]]'' alongside [[Laila Robins]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Summer and Smoke |url=https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/summer-and-smoke-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113142304/https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/summer-and-smoke-2/ |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=Williamstown Theatre Festival}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Freeman |first=Paul |date=1988 |title=CHRISTOPHER REEVE: In This Vintage Interview, the Late Actor Talks About "Superman" and More |url=https://www.popcultureclassics.com/christopher_reeve.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113104706/https://www.popcultureclassics.com/christopher_reeve.html |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=Pop Culture Classics}}</ref>

After the filming of ''Superman IV'' in February 1987, Reeve and Exton separated and Reeve returned to New York.<ref>Reeve, Christopher (2002), p. 142</ref> In a depression over his personal life, he thought doing a comedy might be good for him and agreed to appear in ''[[Switching Channels]]''. However, [[Burt Reynolds]] and [[Kathleen Turner]] had a feud during filming, which made the time even more unbearable for Reeve. He later stated that he made a fool of himself in the film and most of his time was spent refereeing between Reynolds and Turner. In her 2008 memoir, Turner wrote, "Burt and I were sworn enemies.&nbsp;... It was not happy shooting at all. I was absolutely miserable. If the crew hadn't been so kind, and Chris Reeve, who was so very nice, hadn't been there in the cast, it might have been impossible."<ref>{{cite book|title=Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles|author=Turner, Kathleen |date=February 7, 2008 |publisher=Headline |pages=124 |isbn=978-0-446-58 112-7}}</ref> The film did poorly, and Reeve believed it marked the end of his movie star career. In June, he appeared in the British television special charity event ''[[The Grand Knockout Tournament]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Shufflebotham|first=Bethan|date=March 25, 2021|title=Sir Tom Jones among the celebrities at the It's A Royal Knockout event at Alton Towers in 1987|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/gallery/21-photos-celebrities-alton-towers-5175217|work=[[The Sentinel (Staffordshire)|The Sentinel]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127165452/https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/gallery/21-photos-celebrities-alton-towers-5175217|archive-date=November 27, 2021 |access-date=October 21, 2021}}</ref> and then went to Williamstown to rehearse for the play ''[[The Rover (play)|The Rover]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rover |url=https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/rover-the/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113141825/https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/rover-the/ |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=January 2, 2025 |website=Williamstown Theatre Festival}}</ref> On June 30, Reeve met his future wife [[Dana Reeve|Dana Morosini]].<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998), pp. 228–230</ref>

In 1988, Reeve played Major [[Johnnie Dodge]] in the two-part television film ''[[The Great Escape II: The Untold Story]]''. Like the [[The Great Escape (film)|1963 film]], the first part tells the story of the mass escape of Allied POWs from a German camp in 1944. The second part depicts the search and prosecution of those responsible for the [[Stalag Luft III murders|murder of 50 escapees]], which was not covered in the 1963 film.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hanauer |first=Joan |date=November 5, 1988 |title=UNTOLD STORY TOLD: 'THE GREAT ESCAPE II' |url=https://www.deseret.com/1988/11/5/18782949/untold-story-told-the-great-escape-ii/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204222457/https://www.deseret.com/1988/11/5/18782949/untold-story-told-the-great-escape-ii/ |archive-date=December 4, 2024 |access-date=January 6, 2025 |website=DesertNews}}</ref> But for most of 1988 and 1989, Reeve worked onstage. He starred in another production of ''Summer and Smoke'', this time with [[Christine Lahti]], at the [[Ahmanson Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1988–1997 |url=https://www.centertheatregroup.org/about/timeline/1988-1997/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617082007/https://www.centertheatregroup.org/about/timeline/1988-1997/ |archive-date=June 17, 2024 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=Center Theatre Group}}</ref> In Williamstown, he reunited with [[Madeleine Potter]] in Joel Gross' new play, ''Mesmer'', and performed in a [[stage reading]] of the same play on Broadway.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mesmer |url=https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/mesmer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113142707/https://archive.wtfestival.org/main-events/mesmer/ |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=January 10, 2025 |website=Williamstown Theatre Festival}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Nemy |first=Enid |date=November 6, 1987 |title=Broadway |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/06/theater/broadway.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113105524/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/06/theater/broadway.html |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=January 9, 2025 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>

In 1989, Reeve played Polixenes in an Off-Broadway production of ''[[The Winter's Tale]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rich |first=Frank |date=March 22, 1989 |title=Review/Theater; A 2d Drama in a Shakespeare Play |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/22/theater/review-theater-a-2d-drama-in-a-shakespeare-play.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114143120/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/22/theater/review-theater-a-2d-drama-in-a-shakespeare-play.html |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |access-date=January 9, 2025 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> In Williamstown, he played the lead in ''John Brown's Body'', in which Dana also had a small role.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gussow |first=Mel |date=June 27, 1989 |title=Review/Theater; A Civil War Panorama In 'John Brown's Body' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/27/theater/review-theater-a-civil-war-panorama-in-john-brown-s-body.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012055124/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/27/theater/review-theater-a-civil-war-panorama-in-john-brown-s-body.html |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bush |first=Susan |date=March 7, 2006 |title=Dana Reeve Remembered |url=https://www.iberkshires.com/story/19329/Dana-Reeve-Remembered.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250113103528/https://www.iberkshires.com/story/19329/Dana-Reeve-Remembered.html |archive-date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=iBerkshires.com}}</ref> Reeve was part of a rotating cast in [[John Tillinger]]'s production of ''[[Love Letters (play)|Love Letters]]'' at the Promenade Theatre;<ref>{{cite web |last=Evans |first=Suzy |date=August 1, 2014 |title=Carol Burnett, Candice Bergen, Anjelica Huston, Martin Sheen Set for 'Love Letters' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/carol-burnett-candice-bergen-anjelica-722624/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206073940/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/carol-burnett-candice-bergen-anjelica-722624/ |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> with [[Julie Hagerty]], he also performed in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston in 1989 and 1990. He auditioned for the [[Richard Gere]] role in ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' but walked out on the audition because they had a half-hearted casting director fill in for [[Julia Roberts]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Reimann |first=Tom |date=April 25, 2019 |title=Surprising Behind-the-Scenes Facts about Pretty Woman |url=https://collider.com/galleries/pretty-woman-behind-the-scenes-facts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923015858/https://collider.com/galleries/pretty-woman-behind-the-scenes-facts/ |archive-date=September 23, 2024 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=Collider}}</ref>