>>> BACK NOW WITH A BRIGHT NEW FACE ON THE GREAT WHITE, DANNY
DEVITO. AFTER 50 YEARS IN MOVIES, TV
SHOWS, HE'S MAKING HIS DEBUT IN ARTHUR MILLER'S "THE PRICE."
>> HE PLAYS GREGORY SOLOMON PRAISING ASSETS FROM THE FAMILY
HOME OF TWO ESTRANGED BROTHERS AND WILL STOOP TO ANY LEVEL TO
GET THE BEST PRICE. >> I THINK MAYBE YOU GOT A FEW
NICE PIECES. NOT THAT THE REST CAN'T BE SOLD,
BUT IT WILL TAKE A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF, AND THAT, FOR ME, IS
A BIG BET. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.
>> OKAY, LET'S FORGET IT. >> WHY ARE YOU JUMPING?
>> DANNY DEVITO, GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> I LOVE HOW WE SAY YOU'RE A BRIGHT NEW FACE BECAUSE ON
BROADWAY, YOU ARE. THIS IS YOUR DEBUT.
>> YEAH. >> WHY DOES THAT SURPRISE ME?
>> SO MUCH FUN. >> WHY DOES --
>> YEAH. >> WELL, I'M A NEW YORK GUY, I
HAVE DONE THEATER, YEARS AND YEARARS AGO, BEFORE I WENT TO D
MOVIES AND TELEVISION, AND, YOU KNOW, DID OFF-BROADWAY, OFF-OFF
BROADWAY, SUMMERSTOCK, CHILDREN'S THEATER, ALL THAT
GOOD STUFF, BUT NEVER BROADWAY. >> IT'S ARTHUR MILLER, TOO.
>> OH, BABY. >> SO THE DIALOGUE, IF PEOPLE
AREN'T FAMILIAR -- >> IT'S AMAZING.
>> IT'S INTENSE DIALOGUE. YOU CAN'T JUST PHONE THIS IN.
>> NO, IT'S INTENSE. AND YOU ALSO CAN RELY ON IT.
IT'S A GREAT PLAY BECAUSE, WHEN YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF
CONSTRUCTION AND DIALOGUE FROM A MASTER LIKE ARTHUR MILLER, YOU
KNOW, IT'S -- IT'S CHALLENGING, BUT IT'S ALSO A WONDERFUL SAFETY
NET. BECAUSE THE WORDS ARE LIKE, JUST
SO GREAT. >> IT'S CAPABLE OF
INTERPRETATION, TOO. BECAUSE I HAD HEARD THAT, IN
SOME INCARNATIONS OF THIS PLAY, SOME STAGINGS OF IT, YOUR
CHARACTER WENT IN MORE OF A DARKER DIRECTION.
YOU DON'T EXACTLY DO IT THAT WAY.
>> NO, I KEEP IT -- SOLOMON IS 90 YEARS OLD.
HE'S SEEN IT ALL. HE'S -- HE COMES INTO THIS
SITUATION, AND THERE'S CONFLICT IN THE FAMILY.
BUT REALLY WHAT I WANT IS THE FURNITURE.
I MEAN, I'M ON A FURNITURE DEAL, I'M TRYING TO GET A GOOD PRICE.
IT'S INTERESTING, IRONIC, I'VE BEEN AWAY FROM THE STAGE FOR SO
LONG, I MEAN, I DID "THE SUNSHINE BOYS" IN LONDON, BUT IT
BROUGHT, YOU KNOW, SOLOMON'S BEEN OUT OF BUSINESS FOR A
WHILE, TOO. SO IT'S KIND OF -- BECAUSE HE
COMES BACK TO IT. HE'S BROUGHT -- HE'S ALL OF A
SUDDEN TAKING ON SUCH A LOAD. >> IS HE A CROOK?
>> NO, NO. >> IS HE TRYING TO DWINDLE MEN
OUT OF MONEY AT ALL? >> NO, HE'S TRYING TO MAKE A
GREAT DEAL. AND HE MAKES -- HE'S TRYING TO
MAKE A GREAT DEAL. YOU COME SEE THE SHOW, HE MAKES
A PRETTY GOOD DEAL. >> THE REVIEWS SAY YOU'RE A
SCENE STEALER. AND THERE'S A SCENE, IN
PARTICULAR, FEATURING EGGS. >> WELL, THIS IS IN THE PLAY.
ARTHUR MILLER IS -- THE IDEA IS I'M 90 YEARS OLD, HE GIVES ME AN
ARGUMENT AND I CAN'T -- I SAY, OKAY, I'M GOING TO BUY THE
FURNITURE. AND THEN -- HE SAYS, I'LL GIVE
YOU A GOOD PRICE. I SIT DOWN AND I TAKE OUT AN EGG
OUT OF MY BAG. >> OUT OF YOUR BRIEFCASE, YOU
PEEL IT RIGHT THERE, OKAY. YOU PEEL IT AND THEN YOU JAM IT
INTO YOUR MOUTH. >> WE MAY JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF
EGGS RIGHT HERE. >> WE HAVE DONE OUR
CALCULATIONS. YOU EAT AN EGG A SHOW, EIGHT
SHOWS A WEEK, YOU HAVE ALREADY EATEN MORE THAN 60 EGGS.
AND IF YOU STAY, THE DESIRED AMOUNT OF TIME, YOU'LL EAT
SOMETHING LIKE 120 EGGS. >> 120 EGGS.
>> DO YOU LIKE EGGS? >> I LOVE EGGS.
SEE, IN THE BEGINNING, JUST BEFORE REHEARSAL, I USUALLY GET
UP IN THE MORNING AND MAKE A COUPLE SCRAMBLED EGGS.
SO I JUST STOPPED DOING THAT NOW.
EVEN WHEN I GO TO WORK. IT IS REALLY COOL.
>> YOU'RE ON LIPITOR. >> YOU NEED TO SUPPORT THE SHOW
AND THE SPONSORS. BUT IT'S AN INTERESTING THING,
YOU WANT TO SEE IT? >> WE DO.
>> WELL, THE EGG IS IN THE BRIEFCASE.
SO WE HAVE A PAPER BAG HERE. AND WHAT I DO IS, I HAVE A CANE,
SO I TAKE THE -- I TAKE IT AND CRACK IT ON STAGE.
AND NOW, BY NOW, THE AUDIENCE IS LIKE, BESIDE THEMSELVES, BECAUSE
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK. AND MARK DOESN'T KNOW, MARK
RUFULO, WHO IS WONDERFUL IN THE PLAY, LET'S SEE.
>> I HEAR HE CRACKS UP EVERY NIGHT.
>> SO I PEEL IT, RIGHT? AND THEN, HE SAYS, I CAN'T
REMEMBER THE DIALOGUE OF WHAT HE SAYS, AND I SAY, WELL, YOU GIVE
ME SUCH AN ARGUMENT THAT I GOT HUNGRY.
SO THEN I START EATING. AND THIS IS ALL.
I SAID, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, STOP?
WE HAVE DIALOGUE. AND THEN -- THERE WOULDN'T BE A
LITTLE SALT, WOULD THERE? AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A MORNING
SHOW, SO I HAVEN'T HAD MY EGG YET.
>> YOU CAN HAVE ANOTHER ONE TODAY, THOUGH.
>> YEAH. WHAT IS TODAY, THURSDAY?
YESTERDAY I HAD TWO. WEDNESDAY WAS A BAD DAY.
LONG STORY SHORT, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
AND WE, YOU KNOW, AND -- IT IS VERY INTERESTING.
IT IS VERY INTERESTING ON STAGE, I SPIT THROUGH IT.
A COUPLE NIGHTS AGO, HE HAD A PIECE OF WHITE ON HIS CHEEK THAT
HE COULDN'T GET OFF. THE AUDIENCE LIKES THAT BECAUSE
IT'S LIKE -- YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, MILK IT, BECAUSE
OTHERWISE, THIS IS ARTHUR MILLER.
YOU HAVE TO GET BACK INTO THE MEAT OF THE PLAY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT IS REALLY -- SERIOUS STUFF.
BUT TRY EATING AND TALKING. WHY DON'T YOU TRY IT?
>> IT'S HARD. >> YOU GET BACK INTO IT.
SOMETIMES, LIKE, I GOT -- ONE NIGHT I GOT A PIECE OF --
SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T GET IT ALL OFF AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE
PLAY GOING. I GOT ONE STUCK, CHOKED FOR TEN
MINUTES, THE AUDIENCE LOVED IT. BROADWAY HISTORY.
>> BROADWAY ISS A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF YOU.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> DANNY, GOOD TO SEE YOU. WE WANT TO TELL PEOPLE "THE
PRICE" RUNS THROUGH MAY 14th. CHECK HIM OUT, HE'LL HAVE