A Swarm Is Coming To Broadway

Are you on Foursquare? Are you in New York City?

If so, head to Sardi‘s today at 6pm today for Broadways first Foursquare Swarm!

You’ll get to meet Tony Award winner, Gregory Jbara (Billy Elliot), and have a chance to win 2 tickets to shows The Scottsboro Boys, A Life in the Theatre, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Chicago, Stomp and more!

Also, the first 50 people to check-in will receive a Broadway or Off-Broadway cast album.

I wish I were there. I love free stuff!

Sardi’s is located at 234 West 44th Street, New York, NY.

For more information, click here.

Clip: The Town

The Town, directed and starring Ben Affleck, comes out September 17 and here’s a first look clip.

Here, Jem (Jeremy Renner) informs his partner in crime, Doug (Affleck), that the hostage they took lives in their neighborhood.

You can check out the trailer here.

Clip: Easy A

Here’s a cute clip from the upcoming movie, Easy A. It’s a re-telling of The Scarlet Letter but as a teen comedy.

In this clip, Emma Stone, Patricia Clarkson &  Stanley Tucci have their morning breakfast. Sit back and watch how awesome Tucci is.

You can watch the trailer here.

Don’t play the waiting game in your acting career!

Written by Dallas Travers

Every actor plays the waiting game.  Regardless of if you’re waiting to hear about a student film auditions, an agent offer, or whether or not your pilot was picked up, waiting is part of your job.  I know, I know, you’ve been told this a million times, but it’s true.  You must be patient while you pursue your dream.  Patience is indeed a virtue and it’s one that ironically becomes more challenging to master the closer you get to the finish line.

Develop the Habit
It has been said that it takes 21 days to form a habit.  In order to increase your chances of success and avoid show business burnout, you must commit to habits rather than attach to any specific result.  You must practice patience.

You cannot control when your agent will call, when you’ll get your big break, or how often those residual checks come in, but you can control your own daily activity.  Commit to developing the habits of a successful and balanced lifestyle.  This goes back to The Rule of Seven.  No one thing you do will make or break you, but you can create success by consistently doing one thing each day.

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Huge Emmy Awards Video Roundup!

Here’s a big run-through of “Thank you cams” and other assorted videos from last nights Emmy Awards.

There were a bunch that I watched but I just posted the one’s that either entertaining or interesting.

All are pretty good but if you watch one, I’d suggest the Eric Stonestreet videos or Bryan Cranston video below. Ok, that’s more than one – sorry!

Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul

Eric Stonestreet

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Complete List Of 2010 Emmy Winners

Drama Series: “Mad Men,” AMC.
Comedy Series: “Modern Family,” ABC.
Reality TV Competition Series: “Top Chef,” Bravo.
Variety, Music or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.
Miniseries: “The Pacific,” HBO.
Made-for-TV Movie: “Temple Grandin,” HBO.
Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC
Actress, Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer,” TNT.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad,” AMC
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife,” CBS.
Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS.
Actress, Comedy Series: Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie,” Showtime.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family,” ABC.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, “Glee,” FOX.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack,” HBO.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin,” HBO.
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: David Straithairn, “Temple Grandin,” HBO.
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Julia Ormond, “Temple Grandin,” HBO.
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Ann Margaret, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” NBC.
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: John Lithgow, “Dexter.”
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Betty White, “Saturday Night Live.”
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Neil Patrick Harris, “Glee.”
Directing for a Comedy Series: Ryan Murphy, “Glee.”
Directing for a Drama Series: Steve Shill, “Dexter.”
Directing for a Miniseries or Movie: Mick Jackson, “Temple Grandin,” HBO
Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Bucky Gunts, “Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Opening Ceremonies,” NBC.
Writing for a Drama Series: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, “Mad Men.”
Writing for a Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, “Modern Family.”
Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special: “63rd Annual Tony Awards,” CBS.
Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Adam Mazer, “You Don’t Know Jack,” HBO

Jimmy Fallon’s Emmy Awards Opening

I think the Emmy Awards were really good this year and the reason was Jimmy Fallon.

Here’s the opening to the show – how great was this?

Mindy Sterling on improv, training and observing

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:51 — 11.6MB)

Mindy Sterling is probably best known for playing “Frau Farbissina” in the Austin Powers movies where she matched wits with Mike Myers. But throughout her long career – which includes The Grinch, Reno 911: Miami, TVs  Desperate Housewives and a slew of other projects – she’s demonstrated that she’s a versatile actress who is totally fearless.

An alumni of the Groundlings, she credits them with making her a “well-rounded” actor.

She works constantly and is one of the nicest people around!

Watch for her in Robert Zemeckis‘ upcoming film, Mars Needs Moms!

For the full interview, click onto the audio link above or download from iTunes.

How did you get your start?

Mindy Sterling:  I came out here because it was really the next best thing, I’m from Miami, Florida, so this is the place. You know, it’s either here or New York. And I came out here to pursue it. Did some local theatre and tried to get a commercial agent. Got a commercial agent and started that way. And, then just hooked-up, with improv and got really interested with improvisation and went to The Groundlings and really that’s where I made most of my connections.

When did you join The Groundlings?

Oh my God, I would say, maybe ’87. Something like that.

Wow, because, back then it wasn’t really the hot thing to do, you know?

Well, there wasn’t as much right now offered to you in terms of improv. I mean, you’re right. It wasn’t such a big outlet for people and there wasn’t very many improv groups and people weren’t so much turned on to it like they are now, but there was always the sketch comedy.

I think when I first joined it was much more improv and less focus on the set stuff. It was more of a balance where now it’s more sketch-written stuff. But I just love the idea of improv.  I love creating, making things up in the moment and not having anybody give you any dialog.

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DC: Industrial looking for Middle Eastern Males

Central Casting is looking for Iranian American or Middle Eastern Males, Age Range 30′s, who are strong actors able to play a slightly sarcastic, arrogant and very smart government employee for an industrial.

We are also in need of Attractive Eastern Indian Females Age range 30-40. Needed to play powerful but feminine and seductive non-speaking principal.

Must be available Monday, August 30, 2010 or provide a link to or demo of previous work.

Email Headshot, Resume and Demos to ccSubmissions01@gmail.com, along with a contact phone number.

This is an Industrial like, short film.

Need to be available Monday, August 30, 2010 or provide a link for demo of previous work.

Email Demo’s to Netsai@CentralCastingUSA.com, along with a contact phone number.

No phone calls please.

If you do not fit the requirements above you do not need to reply, but you may forward this to anyone you think would be interested.

Lea Michele: Singer or Actor?

In this video, Lea Michele is asked whether she’s a singer or actor.

Uh… can’t she be both?

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