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Cobie Smulders on Life After ‘How I Met Your Mother’: “I’m moving to New York and hope to do some theater there”

When an actor portrays the same character on a television series for nine seasons, it’s common that he or she will be associated with the characteristics of that character by fans of the show.  It doesn’t help if that actor goes on to portray similar characters in outside projects, too. […]

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Ethan Hawke Tackles ‘Macbeth’ Revival on Broadway: “I’ve tried to make it as personal as possible”

Ethan Hawke is an actor who has never shied away from the theatre. This season he’s tackling a big role, playing the title role in Macbeth on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. The Academy Award-nominated actor is taking an interesting approach to the role though. Instead

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Broadway Actor Shuler Hensley: “I encourage people not to look in the mirror and say ‘I’m this’ or ‘I’m that’ if you have a desire to do multiple things”

Though Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are obviously the stars of the productions of Waiting for Godot and No Man’s Land now on Broadway, even those two can’t play all the roles themselves (thought who wouldn’t like to see them try?)  One of the other actors involved is Shuler Hensley,

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Broadway’s ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark’ to Close in January… What Happened? Well, What Didn’t?

After a half dozen cast injuries, over $12,000 in fines for safety violations, hundreds of late night jokes, $75 million in production costs, millions of dollars more in worldwide advertising, and over 1000 performances, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark will reportedly close on Broadway in January.  It brings to a

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Penelope Wilton on ‘Downton Abbey’: “It is the closest thing in television to being an ensemble in theatre”

One of the most lauded shows currently on TV is Downton Abbey. The hit show has resonated with both viewers and critics alike, but for actress Penelope Wilton, shooting the series feels “like being in repertory theatre.” The 67-year-old actress continued, “It is like being in a company and all

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Watch a Clip from MTC’s ‘The Snow Geese’ Starring Mary-Louise Parker and Danny Burnstein

Here’s a scene from Manhattan Theatre Clubs, The Snow Geese, courtesy of the New York Times. Starring Mary-Louise Parker and Danny Burstein, the play is written by Sharr White and Directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan. The play has gotten mixed reviews (though the Times gave it a horrible

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