Stick Fly’s Ruben Santiago-Hudson: “I think the most amazing advice is the simplest: Listen. Always listen”
Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson has returned to Broadway in Stick Fly after three seasons on the television show Castle.
Dog Who played ‘Sandy’ Cut from Australian Production of ‘Annie’ Because of Stage Fright?
During opening night of the latest production of Annie at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney, the dog playing Annie’s loyal companion Sandy — Coogee, a one-year-old groodle — didn’t cooperate as planned.
Kelsey Grammer: “With drama, you just get to pour it out. Tip the vessel over and out it comes”
Grammer reveals how he manages to portray a character that is completely different than his past comedic roles — and how his current role relates to the possibility of his own real-life political future.
John Lithgow on Acting: “It’s a career full of rejection, disappointment and failure. It’s murderously hard on the ego”
John Lithgow, star of stage, television, and movies, has just released his memoir Drama: An Actor’s Education. One would imagine that the veteran Lithgow, who made his on-stage debut at the age of two, would have pages upon pages of advice for aspiring actors.
Taraji P. Henson on ‘Person of Interest’ and Every Actor’s One Fear: “When is the phone going to stop ringing?”
Henson reflects on her career so fair but, of course, looks forward to the future.
One Night Only ‘Twilight: The Musical’ Parody Performance in New York City
If you’ll be in the New York City area on January 16 you have the rare opportunity to see a concert reading performance of Twilight: The Musical, a parody of the best-selling (and much maligned) book series and the high-grossing (and even more maligned) movie franchise.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Predicts the 2012 London Olympics Will Immensely Hurt Theatres
Webber explains that the draw of the Olympic Games will undoubtedly pull people out of the theatres, not pack them in.
Ben Kingsley: “The lesson I learned is that every aspect of the character has to be bigger than me”
Oscar winner Ben Kingsley might have turned in one his finest performances in Hugo, but the award-winner admits he wasn’t always the acclaimed actor he’s often praised for being.
Angelina Jolie: “As a director, I hoped that I was able to help the actors by giving them the space and the respect they need and the trust”
Angelina Jolie has flipped behind the camera writing, producing, and directing her first feature film ‘In the Land of Blood and Honey’.
Nineteen Year-Old UK Juror Jailed for Playing Sick to Go to the Theatre
Nineteen year-old Matthew Banks took playing hookey from jury duty to a new level — and it was all because he went to the theatre.
Owen Wilson Talks About ‘Midnight in Paris’ Success… Even Though He Thought the Plot Didn’t Work
Wilson says that he wasn’t sold on the film’s plot even if he wanted to work with Allen.
Chinese Fugitive Hid… By Becoming a Television Actor?
Chinese television actor Zhang Guofeng spent his thirteen years as a fugitive acting on a popular television shows!
Simon Pegg Talks About His Unlikely Success in Big Budget Action Films
Comedic actor/writer Simon Pegg might have to watch the jokes he writes now that he’s become a popular supporting actor in big budget films like Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol.
John C. Reilly: “I try to just be really committed to what I’m doing. If I’m committed to something really stupid, then I’m in a comedy”
Reilly says that even though it’s a little uncomfortable to get acclimated with a dramatic director and cast, his commitment to his roles never wavers.
Judge Says Anonymous Actress Must Reveal Her Name to Proceed with IMDb Age Discrimination Case
The anonymous actress has claimed that because of rampant age discrimination in Hollywood that revealing her true age significantly damages her chances of landing roles, as would revealing her true name. Both the SAG and AFTRA have issued support for the lawsuit.
Jessica Chastain: “It’s recently come into focus for me why I want to be an actor: It’s because of the connection I feel to people”
She speaks about how she adapts to new genres and what she learns from her roles. Interestingly she was interviewed by her Take Shelter co-star Michael Shannon (TV’s Boardwalk Empire), himself a prolific actor in 2011.
Jared Harris: “Even when I am playing a real person, I am playing a character. It is what is in the script”
Harris tells that more than anything else he was influenced by the style already established in Ritchie’s previous Sherlock Holmes movie. He also talks about how he ended up acting even though he initially was hesitant to do so.
Rachel Griffiths on ‘Other Desert Cities’ and Her Time in ‘A Doll’s House’: “It was the worst experience of my life”
Rachel Griffiths might be making her Broadway debut in Other Desert Cities, but she has a long history of appearing on both television (Six Feet Under, Brothers & Sisters) and on the stage in her native Australia.
After Being Away From Theatre for 8 Years, Clark Gregg Answers if An Actor Can “Lose It”
Clark Gregg might be most known as Agent Phil Coulson in the Marvel Movie Universe, but he’s had an extensive career in film and television and is a member of the Atlantic Theater Company.
Robert Downey Jr. Talks Improvising, Co-Stars and ‘Sherlock Holmes’
Downey also has praise for the man play Holmes’ arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty, Jared Harris.