Watch: SAG Conversations with David Tennant
Tennant speaks about his career on stage and screen (both TV and film), including his fan-favorite role as the Tenth Doctor.
Broadway Stars to Perform Songs from Quentin Tarantino’s Films on May 4 in New York City
Broadway veterans will perform songs from Tarantino’s first three movies — Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Jackie Brown — in a very special concert at New York’s B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
Watch: Jessica Alba’s ‘Get Smart’ Audition
Alba auditioned to play Agent 99 in the 2008 comedy opposite Steve Carell, but the role was given to Anne Hathaway
Casting Society of America Forming Committee to Investigate “Pay-to-Play” Workshops
CSA President Richard Hicks told The Hollywood Reporter, “We have been in communication with the city attorney’s office as things come up. At the end of the day, it’s up to them to enforce.”
Jake Gyllenhaal on ‘Demolition’, Working with Chris Cooper and Directors Who Want Nothing to Do With Him
“I think storytelling is the most important part of movie-making over performance.” – Jake Gyllenhaal
Don Cheadle: “Be scared. Be on the edge of your creativity”
“Be willing to fall flat on your face and be in an unknown place. If you’re doing that, you’re probably growing” – Don Cheadle
‘Vampire Diaries’ Casting Director Cancels Georgia Workshop
Greg Orson, casting director for The Vampire Diaries, has canceled his late April 29 and 30 acting workshops that were scheduled in Georgia.
‘Criminal Minds’ Casting Director Fired After Article on Casting Workshops
Is it a conflict of interest for a casting director of a popular television series to offer casting workshops to actors for a fee?
Lupita Nyong’o on Her Broadway Debut: “When we get up on that stage, you do not know what will happen”
“I think theater offers a chance to flex muscles that then only help to sustain cinematic work.” – Lupita Nyong’o
Jake Gyllenhaal on Missed Superhero Opportunities and Portraying “Antisocial” Characters
“I’ve always wanted to have the opportunity to play a number of different roles, and I knew it wasn’t necessarily the role, but how you played them” – Jake Gyllenhaal
Watch: A Conversation with Thomas Mann on ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’
Mann talks about the on the impact of having a film that was so well received at Sundance and the effect it has had on his career.
Jessie Mueller on Broadway’s ‘Waitress’ and Her Initial Fear of Performing in New York City
“I hope that I put something truthful out there, with sensitivity and openness. I feel emotions deeply.” – Jessie Mueller on Broadway’s ‘Waitress’
‘Jeepers Creepers III’ Casting Call Pulled Because of Director’s Prior Conviction of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor
Are you comfortable with the idea of a film director who was convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor nearly 30 years ago?
Tony Award-Winner Audra McDonald’s Acting Advice: “Choose the part that scares you”
McDonald recently shared some acting advice in a piece for Lincoln Center (a venue that McDonald is extremely familiar with)
Zachary Levi on His Broadway Return in ‘She Loves Me’
“As much as I’d like to feel like I can compete with the Brad Pitts of the world, that’s like Adonis-y, leading-man stuff and I’m just a little goofier than that” – Zachary Levi
Watch: A Conversation with ‘Hamilton’ Star Jonathan Groff
Groff talks about Broadway and ashares a humorous story about his encounter with fellow actor James McAvoy.
Ben Affleck on Batman Casting Criticism and Why He Took on the Caped Crusader
“The whole lesson of my career has been that what’s really important is the work you do.” – Ben Affleck
Paraplegic Actor Wears Exoskeleton to Portray Richard III on Stage
Thornton’s latest role is a worldwide first — he is the first actor to perform on stage in an exoskeleton, which astonishingly allows him to walk.
Laura Benanti on Making Her Broadway Return After a 5-Year Break: “I’m not going to say yes to anything”
“I think that people are most comfortable when they can put you in a box” – Laura Benanti
TV Pilot Casting Directors See More Diversity, New Challenges This Season
Casting Directors on what their looking for this pilot season: “That 30- to 35- year-old leading man. For a lot of those guys, we started to go to London and England”