Christian Borle on Juggling his Roles in Broadway’s ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ and ‘Smash’
Borle admits that he is aware that Smash is a bit unrealistic, and actually counts himself among the critics of the show
Chris Evans on His Early Acting Days, Theater and Doing His Own Stunts
Chris Evans might have built his career on comic book movies — both Fantastic Four movies, The Losers, Captain America: The First Avenger, and the soon-to-be blockbuster The Avengers — but Evans is more than just muscles.
Tug Coker Talks About Playing Larry Bird in Broadway’s ‘Magic/Bird’
For Coker, who grew up a Boston Celtics fan, playing Bird on stage is pretty close to his dream come true. He says, “I never thought people would pay to come and see me play basketball.”
Eric McCormack on Challenging Audience Expectations: “I always get a little uppity when I hear the phrase ‘TV actor'”
One thing that bothers McCormack is when he’s labeled a television actor, since the label is both inaccurate and seemingly puts him in a box.
Matthew Broderick on Broadway Musicals: “It’s still very exciting to me, and a little bizarre, that I’m actually up there”
Believe it or not, there was a time when Matthew Broderick wasn’t appearing in a Broadway play every other year. Actually, he is starring in Nice Work If You Can Get It after a nearly three-year absence from appearing on the New York stage which is Broderick’s first Broadway musical in over ten years (since the box office smash The Producers).
Brian d’Arcy James on Acting on ‘Smash’ versus his Stage Work: “[It’s] significant in terms of technique, but how one goes about achieving the goal is the same, to tell the truth”
James says that while we’ll see Frank again this season, he doesn’t know if the character will return for season two, but confesses, “I sure hope so! I honestly don’t have any idea, but I’m lobbying hard for that to be the case. What’s a good Broadway show without a Chemistry teacher?”
Fran Kranz on Landing His Role in ‘Death of a Salesman’
Playing Bernard, the initially nebbish son of Loman’s neighbor Charley who grows into a successful lawyer, is Fran Kranz, best known for starring in most of Joss Whedon’s projects, including the upcoming The Cabin in the Woods.
Jason Alexander to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from the Actors Fund
The Actors Fund, an organization which provides health and social services to actors, has selected Seinfeld star Jason Alexander as this year’s recipient of the Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement award.
Eugene Levy on the ‘American Pie Presents’ DVD’s and Finally Sharing a Scene with Stifler’s Mom
Eugene Levy might have been appearing in comedy films since the early 1970s, but he really hit fame since the late 1990s starring as Jim’s Dad in the American Pie series.
Chris Klein: “In the movies that I’ve been a part of, I’ve kind of scratched and fought and kicked to be a part of”
When Chris Klein didn’t appear as Oz in the third American Pie movie, American Wedding, many assumed that he didn’t want to continue in the franchise.
2012’s Shakespeare in the Park Will Include Amy Adams in ‘Into the Woods’
The New York Mets aren’t the only New York institution celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in 2012. The annual free Shakespeare in the Park performance series is also celebrating its golden anniversary at Central Park’s Delacorte Theatre.
Kelli O’Hara: “I can’t sing a song unless I absolutely connect with what I’m saying. I’m on a mission to make it all make sense”
“I wanna do something fun, but I don’t want to do the ingenue again,” she says. So O’Hara is appearing on Broadway in Nice Work If You Can Get It, a new musical farce utilizing the Gershwin songbook with co-star Matthew Broderick.
Josh Radnor: “I always play this game in my head whether I want to act or direct or write”
Hate your job? Then you definitely shouldn’t have a conversation with Josh Radnor.
Val Kilmer On Why He Decided to Play Mark Twain in a One-Man Show Instead of a FIlm: “I realized that I hadn’t devoted enough time to the character”
Kilmer was interested in playing Twain in a biopic, but as the project developed he realized that he didn’t quite have the character down yet.
Willem Dafoe on his Prolific Film Career: “I didn’t follow a prescribed path”
Dafoe admits that he can’t believe the success he’s enjoyed over the last two decades.
Actor Dieter Laser Sued For Delaying ‘Human Centipede 3’ Because He Objects to the Script
The film, which was supposed to feature the villain from the first film, played by Dieter Laser, and the villain from the second film, played by Laurence Harvey, in some sort of final super-centipede plot.
Actress Suing IMDb Can Proceed with Lawsuit, But Parts of the Case are Dismissed
U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman has ruled that the age discrimination lawsuit filed by actress Huang Hoang against IMDb for posting her actual date of birth on the internet’s most popular movie website can proceed,
Screenplay Security: Gary Oldman and Mark Strong on the Extreme Measures Studios Go Through To Keep Them Under Wraps
Losing the script of a film you’re working on is bad enough. But losing a script to one of the most anticipated sequels of all time, which also happens to be directed by one of the most tight-lipped filmmakers Christopher Nolan? That’s a potential for disaster that could make a lot of very powerful people very disappointed in you.
UK Passport Office Issues Apology For Saying ‘Acting is Not a Proper Job’
Judging by the comments from our original post about West End actor Michael Sheldon, who was rejected as a passport cosigner because “acting is not a proper job,” many of you found a lot of humor in the situation.
Eric McCormack on Defying Audience Expectations in ‘The Best Man’
So Will & Grace star Eric McCormack is meeting his agent about taking a part in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man alongside James Earl Jones, John Larroquette, Candice Bergen, Kerry Butler, Jefferson Mays, Michael McKean and Angela Lansbury. McCormack says, “My manager was reading the list of names and I said, ‘Stop. You had me at Earl.'”