Interview: Director William Eubank Talks ‘The Signal’, Casting Via Skype and Working with Laurence Fishburne
Eubank talks about the film, working with Laurence Fishburne, casting his leads via Skype and his casting director Mary Vernieu.
2014 Tony Award Winners and Nominees Give Their Advice to Actors
Some 2014 Tony Award Winners and Nominees sat down for the American Theatre Wing to give their advice to actors. Featuring winners James Monroe Iglehart and Lena Hall and nominees Danny Burstein, Jarrod Spector, Andy Karl, Joshua Henry and Nick Cordero, the video is short and to the point and
Interview: Christopher Jackson Talks Auditioning, Pre-Show Rituals & the New Broadway Musical, ‘Holler If Ya Hear Me’
Last seen The Bronx Bombers as Derek Jeter and In The Heights (Benny) before that, he’s an incredibly talented guy who’s got some great advice and stories to tell. In the interview, we talk about how he got the role of Vertus and getting into a show from the ground floor, pre-show rituals, auditioning and more!
Watch the Tony Nominated Actresses Roundtable Featuring Sutton Foster, Idina Menzel , Kelli O’Hara, Tyne Daly & LaTanya Richardson Jackson
The Hollywood Reporter got Tony Award nominees Sutton Foster (Violet), Idina Menzel (If/Then), Jessie Mueller (Beautiful: The Carole King Story) and Kelli O’Hara (The Bridges of Madison County) and best actress in a play nominees Tyne Daly (Mothers and Sons) and LaTanya Richardson Jackson (A Raisin in the Sun) to
Watch the Tony Awards Actor Roundtable Featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Andy Karl, Chris O’Dowd & Tony Shalhoub
The Hollywood Reporter got Tony Award nominees Neil Patrick Harris (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), Andy Karl (Rocky) and Jefferson Mays (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), best featured actor in a musical nominee James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin) and best actor in a play nominees Chris O’Dowd (Of
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Bradley Whitford on their Worst Auditions (video)
There is nothing better than some good ole’ bad audition stories, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Bradley Whitford have a couple of great ones. Ferguson talked about auditioning for Band of Brothers and Whitford tells a great story about going in for Oliver Stone and Billy Hopkins for Born on
Watch the ‘Hannibal’ Season One Gag Reel
Here’s the gag reel from season 1 of NBC’s Hannibal. Check out Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen and Laurence Fishburne crack themselves up.
Tony Nominee Tony Shalhoub Performs a Scene from ‘Act One’ (video)
Tony Shalhoub, nominated for a Tony Award as Moss Hart from the play Act One, performs a scene from the show.
Watch ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Actors Transform Into Their Ape Characters
Check out these actors (including Andy Serkis) in their motion capture costumes as they transform into their on-screen characters for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Very cool use of the split screen here.
SAG Conversations: Q & A with Working Actors Featuring William Mapother & Curtis Armstrong
The SAG Foundation hosted some working actors for one of their ‘Conversation’ series. Included in the panel were Curtis Armstrong (American Dad, Revenge of the Nerds, Moonlighting), William Mapother (Another Earth, The Mentalist, Lost), Beth Grant (The Mindy Project, No County for Old Men) and Richard Lawson (The Days and
Review: ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ Starring Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones & Boyd Gaines
I’ve never really understood why productions from Broadway and beyond never filmed their shows to screen to a larger audience after they finished their run. Sure, we had some over the years, like Company and Rent, but these have been few and far between. National Theatre Live has been screening
Theatre Review: ‘The Book of Mormon’ at the San Diego Civic Center
There are three types of people: those who’ve never seen The Book of Mormon but really want to; those who’ve seen it; and those who’ve seen it and want to see it again. Actually, there are four: those who never want to see it because it might be too offensive.
Interview: Director Jim Mickle Talks ‘Cold in July’, Sam Shepard and Michael C. Hall’s Cologne
In the interview, Mickle (We Are What We Are) chats about the film and his incredible cast. He also tells some fun stories about Sam Shepard re-writing a pivotal scene for the film and Michael C. Hall wearing a cologne from the 80’s to help him with his character.
Bradley Cooper, Will Ferrell, Zachary Quinto, Zachary Levi, Zach Braff, Matt Bomer and More to Appear on the Tony Awards
The Tony Awards have announced the line-up of actors who will take the stage at the 68th Annual Tony Awards. Hosted by Tony Award winner, Academy Award®-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actor Hugh Jackman, Broadway’s biggest night will feature appearances by Bradley Cooper, Kevin Bacon, Carole King, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Will Ferrell,
Hugh Jackman & Peter Dinklage Answer ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Questions From X-Men Castmates (video)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rngdJ-aDvog Two of the coolest guys around, Hugh Jackman and Peter Dinklage, did a Tumblr chat while they were making the rounds of X-Men: Days of Future Past promotion. In the video, they get asked questions by fans and cast members (Patrick Stewart, Ellen Page and more) and it’s
Q & A: Oliver Platt Talks ‘Fargo’, Playing A-holes and Why He Considers Himself Lucky
Oliver Platt thinks that we are living in another Golden Age of TV and with the advent of limited-series, he thinks it’s a “marvelous thing for actors.” Because, he said, “you don’t have to sign your life away.” Platt is currently starring in one of those limited-series, Fargo. The show
Q & A: Mary Lynn Rajskub on Returning to ’24’, Chloe and Her Approach to Acting
Oh Chloe, how we’ve missed you. 24 is back on FOX, this time as the limited series, 24: Live Another Day. Set and shot around London, the new series brings back Kiefer Sutherland, Rajskub and William Devane as James Heller, now President of the United States. The show also stars Benjamin
Q & A: Matthew Rhys on ‘The Americans’, Accents and Shooting During Snowmageddon
Season two of FX’s The Americans is now, unfortunately, in our rearview mirrors. The past season was outstanding and now I’m counting the days till season three. In The Americans, Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell star as 1980’s Russian spies living in America, masquerading as an all-American couple with two
Review: ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’
20th Century FOX should just give the keys to their X-Kingdom to Bryan Singer. Let him do whatever he wants with the series because clearly he’s the only one who can put mutants on film with any success. With the first X-Men and the terrific X2, he showed what he
‘Actors on Acting’ Now Available on Amazon!
I’m happy to finally announce that my first book, Actors on Acting: Auditioning, Advice, Agents, Rejection, How They Got Their Start and More!, is now available Amazon Kindle! This has been a long time coming. I started this almost 2 years ago but with being busy and my own laziness,