If you ever get a chance to talk to Jenn Lyon, you should waste no time is saying ‘Yes’ because she’s awesome. You’ve probably seen her as ‘Lindsey’ on Justified, or as Cheryl Hines’ sister in Suburgatory or in one of my favorite shows, Louie. Jenn’s currently starring in the
Check out Seth Rogen auditioning for the role Judd Apatow‘s Freaks and Geeks. Even back then he was way comfortable in front of a camera.
Larry Moss‘ book, Intent to Live, is one of the books that is permanently on my nightstand. It’s full of terrific information on the craft of acting. If you haven’t read it yet… uh, why not? SAG LifeRaft had a nice long conversation with the a while back that you
Director Richard Ayoade narrates a scene from his film, The Double, in this new video from the New York Times. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska and Chris O’Dowd, the film is about a man named Simon (Eisenberg), a clerk in a government agency who finds his life taking a turn
Hugh Jackman is coming back to Broadway in a new play by Jez Butterworth. The River will star Jackman, Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo and will be directed by Ian Rickson. The show will open on Sunday, November 16th on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre (West 50th Street between Broadway and
Jason Isaacs stars in the new NBC mini-series, Rosemary’s Baby. The show premiered last night and I thought it was fun. Creepy, yes. But definitely fun. Rosemary’s Baby stars Zoe Saldana, Patrick J. Adams and Isaacs, who plays Roman Castevet, in the update to the 1968 film. Isaacs talked to
For Sarah Smick‘s directorial debut, Friended to Death, she went the easy route: she co-wrote the film, directed it and starred in it. And by easy, I mean, not easy at all. Friended to Death is a dark comedy about a social media junkie who fakes his own death via
If you’re an eagle-eyed viewer of Mad Men, you may have spotted Jill Alexander in the final minutes of last Sunday’s episode. If not, don’t worry because I’m guessing she’ll be back for more fun times at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Not that she could tell me anything about her
The New York Times talked with recent Tony nominees and asked them one question: What they would be doing for a living if they didn’t work in the theater? Nominees Nick Cordero (Bullets Over Broadway), Jefferson Mays (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Jessie Mueller (Beautiful: The Carole King
Colin Hanks plays the fantastically named “Gus Grimly” on FX’s terrific new show, Fargo. The show is an original adaptation of the Coen Brothers Academy Award®-winning film, Fargo. Written by Noah Hawley, the 10-episode limited series features an all-new story and follows a new case and new characters. The show
Theater Talk, the show hosted by the New York Posts Broadway columnist Michael Riedel and series producer Susan Haskins, welcomed Denzel Washington to talk about his return to Broadway in A Raisin in the Sun. He’s joined by his old friend Woodie King Jr., founder and Artistic Director of the
Jack’s back! And so is Kiefer Sutherland in the limited series, 24: Live Another Day. When we last saw Jack Bauer, he was a fugitive from justice. Now living in exile in the UK, he finds himself once again having to risk his life to stop another disaster in the
The SAG Foundation invited Hugh Dancy for one of their great ‘Conversation’ series. This one is 40 minutes long and it fly by as I was listening to it. In the interview, he talks about Hannibal, his character and working with Mads Mikkelesen, his career and more. Check it out!
Get ready for a little greased lightning. FOX is going to the musical theatre well (like NBC did with Sound of Music and the upcoming Peter Pan) with Grease. It’s scheduled to air live during 2015 and will feature a young ensemble cast. “From Broadway to film, and across generations,
Bob Odenkirk has been on a roll lately, starring in Breaking Bad and its upcoming spin-off, Better Call Saul, Nebraska and now, Fargo. If you haven’t been watching – and why haven’t you because it’s terrific – Fargo is an original adaptation of the Academy Award®-winning film and features an
Ari Graynor stars in Bad Teacher, a single-camera comedy based on the film of the same name. It premiered last night to decent ratings so that’s good news for her because I think she’s great. The show is about an always-inappropriate, fearless and unapologetic former trophy wife who masquerades as
You Can’t Take It with You, will return to Broadway for the first time in more than 30 years. The production will star Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle Winner James Earl Jones (Gore Vidal’s The Best Man, Fences, The Great White Hope,) and will be directed by six-time Tony Award-nominee and Drama
Back in March, Sirs Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart sat down with Richard Ridge from Broadway World to a nice chat about their careers, Broadway and more. They were just ending their hugely successful run with Two Plays in Rep on Broadway – I saw Waiting for Godot and it
In my brief time with Doug Jones at WonderCon, I have to say that it seems like he’s the nicest guy on the planet. I’d love to talk with him one-on-one at some point because I bet he’s a terrific interview. I got a chance to talk with him during
Sarah Carter was at WonderCon to talk about the upcoming season of TNT’s Falling Skies. In the interview, she teases the upcoming season and says that this is her character Maggie’s wildest season. There’s a love triangle happening and tons more!
