Interview: Riley Voelkel on ‘The Secret Lives of Dorks’, ‘The Newsroom’ and Nightmare Auditions
Riley: “Nerves that come on the first day of set are usually good nerves”
Tom Hiddleston reads Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 (video)
Listen to that voice and that command he has while reading. Recorded at Air Studios in London, Tom Hiddleston reads Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’ from The Love Book app. The Love Book interactive app has a selection of poems, quotes, short stories and
Q & A: ‘The Blacklist’ Star Megan Boone on Auditioning for Her Role, Working with James Spader and Why She Almost Quit Acting
Megan: “I probably gave one of the better auditions of my career [for the show]”
Taylor Schilling Talks ‘Orange is the New Black’, How She Got the Part, Her Career and More (video)
The SAG Foundation talked with Taylor Schilling, star of the fantastic (and addictive) Netflix series, Orange is the New Black. Interviewed by Variety‘s Jenelle Riley, Schilling talks about how she got the part of Piper, working on the show, her career, being directed by Jodie Foster and tons more. It’s
Watch Actors Line-Up and Audition for the ‘Motown The Musical’ Open Call
Two New York City news stations stopped by the open call auditions for Motown The Musical‘s upcoming National Tour. They go behind the scenes, talk to some of the hopeful actors and even talk to casting director, Bernie Telsey. Check them out below!
Q & A: Maggie Siff Talks ‘Sons of Anarchy’, Shakespeare and Her Future Plans
Maggie: “If I commit to something 100% and I’m satisfied with what comes out then I can walk away from my day and I feel pretty light”
Review: ‘A Single Shot’ Starring Sam Rockwell
With Sam Rockwell as the lead, there is never an uninteresting moment and that alone is one reason to watch this.
Justin Matthew Sargent is Broadway’s New Spider-Man
Justin Matthew Sargent, best known for playing Drew, the lowly bartender turned rock star in Broadway’s Rock of Ages, has landed the role of Peter Parker / Spider-Man role in Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark. He’ll play evening performances starting tonight. Reeve Carney, the original Peter Parker, played his final performance
Daniel Bruhl on ‘Rush’ and the Preparation He Did to Portray Formula 1 Superstar Niki Lauda (video)
Daniel Bruhl is absolutely fantastic in the new Ron Howard film, Rush. The film is great and a lot of that can be credited to Bruhl who portrays Formula 1 superstar Niki Lauda. To play Lauda, Bruhl says in the video that he read Lauda’s biography, watched documentaries to get
Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto Discuss ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ and Their Characters (video)
Here’s a couple videos featuring Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto talking about their new film, Dallas Buyers Club. I am really looking forward to this. McConaughey is on a spectacular roll the past couple of years and this will only add to it. In the first video, McConaughey, Leto and
If You Don’t Love this Picture of Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and Elmo, There is Something Wrong with You
Patrick Stewart tweeted this picture he took with Ian McKellen and Elmo last Friday and everything about it is all kinds of wonderful.
Jake Gyllenhaal to Appear on ‘Inside the Actors Studio’ (video highlights)
Jake Gyllenhaal will appear on Inside the Actors Studio this Thursday, September 19th. Gyllenhaal has won a BAFTA award and been nominated for an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild award and a Golden Globe award. Gyllenhaal has starred in such varied films as “Brokeback Mountain,” “October Sky,” “Donnie Darko,”
The Casting Society of America to Honor Michael J. Fox and Linda Lowy
The Casting Society of America (CSA) announced today that it will honor President of CBS Entertainment Nina Tassler with the organization’s Career Achievement Award at the 29th Annual Artios Awards. CSA will also present esteemed Casting Director Linda Lowy (Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy, Friday Night Lights) with the Hoyt Bowers Award,
Yo, Adrian! We’ve Been Cast! Broadway’s New Musical, ‘Rocky’, Announces Casting
Yo, Adrian! It was announced yesterday that the two leads of the new Broadway musical, Rocky, have been cast. Andy Karl (Drama Desk nominee for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Jersey Boys) will step into the ring as the man himself, Rocky Balboa and Margo Seibert will make her Broadway
Kristen Wiig Has Hasn’t Seen Most of Her Films and Didn’t Watch Any of Her ‘SNL’ Episodes (video)
Kristen Wiig talked to The Hollywood Reporter about her new film, Hateship Loveship, while she was at the Toronto International Film Festival. Joined by the director, Liza Johnson, she talked about the film and why she was “terrified” about her role in the film. In the interview, she also says
Review: ‘Afternoon Delight’ Starring Kathryn Hahn, Josh Radnor and Juno Temple
Skip this ‘Afternoon Delight’
There’s No More Tomorrow. ‘Annie’ Will Play Its Final Performance on Broadway
The sun will stop coming up soon for Broadway’s Annie. It was just announced that the new production of the Tony Award®-winning musical, will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, January 5th, 2014. Upon closing, the production, which opened on November 8, 2012 at the Palace Theatre, will
Robert De Niro’s One-Minute Acting Lesson
If you’re going to take acting advice from anyone, it should be Robert De Niro. Here’s a 1-minute clip from what, I think, is his appearance on Inside the Actors Studio. In the clip, he states that “actors tend to try and… give it [acting] something.” He goes on to