Ben McKenzie Talks ‘Gotham’ in this Google+ Hangout
McKenzie speaks about his appreciation for the Batman universe, what it feels like to portray an outsider character like Gordon
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Here’s a Discount Code for Tickets for the Final 7 Weeks of Broadway’s ‘Disgraced’!
If you haven’t had a chance to see it (and we recommend that you do!), we have a discount code that you can use to save some money on tickets in the production’s final weeks.
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Benedict Cumberbatch Might Be On His Way to An Oscar Nomination for ‘The Imitation Game’
Benedict Cumberbatch might be on his way to his first Oscar nomination, thanks to his role as Alan Turing in the film, The Imitation Game.
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Emily Blunt on Auditioning for ‘Into The Woods’: “It’s like that feeling of showing your underwear”
Musical veterans like Anna Kendrick, James Cordon, and Simon Russell Beale were natural choices for Disney’s movie adaptation of Stephen Sondheim‘s Into The Woods. However, one of the main roles was filled by an actress with no musical experience, Emily Blunt. Speaking with The New York Times, Blunt spoke about
Interview: Talent Manager/Producer Geoffrey Soffer on Finding Actors, Self-Taping Audition Tips and More!
Geoffrey Soffer talks about his transition to talent mangement/producing, discovering new talent and what to avoid when doing a self tape audition
Watch Ben McKenzie and the Cast of ‘Gotham’ in this SAG Foundation Video
Fans of Gotham are eagerly anticipating the return of the series after a few weeks hiatus tonight on Fox (although don’t get too excited — after tonight the next episode won’t air until January 19). Shortly before the series went on hiatus, several of the main cast members participated in
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Watch: Michael Cera’s Audition for ‘Superbad’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9YsztY65V4 Yesterday, This Is Our Youth starring Michael Cera ended its limited engagement on Broadway. It was Cera’s Broadway debut. The Juno actor has come a long way since his first movie starring role in 2007’s Superbad. Here is a clip from his Superbad audition. It features Cera auditioning with
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Jessica Chastain, Oscar Issac, & Writer/Director J.C. Chandor Talk ‘A Most Violent Year’
Coming out just in time for awards consideration (and it’s been considered for many awards) is A Most Violent Year, the period crime drama starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain that was written and directed by J.C. Chandor (All Is Lost). In this conversation sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild
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Director Morten Tyldum Narrates a Scene from ‘The Imitation Game’ Featuring Benedict Cumberbatch
The Imitation Game has already been released in the UK to great acclaim, and American audiences will finally get a chance to see it when it gets released on Christmas. In this clip from The New York Times, director Morten Tyldum provides some historical context on the World War II
Q&A: Kathy Bates Talks ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’ and How Acting Is Like Practicing Medicine
Kathy Bates is like the best utility player you could ever want on your baseball team. Give her the ball and she’ll always knock it out of the park. If you watched her on American Horror Story: Freak Show this season, you’ll know she did just that. It’s amazing how
Watch: Michael Keaton Talks About ‘Birdman’, His Career and Has Some Great Advice for Everyone
Though Michael Keaton has denied that Birdman is a semi-autobiographical role, it’s hard not to see parallels between Keaton’s character Riggan Thomson in Birdman and his actual career. In this career retrospective interview with DP/30, Keaton covers all the ground that he covered on the way to stardom, including his
Watch: Rose Byrne’s Audition Tape for ‘Get Him to the Greek’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q2sUV_eHfI Rose Byrne might be starring in the remake of Annie, which opens today, but before she starred in the 2010 comedy Get Him to the Greek she was mainly known for supporting roles and appearing on the TV drama Damages. She’s since appeared in the comedies Bridesmaids, The Internship,
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Watch: Andy Serkis Talks Motion Capture, His Career and More
This week saw the release of the final film in The Lord of the Rings saga, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Out of the dozens of actors who appeared in the series, the one whose career was most defined by the six-film franchise is Andy Serkis, who
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Watch: Ian McKellen Analyzes the ‘Macbeth’ Speech, “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow” ‘(1979)
Shortly after portraying Macbeth on stage in the late 1970s, Ian McKellen appeared on a BBC program to analyze the play’s most famous soliloquy.
Dan Stevens Recalls When Shia LaBeouf Disrupted One of His Broadway Performances: “I wish I’d had a broadsword then”
Though Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is billed as the final movie in the fantasy series, it still incorporates some new blood into the mix alongside franchise favorites like Ben Stiller and Robin Williams. The most significant new addition is Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey, who plays
It’s All About That Voice! Watch How Benedict Cumberbatch Nailed the Role of Smaug In ‘The Hobbit’
Benedict Cumberbatch is one of the hottest actors this awards-show season with his turn in The Imitation Game garnering a lot of buzz. The obsession around the talented and quirky actor has reached a fever pitch as of late, so it’s fun to watch the Brit’s audition tape for The
Director Jean-Marc Vallée Narrates a Scene from ‘Wild’ Featuring Reese Witherspoon & Mo McRae
The New York Times has released a clip of an anatomy of a scene from Wild, narrated by director Jean-Marc Vallée. In this scene, neophyte hiker Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) is hitchhiking to reach the next stage of the Pacific Coast Trail. A passing driver named Jimmy Carter (no, not
Book Review: ‘The Playbill Broadway Yearbook: June 2013 to May 2014: Tenth Annual Edition’
The tenth annual edition of The Playbill Broadway Yearbook is out and, as usual, it’s chock full of all things that are wonderful.
Broadway’s ‘Side Show’ is Closing
This is why we can’t have nice things. The critically-lauded, dazzling new production of Side Show, which was just named one of “The Best Musicals of 2014” by Charles Isherwood of The New York Times, will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, January 4, 2015. Discussions are currently
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Interview: Actor/Director and Co-Owner of ‘The Dinner Detective’, Allison Learned
Allison talks why she loves helping her actors and the challenges of working with the “flaky” actor
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