Actor Douglas Taurel has written some great columns for Daily Actor (check them out here) and now, we turn the tables around and chat with him. He’s just created his own solo show called The American Soldier and we talked about creating the show and more! Tell me a little […]
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At the heart of all great performances is the artist’s ability to be in the moment. This is imperative for actors.
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Here are the nominations for the 2015 Tony Awards! An American in Paris and Fun Home both nabbed 12 nominations each, while Something Rotten! received 10.
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In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob.
“I saw Derek Jacobi playing Hamlet; it was transcendent, but it didn’t put me off playing Hamlet – it inspired me to play Hamlet.” – Kenneth Branagh
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Love & Mercy presents an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys.
It’s one of the hottest tickets in New York, and one week before ‘Finding Neverland’ opens on Broadway you can check out a behind the scenes look!
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“Surprise is not so important to me, though. Yes, I have to work that into Ryan, but as an actor, I don’t need that” – Kevin Bacon on ‘The Following’
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Georgia Kate Haege is currently touring the country in the National Tour of the hit Broadway show, Mamma Mia!. Haege, a native of Sydney, Australia, plays Donna and she told me recently that she is loving doing the show, even after being on tour for a year and a half.
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Alec Baldwin is an ordinary guy. Well, that’s what he said in a recent Reddit AMA, anyway. The actor took the chance to open up about what his average day was like, holding the public’s interest and why he chooses not to do many films any more. “My average day
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To make it in Hollywood, you’d be mistaken for thinking that talent would be the main quality needed to secure you that leading role. Of course, we all know that other factors are taken into consideration too, such as looks, a great agent and, it would now seem, your social
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“In my life, there’s always been these periods, where, ‘Oh my God, I’m never going to work again.’ And then things come out of nowhere. Especially if you’ve already arranged to leave the business and take a trip” – Mary Louise Wilson
Will Forte‘s The Last Man on Earth is a show which seems like it would be the perfect quirky Netflix show. However, it’s not only on television, but it’s on broadcast cable network Fox. Even more surprisingly, it’s a hit. A comedy about the last man on earth searching for
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. So a Jewish woman is marrying a Catholic man… Well, at first look it might seem that It Shoulda Been You is yet another Broadway musical comedy about a wedding (or the opening to a long joke about an interfaith wedding). With
Directed by Jay Dockendorf, Naz and Maalik tells the story of two closeted Muslim teens who have their day ruined by the FBI when their small-time scheming puts an agent on their trail. The film takes place an a single afternoon, and even though it’s set against the FBI story,
Perd Hapley might just be one of the greatest ever TV newscasters, fictional or otherwise. Those familiar with the brilliant Parks and Rec will recognize Jay Jackson from the show and his hilarious news spot: Ya’ Heard With Perd, which regularly featured Amy Poehler’s Leslie Knope as a guest. This
The casting director and producer of The Outsiders, speaks about how the film was cast and how it was very different than a normal audition
Directors Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck talk about their SXSW film, God Bless the Child and working with kids and 2 patients dogs.
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While the South by Southwest Festival is known for its many film premieres, like many film festivals SXSW’s programming also includes industry panels. For actors, perhaps the most notable panel was one featuring casting directors describing what goes into making their decisions, from money paid to talent through the positives
The director and cast talk about their original idea for the web series, the challenges of moving from the web to a film and how Daniel Dae Kim got involved
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