What’s It Like To Be a Day Player?
Scott McMahon tells us about his day on the set of ‘Grimm’!
The 2012-2013 Broadway Season Nearly Equaled 2011-2012’s Record-Setting Gross, But Ticket Prices Continue to Rise
Every year The Broadway League releases figures regarding the demographics of Broadway attendance, and though the stats don’t usually fluctuate greatly from year to year there is always some interesting information to glean from the annual reports. Today The Broadway League released figures for the 2012-2013 season, which is mostly
Will Forte on His Dramatic Turn in ‘Nebraska’: “That period in between getting the part and starting work on the movie was an anxiety-riddled period”
While the movies of 2013 were filled with great performances, perhaps the most surprising was Will Forte‘s in Nebraska (you thought I was going to say Oprah in The Butler, right? Yeah, right.) When most people think of Forte the first thing that comes to mind is his goofy MacGrubber
Julianne Nicholson Talks About Working with Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts and the “Hardest Scene to Film” in ‘August: Osage County’
For actress Julianne Nicholson, who plays Roberts younger sister, the role was a chance to shine alongside some of Hollywood’s heaviest hitters
Jude Law Says Theater “is what made me want to become an actor”
If you only look at his filmography, you might think Jude Law has been somewhat wanting for work in recent years because while he’s appeared in a dozen films since 2009 they have mostly been supporting roles. However, when Law isn’t on a movie screen he can often be found
Movie Review: ‘The Truth About Emanuel’ Starring Kaya Scodelario and Jessica Biel
The Truth About Emanuel, writer/director’s Francesca Gregorini sophomore effort, is a puzzling sort of film. Not in a bad way but also not in the best of ways either. Emanuel (Kaya Scodelario from the U.K.’s Skins) is seventeen years old and thinks she’s not supposed to be here, as in
Interview: The Beast, Darick Pead, Talks Moving to New York, Sweaty Costumes and Touring in ‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’
Darick on auditions: “I think sometimes we as actors tend to really beat ourselves up”
Med School Student Makes Life-Saving Discovery During an Actor’s Practice Examination
Though almost everyone remembers the classic 1998 episode of Seinfeld “The Burning” in which Kramer and his friend Mickey get jobs acting out symptoms of diseases for training sessions for students in medical school, many actors know that this is actually a real gig that medical schools have found increasingly
‘Sherlock Holmes’ star Martin Freeman Reveals How a Bad Day Almost Cost Him the Role
For actors, auditions are a huge part of the process in their careers. However, a bad personal day that they can’t shake off can affect the outcome of who wins or loses a role. Just ask British actor Martin Freeman who took his cranky attitude into the audition room after
Oscar Isaac on Developing His Character for ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’: “You’re trying to make an actual human being, so you take from everything”
Joel and Ethan Coen are known for their character-driven work for creating several unforgettable characters in their films. Who could forget Barton Fink, Marge Gunderson, and (of course) The Dude? Destined to join their ranks is Llewyn Davis, the transient folk musician portrayed by Oscar Isaac in the Coens’ latest
Dermot Mulroney on the Big ‘August: Osage County’ Dinner Scene: “Meryl never once dropped a line”
Dermot Mulroney‘s strong turn in August: Osage County will surprise many moviegoing audiences who are accustomed to seeing the actor in romantic comedies. In his latest film, he plays Juliette Lewis‘ fiancé who has a lot of swagger and flash, but also a bit of darkness. The 50-year-old star talked
Interview: Felicity Jones talks Charles Dickens, Ralph Fiennes and painful corsets for ‘The Invisible Woman’
Felicity: “If you believe that you’re playing 18 then it’ll naturally… a different way of being will come out of you”
Interview: Ralph Fiennes On Directing ‘The Invisible Woman’: “I tend to be quite fussy”
Ralph: “Acting is about imagination. It’s about really imagining something”
John Goodman’s 6 Collaborations with the Coen brothers made him “a better script reader”
It’s hard to imagine John Goodman having a better year after doing stellar work in 2012’s Argo and Flight. However, he might have topped it with his onscreen turn as Roland Turner in Joel and Ethan Coen‘s Inside Llewyn Davis. Since this is his sixth collaboration with the filmmakers, he
Lizzy Caplan On How She Coped With Her First Sex Scene: “I was chugging vodka completely naked”
It might be one of the most awkward moments in an actor’s career, the sex scene. For some thespians, it’s just another day at the office. For one celebrity, it was time to hit the bottle. On a recent appearance on Chelsea Lately, Lizzy Caplan admitted that she was drunk
Why 2013 Was Undoubtedly Robert De Niro’s Worst Year at the Movies
In 2013, Robert De Niro left his sixth decade behind when he turned 70 in August. He also left behind six movies of varying quality, though five of those six 2013 films vary from “awful” to “really awful.” De Niro’s role choices in recent years have made him an easy
2013: The Year of Shakespeare in New York
Based on how much Shakespeare that was being done in New York in 2013, one would never suspect that the Bard has been dead for nearly four hundred years. While Shakespeare in the Park is an annual summer tradition in New York, this year’s Love’s Labor Lost was just the
Nikki Blonsky Explains her Post-‘Hairspray’ Career: Her Weight Was an Issue
In 2007, one of the biggest breakout stars was Nikki Blonsky who found herself onscreen with John Travolta and Christopher Walken in the John Waters musical extravaganza, Hairspray. The film was a box office hit and it looked like the sky was the limit for the young actress. However, success eluded
PREVIEW: ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ on Broadway
I had the opportunity to attend media event featuring the cast from the upcoming Broadway musical adaptation of the best selling novel The Bridges of Madison County at the New 42nd Street Studios. The cast — including stars Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale — performed three songs from the musical,