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‘Hands on a Hardbody’ To Play its Final Performance

After playing 28 preview and 28 regular performances, the new Broadway musical, Hands on a Hardbody, will play its final performance

Erinn Hayes Replaces Chyler Leigh in NBC Pilot ‘Holding Patterns’ After Leigh is Too Sick For Table Read

Leigh was initially cast as Leah for the pilot, which is a comedy from The Office writer Justin Spitzer about the lives of a group of friends who survive a plane crash.

Patina Miller on Starring in Broadway’s ‘Pippin’: “As performers, you want to be big. Hit every moment hard”

Patina Miller faces a significant challenge as she takes on the role of the Leading Player in the Broadway revival of Pippin. For one thing, Miller’s only previous Broadway experience was starring in Sister Act.

Louis C.K. on Getting Cast in Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’: “I’ve been waiting for that e-mail my whole life”

For most actors, getting cast in a Woody Allen movie is something to be crossed off one’s bucket list. However, when the cast list for Allen’s next film — which would eventually be titled Blue Jasmine — was revealed, two unlikely names were on the list: comedians Andrew Dice Clay and Louis C.K.

Ben Foster on Making his Broadway Debut in ‘Orphans’: “This feels like complete nudity”

Though Ben Foster is officially starring as Treat in Broadway’s Orphans, as far as the cast and crew of Orphans is concerned Foster should probably be billed as “lifesaver.”

SXSW Interview: Writer, Director & Actor Shane Carruth Talks ‘Upstream Color’

Shane: “If an actor has their skill set figured out and they’re smart enough to key into what your story is, really there’s not a lot to talk about”

SXSW ‘Arrested Development’ Panel with Will Arnett, Jeffrey Tambor and Mitch Hurwitz

I had recorded the Arrested Development event that Samsung had at SXSW. Jeffrey Tambor, creator Mitch Hurwitz and Will Arnett were in attendance and they three talked about the upcoming season, showed some clips and took questions from the crowd.

Review: ‘The Place Beyond The Pines’

The film is frustrating towards the end, yes, but as always, performances win out

SXSW Interview: Bruce Campbell Talks ‘Evil Dead’: “To me it’s not a remake or a prequel or a sequel or a reimagining”

Bruce talks ‘Evil Dead’ and how the script is everything

SXSW Interview: Shiloh Fernandez and Jane Levy on the Challenges of Shooting ‘Evil Dead’ and Acting Opposite a Tennis Ball

Shiloh on ‘Evil Dead’: “The title alone worried my folks, for sure”

Alec Baldwin Talks About Bringing ‘Orphans’ to Broadway and the Behind-the-Scenes Drama: “My greatest regret is that the rehearsal process got exposed by the person himself”

Though it is still in previews, Orphans is one of the most talked about Broadway plays in recent memory. This is because it not only stars Alec Baldwin making his Broadway return for the first time in nine years and it is directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan, but because of the extensive behind the scenes drama that led to the exit of Shia LaBeouf from the cast and its very public aftermath.

SAG-AFTRA Halts Planned Auction of Audition Tapes of Star Actors

Imagine if somebody was planning to auction off a tape of your last few job interviews — even that awkward one in which you were completely wrong for the job!

SXSW Interview: Lou Taylor Pucci, Elizabeth Blackmore and Jessica Lucas Talk ‘Evil Dead’ and “Interpretive Dance Yoga Zombie Training”

Lou: “We had to keep up the fun and keep up the energy… That’s really the hardest job the whole time”

Bobby Cannavale: “I’m fighting, whether it’s accurate or not, a perception that I get of people thinking I’m dumb”

There are few actors who can show emotion on stage as well as Bobby Cannavale. Despite a deep passion for the Broadway stage, Cannavale’s intensity makes him in demand for a variety of film and television roles, including a season-long stint on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire.

Aidan Gillen on His Preparation for ‘Game of Thrones’: “I do sleep in a ‘Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy’ T-shirt that gets me in the mood”

There’s a general plan for the series Game of Thrones because of George R. R. Martin’s books. But because HBO tends to stray from the novels, most of the characters on the show have no idea what’s next for their characters. Aidan Gillen, who plays Petyr ‘Littlefinger’ Baelish, is just one example.

SXSW Interview: Evil Dead’s Jessica Lucas on Zombie Coaches, “Uncomfortable” Makeup and Shooting in New Zealand

Jessica on auditioning: “It’s a completely different thing than acting on set. It’s a completely different art”

SXSW Interview: ‘Evil Dead’ Director Fede Alvarez: “I wanted the actors to witness real things so when they react they have better performances”

Fede: “To write the line, ‘And then she cut her arm off.’ That’s easy to write, but it’s so hard to shoot it the way we wanna shoot it”