Hugh Jackman Returns to ‘Inside the Actors Studio’
Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman returns to the Inside the Actors Studio for a second time on Wednesday, February 13th.
Nicholas Hoult talks ‘Warm Bodies’, Getting Cast and the Pressures of Being a Lead in a Film
With his role as a zombie in love in Warm Bodies, Nicholas Hoult might finally be able to prove he’s not just another child actor hoping to be taken seriously as an adult.
‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Star Benjamin Walker on Acting: “If a magician tells you how he did his trick, it’s not magical any more”
While there’s no doubt that the big star of the current Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is Scarlett Johnasson, who plays Maggie, Johansson’s co-star is Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson star Benjamin Walker.
Ashton Kutcher Studied Hours of Footage, Went on a Fruitarian Diet and Ended Up in the Hospital to Play Steve Jobs
Ashton Kutcher is another actor who has made the news recently for risking his health for a film role (ie: Anne Hathaway for Les Miserables and Matthew McConaughey for The Dallas Buyers Club.) In order to play Apple genius Steve Jobs, Kutcher adopted Jobs’ fruitarian diet.
Christopher Durang’s ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’, starring Sigourney Weaver & David Hyde Pierce, is headed to Broadway
Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is headed to Broadway after its sold-out premiere at Lincoln Center.
Q & A: Nia Vardalos talks ‘Law & Order: SVU’, Second City and Stretching as an Actor
Nia: “My career has been that I write the roles that I get to play and I’m trying to do things now that I don’t necessarily write”
‘Evita’ Closes on Broadway Without Turning a Profit
Even though Evita — starring Ricky Martin and Elena Roger — was the top-selling show of the 2012 Broadway season, it closed on Saturday. Why? Looking at the show’s expenses tells a similar story to other large revival musical productions with big-name stars: there is a very small margin of profit.
Jodie Foster Praises Oscar Nominee Quvenzhané Wallis’ and says that, “I think people don’t really understand child acting”
Jodie Foster tends to be the actress people turn to with questions about child actors. After all, Foster began acting at the age of 3 and was nominated for an Oscar for her role as a child prostitute in Taxi Driver, a role she performed when she was twelve.
‘The Trip to Bountiful’ Moves Up Its Broadway Preview Date
The upcoming Broadway revival of Horton Foote’s The Trip to Bountiful will now begin preview performances on Saturday, March 30th at 8pm, one day earlier than the previously announced March 31st start date.
Complete Casting Announced for ‘Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s’
Complete casting has been announced for the world premiere of Tony® Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg’s new play, Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s
‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ Sets Closing Date on Broadway
The critically-acclaimed 50th anniversary Broadway revival of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will play its final performance on Sunday, March 3rd at 3:00 PM.
Clare Bowen on Getting Cast in ‘Nashville’ and Having Her Boyfriend Dump Her After She Got the Role
Australian actress Clare Bowen was starring in the Australian production of Spring Awakening when one of the show’s producers — none other than Cate Blanchett — told her that she really needed to bring her talent to America.
Robert Sean Leonard: “Making TV is really horrible”
Robert Sean Leonard is one of those many actors who you’ve definitely seen in role after role even if you can’t place his name. He’s appeared in film (Dead Poets Society), television (House), and on Broadway (he won a Tony Award for The Invention of Love) since he began acting as a teenager.
William H. Macy on Playing Frank Gallagher in ‘Shameless’: “It is more like a parlor trick. It ain’t acting”
I’ve been particularly impressed by William H. Macy’s performance as Frank Gallagher on Showtime’s Shameless, mostly because it’s so much different from roles Macy usually plays.
Stephen McKinsley Henderson Doesn’t Call Himself a Character Actor: “I’m what I like to call a story-line actor”
Actor Stephen McKinsley Henderson has followed up his Tony-nominated role opposite Denzel Washington in the 2010 production of August Wilson’s Fences and long-running recurring role as judge on Law & Order with recent appearances in episodes of The Newsroom and a role in the highest profile film of his career, Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln.
Daniel Day-Lewis on His Lengthy Breaks Between Roles: “I cannot do the work I love to do unless I take time away from it”
It’s odd to see Daniel Day-Lewis so chatty during awards season to promote Lincoln because he isn’t known for doing many interviews in his career. But Day-Lewis has also been participating in various revealing Q&A sessions, including the Santa Barbara International Film Festival to receive the festival’s Montecito Award for his career achievements.
SAG Awards Speeches – Film: Ben Affleck, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence & Anne Hathaway
Here are the transcripts of the speeches t he winning actors gave from the Film portion of the 19th Annual SAG Awards, featuring Ben Affleck, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway. My favorite of the night was Affleck’s.
SAG Awards Speeches – Television: Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Bryan Cranston and more!
Here are the transcripts of the speeches the winning actors gave from the Television portion of the 19th Annual SAG Awards, featuring Bryan Cranston, Claire Danes, Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey and Julianne Moore. Check them out below! OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES BRYAN CRANSTON: Thank
‘The Heiress’, starring Jessica Chastain, will play its final performance one day early
The Broadway revival of The Heiress, starring Jessica Chastain, David Strathairn, Dan Stevens and Judith Ivey, will now play its final performance on Saturday, February 9th at 7pm.
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart to Star in ‘No Man’s Land’ & ‘Waiting for Godot’ on Broadway
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will star on Broadway in a limited season repertoire of Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land and Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot this fall.