After a Nationwide Casting Call, ‘Motown the Musical’ Finds its Young Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder
Following a nationwide casting search, Motown the Musical has found its young Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.
Is Your Cat a Future Broadway Star? ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ is Holding Auditions!
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the new play that opens on Broadway this March, is holding a casting call to find the purr-fect (sorry, I had to write that) cat to take on the iconic role of “Cat.”
Hugh Jackman’s ‘Les Mis’ Audition Mishap
Even Oscar-nominated stars have audition mishaps. Before auditioning for the film adaptation of Les Miserables in New York City, Hugh Jackman ran into some trouble while visiting his singing teacher, Joan Lader.
Amy Morton on the Challenges of Starring in ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ on Broadway
The lengthy Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf is generally thought to be one of the more challenging plays to perform, which is something actress Amy Morton — who is currently starring as Martha in the Broadway revival — agrees with wholeheartedly.
Nicholas Hoult on Staying Under the Radar, Researching Zombies and Deciding Not to Blink in ‘Warm Bodies’
Nicholas Hoult might need to rethink how much of a celebrity he is. After starring in Warm Bodies, the actor is probably not going to stay under the radar for much longer.
Q & A: Milo Ventimiglia on His New Web Series, ‘Chosen’
Milo on ‘Chosen’ episodes: “I think they stand up to anything on network or cable television at the moment”
What’s Tom Hank’s Weekly Salary for Broadway’s ‘Lucky Guy’?
Back in October it was revealed that one-time Oscar winner Al Pacino was making a guaranteed $125,000 per week starring in Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway. While two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks might not be making that much as a base salary for his Broadway debut in Lucky Guy, I think it’s fair to say the title of the play reflects his earning prospects quite well.
Miles Teller Bombed His First Audition for ‘The Spectacular Now’
Miles Teller is the first one to admit that he’s not sure how he landed the much-coveted role in the indie The Spectacular Now. The actor, who stars alongside Brie Larson and Shailene Woodley, recalls completely bombing his first audition.
Breaking Bad’s Dean Norris wanted to be written off the show’s last season
Not many actors would actually request to have their characters killed off a hit TV show. But Dean Norris, who stars as DEA agent Hank Schrader on AMC’s Breaking Bad, desperately wanted to be written off the show in the first half of the series’ last season.
Ciarán Hinds on Getting Cast in ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’: “Others see bits of you that you may not be aware of yourself”
Ciarán Hinds has had a long career of impressive roles in film, television, and theater, and will likely earn some new fans in his new role on the next season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. However, at the moment Hinds has returned to Broadway to star as Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Michael Shannon: “One of the great things about acting – you get to pretend you’re somebody else, which is great if you get bored with yourself”
Phenomenal actor Michael Shannon will be appearing in his first sure-to-be blockbuster this year as the villainous General Zod in the newest Superman film, Man of Steel. But fans of acting have already known of Shannon from his roles in films like Take Shelter and in his role on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire.
Actress Emma Fitzpatrick Getting Big Publicity for ‘Les Mis’ Spoof Video
In the case of Emma Fitzpatrick, she’s only teasing Anne Hathaway because she likes her.
Megan Hilty: “My voice teacher was very upset with me when she learned I was going to major in musical theater”
It’s an interesting question because much of the cast and crew behind the inconsistent first season — including creator Theresa Rebeck — have not returned for the show’s second season.
Keri Russell on Her New Risque Role in ‘The Americans’
Keri Russell was ready to take on a more risqué role than Felicity. In her new project, FX’s The Americans, Russell portrays a KGB agent posing as part of a happy American couple. Her character is first seen in a more compromising position than Felicity ever would have been caught in.
‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Star Benjamin Walker Reveals His Craziest On-Stage Mishap
Actor Benjamin Walker has taken a step back from presidential roles — he starred as Andrew Jackson in Broadway’s Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson and as Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter — to star as Brick in the current Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. In
Josh Gad on ‘jOBS’ and His Reaction to Steve Wozniak Calling the Film “Atrocious”
It’s always difficult when an actor portrays a real person — Josh Gad is seeing that up close and personal with his depiction of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in the new biopic jOBS. In fact, the real Wozniak has already deemed the film ‘atrocious.’
Hamish Linklater on Writing His New Play, ‘The Vandal’: “I really just want an audience to have a good ride and for actors to have fun things to do”
Hamish Linklater isn’t the only one who describes producing art as a physically draining process. But Linklater does describe it a little more graphically.
Casting Announced for the Upcoming Broadway Revival of ‘Pippin’
Casting has been announced casting for Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz’s Pippin, directed by Diane Paulus.
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When Matt Damon Had to Kiss Michael Douglas for ‘Behind the Candelabra’ He Imagined Kissing Catherine Zeta-Jones
Here’s a great acting tip if you’re a straight male who is required to kiss a much older man in a role: pretend you’re kissing that older actor’s incredibly beautiful wife. According to Catherine Zeta-Jones, that’s what happened when Matt Damon had to kiss her husband Michael Douglas in HBO’s Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra.