‘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.
Rafe Spall Talks About Auditioning for His Nude Scenes in ‘I Give it a Year’
You’ll see just about everything of actor Rafe Spall in the upcoming comedy I Give it a Year.
Q & A: Timothy Olyphant talks ‘Justified’, Good Writing and Why His Character Doesn’t Have an Accent
Timothy: “We spend most our energy on is trying to get the writing really good and then the acting kind of takes care of itself”
‘Mad Men’ Season 6 Cast Photos
Mad Men is coming back for its 6th season on April 7th with a special two-hour premiere!
Dustin Hoffman Talks About the Difficulties of Auditioning as a Method Actor
In an interview with NPR promoting his directorial debut Quartet, acting legend Dustin Hoffman talked about getting his start in acting. Famously, Hoffman beat out other actors for his breakthrough role of Benjamin in The Graduate like Robert Redford, who far more resembled the character in the original novel.
Extras in China’s Hollywood Face Long Hours and Low Pay
Think you have it tough trying to make it as an actor in America?
Victor Garber on Being Labeled a Character Actor: “I don’t see that term as diminishing at all”
Victor Garber has appeared on and off Broadway and in dozens of films and television series dating back to the early 1970s, but now has a major role in the NBC series Deception.
Michael Cera’s Effort to Go Method for ‘Crystal Fairy’ Failed
Michael Cera decided to go Method on his new film Crystal Fairy by doing the same drugs his character does.
Actors’ Equity Buys New Building in Los Angeles for its New Western Headquarters
Actors Equity Association announced yesterday that it has purchased a new building in North Hollywood that will act as its new Western Regional headquarters.
Rebecca Hall on ‘Parade’s End’, ‘Iron Man 3’ and Finding Projects That Challenge Her
Rebecca Hall has tried to stay away from blockbuster movies, preferring smaller fare like The Town and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. But, in a departure, she’ll be appearing in Iron Man 3 in May.
Emmy Rossum talks ‘Shameless’ and saying, “My character wouldn’t do that” to the writers
Emmy Rossum admits that she wishes her show, Showtime’s Shameless, would get the same attention the network’s other hit, Homeland, gets. “They are a strong drama. We were entered [in the Emmys] as a drama, because we’re an hour long,” she said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.