‘Funny Girl’ is Postponed! Los Angeles and Broadway Productions Shelved
It was just announced that the planned Los Angeles and Broadway productions of Funny Girl has been postponed.
Kal Penn on Why He Changed His Name: “Half of it was curiosity to see if it would make a difference”
In a recent interview with New York Magazine, Harold & Kumar star Kal Penn explained the origin of his stage name and how it’s gotten him more auditions than his given name ever did.
Justin Bartha: “I think there’s a sensitivity to actors and performance that’s inherit to theater”
Justin Bartha might be best known as the Wolf Pack member who is always left out of the fun in The Hangover films, but he’s also started to rack up an impressive resume in Broadway theatre in 2011.
How did Rooney Mara get the part of Lisbeth Salander in ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
In a recent and very extensive interview with Vogue Magazine, Rooney Mara and The Social Network director David Fincher shared how the actress landed the role of Lisbeth Salander in one of the most anticipated movies of the year, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Interview: John Cho talks ‘Harold and Kumar’, Bad Auditions and Stumbling into Franchises
John: “You can never be too good at what you do”
Woody Harrelson: “I don’t think you can play someone and not think he is a good guy in some way”
“It was hard for me to believe I could even play a cop.”
Actors and Graphics Design: Two Concepts for Creating Great Advertising
When organizing your materials, it’s important to understand the concepts of “chunking” and “stickiness”
Mackenzie Crook on his Career and ‘Tintin’: “It was frustrating to be in the motion-capture environment”
Mackenzie Crook might not be as well known as Rainn Wilson is in the United States, but Wilson’s character Dwight on the U.S. version of The Office owes everything to Gareth Keenan, the character Crook played in the original U.K. series of The Office. While Crook has appeared in such
Colin Hanks’ ‘Dexter’ Role: “Completely Different from Anything Else I’ve Done”
Like father, like son. While Tom Hanks’ eldest son Colin got his start in teen comedies like Orange County and Whatever It Takes, he’s since moved into more dramatic (and religious) fare. Following an impressive stint as a priest on AMC’s ‘60s drama Mad Men, he’s currently starring as a
Glee’s Dot-Marie Jones: “This overnight success 20 years later is working pretty well for me. It was the longest night of my life, but I’ll take it.”
“Over the last 20 years, I’ve played every tough-chick role imaginable,” she said.
Hayden Panettiere: ‘Heroes’ Kept Me Out of Trouble
Although the series that made the actress a household name was a huge undertaking, she is open to returning to the small screen.
Anton Yelchin Chose ‘Like Crazy’ Over Real-Life Love: “You either commit to one thing or another, and I always pick movies”
“You lose your life when you enter this world. It was like I forgot what my life was.”
Screenwriter Goes from $80 Million Box Office to Working Temp Sales Job… What Happened?
Like any other career, being a screenwriter has its ups and downs. If you don’t believe me, ask the anonymous screenwriter who spoke to Reuters about how his career has gone after his first movie made more than $80 million. But after that success his career eventually went dry and he’s currently working a two-week sales temp job.
Books on the Business and Craft of Acting
Here’s a great list of books on the business side and the craft of acting! Stock up!
’24 Hour Plays on Broadway’ Celebrates its Tenth Anniversary Raising Money for A Wonderful Cause
Could you write, direct, and produce a play that will hit Broadway in less than twenty-four hours? Well I’m sure just about anybody could, but would it be any good? That’s the concept behind 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, which celebrates its tenth annual production on Broadway next month.
Ralph Fiennes Laments The ‘Twitter Effect’ on the English Language
Ralph Fiennes has recently blamed Twitter and our soundbite-obsessed media for dumbing down the English language.
Happy Halloween! The Daughter of Boris Karloff Recalls Her Father’s Struggles Before ‘Frankenstein’
It’s Halloween, and I’m sure you’ve seen at least one image of Frankenstein as you’ve geared up for the holiday. Chances are that the Frankenstein that you saw was based on the bolt neck, flat-headed lumbering portrayal of Frankenstein’s Monster made famous by Boris Karloff in the Universal Frankenstein film series.
Guinness Book of World Records Says Samuel L. Jackson is the Highest-Grossing Actor of All Time
At first it’s surprising that the highest grossing box office actor of all time isn’t someone like John Wayne or Arnold Schwarzenegger, but Samuel L. Jackson.
Johnny Depp: “First and foremost, to bore your audience is like the worst thing you can do. Always try to keep them guessing”
While most would assume that Depp was legitimately wasted throughout the filming of the movie, Depp claims he wasn’t or he still would be shooting the film. Instead, he’s based his “drunk acting” on “observation.”
Q & A: Jonah Hill Talks About His New Animated Comedy, ‘Allen Gregory’
Jonah: “Writing it is just improvising that you write down”