David Engel brings heart to ‘La Cage aux Folles’
Engel was in the original production on Broadway 32 years ago.
Robert J. Townsend Talks SDMT’s ‘La Cage aux Folles’, His Broadway Debut in ‘Mamma Mia’ and Acting in San Diego
In June, Townsend made his Broadway debut in the long-running crowdpleaser, Mamma Mia.
Spring Awakening’s Ali Stroker Becomes the First Actor in a Wheelchair to Perform on Broadway
Stroker, who has been in a wheelchair since being involved in a car accident aged 2, says that life in a wheelchair enables her to “think more creatively.”
Elijah Wood: “I marvel at the fact that I’m 34 and still working”
“There were a few years here and there that were more stagnant, but in some ways it’s the times when you’re not working that you appreciate work all the more.” – Elijah Wood
Ryan Reynolds on Indie Films and the “Uptown Problem” of Being a Character Actor in a Leading Man’s Body
“Actors get an undeserved amount of credit when a movie works. The same is true when it doesn’t work. So you kind of take the good with the bad” – Ryan Reynolds
Review: Moonlight’s ‘Big Fish’
Directed by Steve Glaudini with a book by John August and lyrics by Tony nominee Andrew Lippa, the show is a treat to watch.
Krysta Rodriguez Returns to Broadway While Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatment
“I’m not doing what anyone else wouldn’t do. You get cancer, you try to cure cancer” – Krysta Rodriguez
Joel Edgerton on ‘Black Mass’ and Getting into the Mindset of His Characters
“If I’m playing a villain I love looking for the virtues, and if I’m playing a hero I like looking for the mistakes” – Joel Edgerton
Watch: Jada Pinkett Smith on Her Career, First Role and ‘Gotham’
Jada Pinkett Smith shares plenty of funny and inspirational stories from her career in this video conversation
Ben Foster on Taking PEDs to Play Lance Armstrong in ‘The Program’: “It was important for me privately to understand it”
“I tried to infect myself with him. Get him into my system. It was important to get his gait, his riding style.” – Ben Foster on Playing Lance Armstrong
Actor/Writer Michael Laurence on His New Play, ‘Hamlet in Bed’ and How Acting Helped Him as a Writer
“Once we get into the performances, I try to put the writer in a box and just live in the moment.” – Actor and Writer Michael Laurence on his new play, Hamlet in Bed
Actress Erica McDermott on Her Role as Mary Bulger in ‘Black Mass’
Erica, who played Tar Ecklund in The Fighter, will be also appearing in Joy, a biopic about Joy Mangano.
Beauty and the Beast’s Austin Basis on Late Call Times, the Actors Studio and Playing JT Forbes
“You get to fully excavate and navigate and explore the world of the character that you don’t necessarily get doing a play which is 2 to 3 hours of a segment of someone’s life.” – Austin Basis on working on a long-running TV show
Jennifer Lawrence Talks About Being a Superstar: “I’m still scared, but it’s about different things”
“I read scripts. I hire people for their opinions, and I listen. But ultimately the gamble is a part of your art. I do things that I respond to, and try not to overthink it.” – Jennifer Lawrence
Bizarre Stabbing of Actor in Los Angeles Imitates Movie Plot
On Tuesday, September 8, actor Clayton Haymes returned home with fellow actor and landlord Andre Bauth after they and several others went out for dinner and drinks.
Does AT&T’s New Ad Campaign Encourage Rude Theater Behavior?
Theater fans saw the ad as justifying bad theater etiquette and complained to AT&T.
Rebecca Hall on Creating a Character: “A lot of it is instinctive”
“Sometimes I can spend months doing things to make sure that my instincts work correctly, but ultimately it’s still instinctive.” – Rebecca Hall on Creating a Character
‘About Ray’ Director on Why She Cast Elle Fanning as a Transgender Teen
About Ray stars Elle Fanning as a teenage girl who wishes to transition to become male.
Seth Rogen on Portraying Steve Wozniak, Aaron Sorkin’s Screenplay and Being “Blown Away” by Michael Fassbender
“It would almost take me out of it at times because of how good it was. Like something in my brain would go, ‘Whoa, he’s really going for it.'” – Seth Rogen on Working with Michael Fassbender
Johnny Depp on Transforming Himself for ‘Black Mass’
“I think that an actor has some degree of responsibility with regard to their audience to change—to give them something different, to give them something new” – Johnny Depp