Book Review: ‘The Playbill Broadway Yearbook: June 2012 to May 2013’
I love everything about this book!
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Ian McKellen Dishes Advice on Acting, Fame and Life
While not every professional actor is a good source of advice (just trust me on that), an actor as respected as Ian McKellen ought to have at least one or two pieces of good advice to pass along to aspiring actors. During a rare break from acting in his current
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‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ star Adam Driver Doesn’t Watch His On-Screen Work: “I go into a spiral and obsess about all the mistakes I made”
Adam Driver is stepping into new territory after appearing in the Coen brothers latest movie Inside Llewyn Davis. He makes a cameo appearance as a backup singer inside a recording studio alongside Oscar Isaac, who portrays the title role of the folk singer Llewyn, and Justin Timberlake as a Jim Berkey,
Broadway Actor Shuler Hensley: “I encourage people not to look in the mirror and say ‘I’m this’ or ‘I’m that’ if you have a desire to do multiple things”
Though Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are obviously the stars of the productions of Waiting for Godot and No Man’s Land now on Broadway, even those two can’t play all the roles themselves (thought who wouldn’t like to see them try?) One of the other actors involved is Shuler Hensley,
Casey Affleck Reveals How Christian Bale Reignited His Passion for Acting
As the younger brother of Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck is used to being in the shadows. The 38-year-old actor is looking to change that. His upcoming film Out of the Furnace with Christian Bale seems to be that catalyst for the actor. “What I saw Christian doing was, I felt
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Patrick Stewart on His Early Career Struggles and What He Learned About Acting from Working at a Furniture Store
I’m not one to assume that so-and-so actor is awesome in “real life,” but when it comes to a guy like Patrick Stewart exceptions must be made. Though Stewart has always been a fan favorite since starring as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation, his popularity has
What Jon Hamm Would Tell His Young Actor Self: “Just Work Harder”
Jon Hamm has rocked television viewers for the last six seasons as Don Draper on AMC’s Mad Men. Now he’s continuing with another challenging character as a morphine-addicted middle-aged man looking back on his 24-year-old self, played by Daniel Radcliffe, in Season 2 of the British TV series, A Young
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Watch Lizzie Caplan Talk Masters of Sex, How She Fought for the Role, Nerves and More
Here’s a SAG Foundation Q & A with Lizzy Caplan where she talks about her new Showtime series, Masters of Sex. In the interview, she talks about how she fought for the role of Virginia Johnson, why she waited so long for the part, shooting the pilot, nerves and more.
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Idris Elba Talks ‘Mandela’, ‘Luther’, Research and Staying in Character (video)
Idris Elba talks to Gold Derby editor Daniel Montgomery about his incredibly busy year. He’s starred in Pacific Rim, Luther, Thor: The Dark World and the upcoming Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. In the interview, he talks about the research he did to play Nelson Mandela, the prosthetics he wore
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Broadway Actor Brian J. Smith Shares How His Last-Minute Army Sign-Up Almost Derailed His Acting Career
The Army or an acting career? That was the choice Brian J. Smith faced back in 2007 when he walked down to the military recruitment office in Manhattan after a string of bad luck in his personal and professional life. “I was two months behind in the rent, I didn’t
