The Role That Got Away: Will Chase on Returning to ‘Something Rotten!’
“I know that I am a poor man’s fill-in-the-blank. And I know that there are poor man’s Will Chases out there. That’s just the nature of the business” – Will Chase
“I know that I am a poor man’s fill-in-the-blank. And I know that there are poor man’s Will Chases out there. That’s just the nature of the business” – Will Chase
Kate Reinders is so funny and charming, I could have talked to her all day. Thankfully for her, she had to get back to work on Something Rotten, the new Broadway musical that’s currently in previews. Directed by Casey Nicholaw and also starring Brian d’Arcy James and Christian Borle, the show is about two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, who are trying to write a hit play in the time of Shakespeare. When a soothsayer
Mann is a terrific filmmaker but he’s missed the mark here. The overly long film lacks any sort of substance or subtlety.
Here are all of the acting award speeches and speeches from the Best Play and Musical’s from last night’s Tony Awards. They were all heartfelt but my favorites were the ones from Steve Kazee, Audra McDonald and James Corden. If you didn’t watch the show last night and don’t have a lot of time on your hands, at least watch those 3.
Christian Borle, who plays Tom on ‘Smash’, talks about next season and what might be in store for the show.
Christian Borle, who stars as the pirate who one day will be Captain Hook in the Peter Pan origin musical Peter and the Starcatcher, says that a lot of his character is swiped from some of the best known villains in history.
Borle admits that he is aware that Smash is a bit unrealistic, and actually counts himself among the critics of the show