Felicity Huffman: With theater, “there’s all this breathing room to explore and discover and excavate”
Felicity Huffman is enjoying her return to the theater world in the new David Mamet play, November.
‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ to Make Long-Delayed Broadway Debut in 2013
Musicals based on films can sometimes be wonderful (Once and The Producers come to mind), but often risk being blasted for unoriginality. One that falls in the latter category is the infamous 1966 musical adaption of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, which only ran four previews (!) before being canceled by the producer despite starring Mary Tyler Moore and Richard Chamberlin and having a score by Bob Merrill (Funny Girl) and a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee.
Tom Hanks Will Make His Broadway Debut in Nora Ephron’s ‘Lucky Guy’
Two-time Academy Award® winner Tom Hanks will make his Broadway debut in the world premiere of three-time Academy Award® nominee Nora Ephron’s play Lucky Guy next March.
Review: ‘Grace’ at the Cort Theatre (NYC)
The acting in Grace is extraordinary, with all four actors being seasoned professionals with the ability to portray the array of emotions required of the material.
Paul Rudd Went Back to Broadway Because “The Character is Different From The Kind I’ve Usually Played”
Paul Rudd was ready to leave the comedy roles behind him for a part in Broadway’s Grace, alongside Michael Shannon and Ed Asner.
Ed Asner Talks Going Back to Broadway in ‘Grace’ and Working in His 80’s: “If I can’t act, I may as well be lowered in a box”
Ed Asner is appearing for the first time onstage since 1989 in the Broadway production of Grace, alongside Michael Shannon and Paul Rudd.
‘Good People’ is the Most Produced Play in America in 2012-2013
Good news for Good People, the 2011 play by David Lindsay-Abaire that Frances McDormand won a Tony Award for: it will be the most-produced play in America in the 2012-2013 season.
Broadway’s New ‘Annie’, Lilla Crawford, talks about working with ‘Sandy’ the Dog and who she wants to be when she grows up
Broadway has found its newest Annie in 11-year-old Lilla Crawford, who has been acting since she was five.
MTC Announces Full Casting for Terrance McNally’s ‘Golden Age’
Manhattan Theatre Club’s upcoming production of Golden Age, the new play by four-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally and directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie, has announced its full cast. The show will star Tony Award winner Richard Easton (The Invention of Love), Dierdre Friel (Dogfight), Coco Monroe (New
‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ Sets a Closing Date
Peter and the Starcatcher, the five-time Tony® Award-winning play by Tony Award-nominee Rick Elice, has announced that it will play its final Broadway performance on January 20, 2013, ending its nearly year-long run.
Starring Alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the New Off-Broadway Play, ‘If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet,’ Annie Funke talks about the Show and Struggling with Her Weight
After accepting her body image issues, actress Annie Funke has landed in the arms of Jake Gyllenhaal (well, as his costar) in the Off-Broadway production of If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet.
Calista Flockhart is Getting Her “Theater Fix” by Doing the Staged-Radio Recording of ‘The Seagull’
Calista Flockhart is finding new inspiration in a radio theater production of Chekhov’s The Seagull at L.A. Theatre Works.
Jessica Chastain on Making Her Broadway Debut in ‘The Heiress’
If you took a time machine all the way back to 2010 and started to talk to people about the Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain, there’s a big chance that nobody would know who you were talking about. Of course, I could think of a lot better ways of using a time machine, but the point still stands: after starring in six (!) films in 2011 alone, including The Help, Chastain has become a praised actress in Hollywood and is often on the shortlist for many upcoming projects.
Diane Lane on Returning to Theater in ‘Sweet Bird of Youth’, Dealing with Audiences and Craving Rehearsal
Not all Academy Award-nominated actors would head back to the theater after obtaining great success in film. But Diane Lane was ready for something different—in the form of a Chicago production of Sweet Bird of Youth.
Scarlett Johansson, Benjamin Walker & Ciarán Hinds to star in ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ on Broadway
Tony Award-winner Scarlett Johansson will return to Broadway to star as Maggie, with Ciarán Hinds as Big Daddy, Benjamin Walker as Brick and Tony and Emmy Award-winner Debra Monk as Big Mama in Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Stop Asking Paul Rudd Why He’s Doing Theater
Paul Rudd is best known for his comedic roles in films like Our Idiot Brother, I Love You, Man, and Knocked Up. But his next part is a huge departure—he’ll be appearing in a Broadway production of the dramatic play, Grace.
‘Grace’ stars Paul Rudd, Michael Shannon, Ed Asner & Kate Arrington Discuss their New Broadway Play
The stars of Grace, Paul Rudd, Michael Shannon, Ed Asner and Kate Arrington, a new Broadway show written by Craig Wright, talk about the production at a recent press event in New York City.
Interview: Teal Wicks, Star of the Tour and Upcoming Broadway Revival of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’
Teal: “When I’ve taken big risks, I’ve really been rewarded for them and learned a lot the times that I’ve really messed up and done really stupid stuff”
Jessica Chastain Talks Julliard and Gearing Up for Her Broadway Debut in ‘The Heiress’
Jessica Chastain, star of recent films like The Help and The Tree of Life, will be making her Broadway debut in The Heiress in November. The actress took on the role because she thinks of it as one of the greatest women roles ever written.
Paul Rudd: “Theatre is the best way for an actor to improve”
As funny of a guy as Paul Rudd is, when he takes the lead in a film the box office isn’t always there. His last three starring roles — Wanderlust, Our Idiot Brother, and How Do You Know — all underperformed. So it’s a good thing that Rudd is more than just a movie actor, since he is making a return to Broadway after several years in movies to star in Grace alongside Michael Shannon, Kate Arrington, and Ed Asner.