Megan Hilty on Channeling Marilyn Monroe in ‘Smash’ and ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’
As if playing an actress playing Marilyn Monroe on TV’s Smash wasn’t enough, Megan Hilty is now taking her Monroe association a step further
Nominated for Best Musical, Broadway’s ‘Leap of Faith’ to Close This Sunday
Starring Raúl Esparza, the musical opened on Thursday April 26 and will have played 24 previews and 20 regular performances.
Chris Colfer Talks ‘Glee’ and His Screenwriting Debut in ‘Struck by Lightning’
Actor Chris Colfer is famous for playing openly gay high school student, Kurt Hummel, on FOX’s Glee. But it turns out the 21-year-old is not just good at belting out show tunes. Colfer’s new film, Struck by Lightning, just premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
How Does Chris Parnell Choose His Roles?
Fresh from 30 Rock’s live show and The Five Year Engagement, former Saturday Night Live star Chris Parnell was how he chooses his roles.
Why I Said “No” To A Certain Audition and Why I Think You Should Too
Crowd-Sourced Casting? Thank you, no
Watch Sutton Foster’s Commencement Speech to Ball State Graduates: “Say ‘Yes’ To Opportunity”
Sutton Foster is many things: talented actress, fantastic singer, 2-time Tony Award Winner. But now, she can add something else to her growing list. Doctor.
Alison Brie on How She Got Her Start and What It’s Like Filming ‘Mad Men’ & ‘Community’ at the Same Time
The twenty-nine year old Alison Brie shared how she got her start right out of college, juggling her acting gigs and jobs at a yoga studio.
How Actress Maria Olsen is Making Her Way on Horror
Maria Olsen is a Los Angeles based actress who is impressively making great strides with acting work in the horror industry. She is currently attached to fifteen various film projects! Fifteen!
Anna Faris on Working with Sacha Baron Cohen in ‘The Dictator’: He Stayed in Character the Entire Shoot
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has added a new character, Middle Eastern dictator Admiral General Aladeen, to his other famous creations, Ali G, Borat, and Bruno. Baron Cohen stars as Aladeen in The Dictator, which tells the story of how the all-powerful dictator fares on the occasion that he visits New
Q&A: SNL’s Lorne Michaels and Host Eli Manning Talk Cast Changes and Who is the Funniest Manning
Michaels on cast changes: “I know there will be some. It’s just sort of the nature of the way we work that no one kind of talks about it until the season’s done.
Scarlett Johansson Talks ‘The Avengers’ Training and Taking a Crash Course in Russian
Since the Black Widow is a kick-ass S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Johansson had to learn particular fighting skills — which were easier to learn than to implement on set.
Interview: Blayne Weaver, Actor/Writer/Director of ‘6 Month Rule’, on Directing Himself, Acting His Own Words and Letting His Cast Improvise
Blayne: “My entire writing and directing career has stemmed from my being an actor”
Christian Borle on his ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ and ‘Smash’ Roles and Concerns About Overexposure
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.
‘The Avengers’ Clark Gregg on His Directing Ambitions: “Sometimes being an actor is being a song in someone else’s mixtape, so I really understand why more and more actors are making films of their own”
Gregg — who wrote, directed, and starred in the 2008 movie Choke — spoke about his ambitions behind the camera — which, of course, includes superheroes.
Samuel L. Jackson on Playing Nick Fury and His Role in Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’
While Jackson has worked with most of the other Avengers actors separately before, now that they’re in one film he realizes that it’s finally happening and that it’s possible to live up to the ultra-high expectations.
‘Once’ Star Cristin Milioti Talks About Her Tony Nominated Role: “I only know chords. They gave me ten days to learn two songs on the piano, and I did”
One of the most startling achievements of Once is that its female lead, Cristin Milioti, has been nominated for the Tony for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical… and it’s her first musical she has ever appeared in!
Sissy Spacek Remembers Her Time at The Actors Studio and Working with Jack Lemmon
Academy Award-winning actress Sissy Spacek is ready to try her hand at something other than acting. Her autobiography, My Extraordinary Ordinary Life, is being released this week. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Spacek talks about her long, wonderful career and how she got her start. She said,
Interview: Louisa Krause on the SXSW Hit ‘King Kelly’, Her New Film ‘You Can’t Win’ and How She Got Neil LaBute’s Phone Number
If you haven’t heard of Louisa Krause, wait a couple minutes because her name will soon be on your radar.
Tom Hiddleston on Being the Diabolical Loki: “Sometimes, it’s really hard, especially when you get up in the morning feeling in a good mood”
Despite having previously played Loki, the affable Hiddleston admits it’s sometimes difficult to play such a diabolical villain.
Rich Sommer talks ‘Mad Men’ and ‘Harvey’, His Broadway Debut
Rich Sommer stars as Harry Crane on AMC’s Mad Men, but the actor is also going to be pulling double-duty in the upcoming Broadway revival of Harvey.