Interview: BD Wong and Cherry Jones Talk ‘Awake,’ Auditioning and Winning a Tony Award
Cherry Jones and BD Wong talk about Awake, how Cherry is the “worst auditioner in the world” and what it’s like to win a Tony.
Musical Based on 1970s Classic Comedy Movie ‘Animal House’ in the Works
The classic 1978 college comedy classic, which is to be directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw with music by late 1990s pop-rock band Barenaked Ladies, with Michael Mitnick writing the libretto.
Robert De Niro Researched ‘Being Flynn’ Role by Posing as a Homeless Man
He disguised himself with heavy makeup and spent a day in the Boston homeless shelter where Nick Flynn, who wrote the novel Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, which the film was adapted from, worked.
Jason Alexander: “If I tried to engineer the right choices in my career, I would not have been able to do it”
How do you give advice on advancing an acting career if you feel like you mostly achieved success by pure luck?
Ciaran Hinds on Becoming an Actor During The Troubles in Northen Ireland
Ciaran Hinds. The name probably doesn’t ring a bell, but you’ve doubtlessly seen the Northern Irish actor in There Will Be Blood, Road to Perdition, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, and the upcoming John Carter, among dozens of other films.
PaleyFest 2012: ‘Once Upon a Time’ Creators Vow to “Always Push the Story Forward”
The show’s creators/writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz pledged that they will continually try to “keep surprising people…and always push the show forward” through the rest of the first season.
Interview: Josh Young Talks ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ Being Judas and How He Prepares for an Audition
Josh on Playing Judas: “The character that you’re playing needs to think he is doing the right thing and think he is a good guy”
Biography: Dominic West
Dominic West has successfully combined a career in both the U.K. and the U.S., with leading roles in international film, in American television and on the London stage.
Tips on Winning at Any Audition!
When you’re auditioning you need to have material handy, prepared and brilliant-ready to go!
Will Ferrell on His Spanish-Language ‘Casa de Mi Padre’: “There was a moment of: ‘What did I get myself into?’ It’s the exhilarating part of what we get to do”
Ferrell stars in Casa de Mi Padre, a Spanish-language comedy that places him in totally new territory.
Paul Dano: “Acting is a very strange thing – your life kinda goes on hold. You disappear, you don’t see your friends, you work such long days”
Paul Dano talks about acting in such an emotional film and how he manages to maintain his personal life during a long production process.
Kristin Chenoweth Talks ‘GCB’ and Why She Started Her Pet Adoption Charity
Chenoweth said her character is “based on an amalgam of women. Some I grew up with, some I went to church with, and some who I might be related to. She has a big heart and wants everyone to get along, but she fights it within herself. That is a demon that a lot of people can understand.”
Mike Nichols: “I’ve learned, over the years, to be honest with actors. If you don’t know something, tell them. Don’t fake it”
One of the few plays that is universally recognized as a masterpiece, Arthur Miller‘s Death of a Salesman has had numerous Broadway productions, starring iconic actors like Lee J. Cobb, George C. Scott, Dustin Hoffman, and Brian Dennehy as Willy Loman. The latest production stars another acting luminary, Philip Seymour
PaleyFest 2012: ‘New Girl’ To Feature More Guest Stars and Zooey Deschanel Promises Nudity: “And by nudity, I mean dialogue”
Zooey Deschanel, said she had no problem switching from film to television roles. She said, “I connected to the character…and there’s good material in television.”
UK Passport Office Claims Acting is ‘Not a Proper Job’
An actor appearing in the West End production of Three Days in May, when he was rejected after he attempted countersigning his daughter’s boyfriend’s passport application.
Project X’s Jonathan Daniel Brown Started in… Adult Film
It’s an unusual way to get your start in the world of acting but some performers do what they can to break into the business. Case in point, Jonathan Daniel Brown of director Todd Phillips Project X.
PaleyFest: Ryan Murphy Gives Teasers For Season 2 of ‘American Horror Story’
The cast and crew of the FX hit American Horror Story gathered at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills Friday night to discuss their work on the groundbreaking show—and creator Ryan Murphy provided several teasers about the second season.
Meryl Streep donates $10,000 to Rhode Island School in Viola Davis’s Honor
Veteran actress and Oscar winner Meryl Streep has generously donated $10,000 to the Central Falls school in Rhode Island in lieu of actress Viola Davis of The Help.
Watch: Dustin Lance Blacks’ ‘8’ starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Martin Sheen, Jane Lynch, Kevin Bacon, Chris Colfer, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Matthew Morrison, John C. Reilly
If, like me, you missed the live stream of the one-night only performance of Dustin Lance Black’s “8” at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in LA, we’re in luck because we can watch it below.
Biography: Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs began his acting career at Bristol University where he studied law, but found himself much more interested in the performing arts. Upon graduating he enrolled at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama where he trained for three years.