Ninety percent of Mud Blue Sky, which opened last week at San Diego’s MOXIE Theatre, is set in a small, almost cramped hotel room near Chicago’s O’Hare airport. But out of that tiny space comes some really terrific performances. The play, which is having its West Coast premiere, was written
If you ever get a chance to talk to Jenn Lyon, you should waste no time is saying ‘Yes’ because she’s awesome. You’ve probably seen her as ‘Lindsey’ on Justified, or as Cheryl Hines’ sister in Suburgatory or in one of my favorite shows, Louie. Jenn’s currently starring in the
Larry Moss‘ book, Intent to Live, is one of the books that is permanently on my nightstand. It’s full of terrific information on the craft of acting. If you haven’t read it yet… uh, why not? SAG LifeRaft had a nice long conversation with the a while back that you
Director Richard Ayoade narrates a scene from his film, The Double, in this new video from the New York Times. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska and Chris O’Dowd, the film is about a man named Simon (Eisenberg), a clerk in a government agency who finds his life taking a turn
Hugh Jackman is coming back to Broadway in a new play by Jez Butterworth. The River will star Jackman, Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo and will be directed by Ian Rickson. The show will open on Sunday, November 16th on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre (West 50th Street between Broadway and
Jason Isaacs stars in the new NBC mini-series, Rosemary’s Baby. The show premiered last night and I thought it was fun. Creepy, yes. But definitely fun. Rosemary’s Baby stars Zoe Saldana, Patrick J. Adams and Isaacs, who plays Roman Castevet, in the update to the 1968 film. Isaacs talked to
Christopher Sieber has quite a reputation in the Broadway community. It’s a good one, but an unusual one. He’s become the go-to guy when a show needs a replacement quickly. Recently, he replaced Tony-nominated Terrence Mann as King Charles in Pippin without having seen the production or even auditioning. He said,
Most young girls have their favorite Disney princess character, but few of them have the opportunity to play that princess on the Broadway stage. Courtney Reed, who plays Jasmine in the Broadway version of Aladdin, is one of those exceptions. Reed managed to find a moment in between playing sold
You’ve been warned…spoilers ahead! The sixth season of Game of Thrones is in full tilt already with one of its biggest deaths so far. Noah Taylor, who played Locke, met his untimely death at the hands of a Hodor. Vulture managed to speak to the 44-year-old actor after his exit
After six seasons on the FOX show, Glee, Chris Colfer is taking his career to the next level. In addition to playing Kurt on the musical series, the 23-year-old actor was given the opportunity to write an episode of the show. While this wasn’t his first time as a writer,
