Exclusive: Only weeks after finishing Terence McNally's It’s Only A Play on Broadway, Nathan Lane has joined the cast of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story, the FX limited series based on the murder trial of O.J. Simpson. Lane will play famed attorney F. Lee Bailey. He joins John Travolta, Cuba Gooding Jr., Sarah Paulson, Courtney Vance and David Schwimmer, and Lane begins filming later this week. Prior to the McNally play, Lane drew acclaim for playing Hickey opposite…...
- 7/13/2015
- Deadline TV
The 69th Annual Tony Awards honored Broadway's best and brightest on Sunday, June 7 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. A slew of star-studded nominees, including Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan, were in attendance as Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming shared the event's hosting duties. Find out the big winners below!
Best Musical
Fun Home - Winner
An American in Paris
Something Rotten!
The Visit
Best Play
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Winner
Disgraced
Hand to God
Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two P
Best Revival of a Musical
The King and I - Winner
On the Town
On the Twentieth Century
Best Revival of a Play
Skylight - Winner
The Elephant Man
This Is Our Youth
You Can't Take It With You
Best Direction of a Musical
Sam Gold, Fun Home - Winner
Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten!
John Rando, On the Town
Bartlett Sher,...
Best Musical
Fun Home - Winner
An American in Paris
Something Rotten!
The Visit
Best Play
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Winner
Disgraced
Hand to God
Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two P
Best Revival of a Musical
The King and I - Winner
On the Town
On the Twentieth Century
Best Revival of a Play
Skylight - Winner
The Elephant Man
This Is Our Youth
You Can't Take It With You
Best Direction of a Musical
Sam Gold, Fun Home - Winner
Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten!
John Rando, On the Town
Bartlett Sher,...
- 6/7/2015
- by Alana Altmann
- Moviefone
Manuel here with some Streeptastic news.
Meryl Streep has just signed on to play Florence Foster Jenkins in an upcoming Stephen Frears film. Florence will follow the eponymous protagonist, a New York heiress whose lack of musical talent didn’t stop her from pursuing a career in opera in the early twentieth century. This should be good news for us Streep fans because it means we may get three back-to-back-to-back musically-centered Meryl films in a row. Remember she’s set to play Maria Callas for Mike Nichols’ HBO adaptation of Terence McNally’s Master Class while she’s currently filming Ricky and the Flash, the Diablo Cody-penned Jonathan Demme film about an aging rock-star. More thrillingly, the Frears/Demme/Nichols triple punch is the closest we’ve gotten in a while to Streep committing to working with top-tier directing talent (no offense to David Frankel, Philippa Lloyd and Philip Noyce...
Meryl Streep has just signed on to play Florence Foster Jenkins in an upcoming Stephen Frears film. Florence will follow the eponymous protagonist, a New York heiress whose lack of musical talent didn’t stop her from pursuing a career in opera in the early twentieth century. This should be good news for us Streep fans because it means we may get three back-to-back-to-back musically-centered Meryl films in a row. Remember she’s set to play Maria Callas for Mike Nichols’ HBO adaptation of Terence McNally’s Master Class while she’s currently filming Ricky and the Flash, the Diablo Cody-penned Jonathan Demme film about an aging rock-star. More thrillingly, the Frears/Demme/Nichols triple punch is the closest we’ve gotten in a while to Streep committing to working with top-tier directing talent (no offense to David Frankel, Philippa Lloyd and Philip Noyce...
- 10/22/2014
- by Manuel Betancourt
- FilmExperience
She's been nominated for 28 Golden Globes, 18 Oscars (she's won three), three Emmys, five Grammys and a Tony, and today, Meryl Streep celebrates her 65th birthday. Then it's back to work. She'll be playing Maria Callas in an HBO movie based on Terence McNally’s 1995 Tony award-winning play Master Class. The director? Mike Nichols, with whom she's worked on Silkwood (1983), Heartburn (1986), Postcards from the Edge (1990) and Angels in America (2003). Streep will also be playing an "old, fading rock star" in Ricky and the Flash, written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jonathan Demme. » - David Hudson...
- 6/22/2014
- Keyframe
She's been nominated for 28 Golden Globes, 18 Oscars (she's won three), three Emmys, five Grammys and a Tony, and today, Meryl Streep celebrates her 65th birthday. Then it's back to work. She'll be playing Maria Callas in an HBO movie based on Terence McNally’s 1995 Tony award-winning play Master Class. The director? Mike Nichols, with whom she's worked on Silkwood (1983), Heartburn (1986), Postcards from the Edge (1990) and Angels in America (2003). Streep will also be playing an "old, fading rock star" in Ricky and the Flash, written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jonathan Demme. » - David Hudson...
- 6/22/2014
- Fandor: Keyframe
Tyne Daly played the role on BroadwayYou've undoubtedly heard the news by now that Meryl Streep will be playing opera diva Maria Callas in the film adaptation of the play Master Class, about Callas teaching a voice class at Juilliard. Well, telefilm adaptation I guess... so ink Streep down for the Emmy whenever that arrives since Hollywood is all about over-rewarding the winners. On stage the role has been played by Fanny Ardant, Zoe Caldwell, Faye Dunaway and Tyne Daly. Master Class is, in a way, a distant cousin to The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie as each involve an imperious older woman teaching students while also basically monologuing about her own glory days.
Terence McNally's play has been around since 1995 and as recently as last Winter Faye Dunaway, who played the role in a Los Angeles production, was still being interviewed about her struggle to get it on film.
Terence McNally's play has been around since 1995 and as recently as last Winter Faye Dunaway, who played the role in a Los Angeles production, was still being interviewed about her struggle to get it on film.
- 6/19/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Another Harry Potter star is coming to Broadway.
Rupert Grint, best known for playing Ron Weasley in the blockbuster Harry Potter film franchise, will make his Broadway debut this fall in Terrence McNally’s starry comedy It’s Only a Play.
Grint joins an A-list cast that includes Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, Megan Mullally, F. Murrary Abraham and newcomer Micah Stock. Jack O’Brien will direct the limited 17-week engagement, which opens at Broadway’s Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9.
The British star will play Frank Finger, the wunderkind director of a new play by an anxious writer (Broderick...
Rupert Grint, best known for playing Ron Weasley in the blockbuster Harry Potter film franchise, will make his Broadway debut this fall in Terrence McNally’s starry comedy It’s Only a Play.
Grint joins an A-list cast that includes Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, Megan Mullally, F. Murrary Abraham and newcomer Micah Stock. Jack O’Brien will direct the limited 17-week engagement, which opens at Broadway’s Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9.
The British star will play Frank Finger, the wunderkind director of a new play by an anxious writer (Broderick...
- 6/17/2014
- by Marc Snetiker
- EW.com - PopWatch
Fully realizing its underdog appeal, the cheeky musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder slayed the competition this morning with a whopping 10 Tony nominations, including nods for both of its tireless leading men, Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham. Neil Patrick Harris’ return to Broadway after a decade yielded him his first-ever Tony nomination for the celebrated revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which netted an impressive eight nods. (Had it been eligible as a new musical, Hedwig probably would have easily tied Guide, as score and book would have been slam dunks). Trailing these shows with seven...
- 4/29/2014
- by Jason Clark
- EW.com - PopWatch
Gingold Theatrical Group, under the leadership of David Staller, honored philanthropist Anita Jaffe and playwrightactor Charles Busch at its Annual Golden Shamrock Gala, earlier this week at Manhattan Penthouse 80 Fifth Ave at 14th Street. The Gtg Golden Shamrock Award is given annually for artistic contribution to society. Past honorees include Terrence McNally, Judith Ivey, Brian Murray, and Robert Osborne. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night abd you can check out photo coverage below...
- 3/19/2014
- by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- BroadwayWorld.com
After 40 years, the British-born actress who conquered Hollywood and starred in TV's Murder, She Wrote is back on the West End stage. As she approaches her 90s, she's in her theatrical prime
In the play Blithe Spirit, the wildly eccentric and chaotic clairvoyant Madame Arcati, Noël Coward's most colourful creation, announces that "time is the reef upon which all our frail mystic ships are wrecked".
No aphorism has ever applied less than this does to the actress now about to don the headscarves and bangles to play Arcati in the West End at the age of 88. Dame Angela Lansbury, ennobled earlier this month, has defied the laws of nature by becoming more theatrically prolific as her years have advanced. In 2007, she was Tony award-nominated for her role in a new Terrence McNally play, Deuce, on Broadway; in 2010, she was nominated again for a revival of Sondheim's A Little Night Music; and then,...
In the play Blithe Spirit, the wildly eccentric and chaotic clairvoyant Madame Arcati, Noël Coward's most colourful creation, announces that "time is the reef upon which all our frail mystic ships are wrecked".
No aphorism has ever applied less than this does to the actress now about to don the headscarves and bangles to play Arcati in the West End at the age of 88. Dame Angela Lansbury, ennobled earlier this month, has defied the laws of nature by becoming more theatrically prolific as her years have advanced. In 2007, she was Tony award-nominated for her role in a new Terrence McNally play, Deuce, on Broadway; in 2010, she was nominated again for a revival of Sondheim's A Little Night Music; and then,...
- 1/26/2014
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
Manhattan Theatre Clubs New York premiere of Golden Age, the new play by four-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie is currently in previews in preparation for a Tuesday, December 4 opening night at Mtc at New York City Center Stage I 131 West 55th Street. Get a first look at the cast onstage in the photos below...
- 11/29/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
She was the queen of the 1970s blaxploitation movies. But being a black woman in Hollywood hasn't been Pam Grier's toughest fight. She talks to Shahesta Shaitly about rape, cancer and finding peace with her horses in the country
Pam Grier has spent the morning grooming and feeding her beloved horses, drinking green tea and working on her farm in Denver, Colorado. "I grew up in an urban environment and on military bases, but now my life is based on this ranch. My nickname is Mother Earth these days!" she says, talking at high speed in a lilting accent that combines California and the South.
It comes as a surprise to find that the 1970s "Queen of Blaxploitation" – she starred in more than 20 films between 1971 and 1981 – now drives a John Deere tractor and spends her time rescuing and rehabilitating horses for a therapeutic riding programme. "I'm rural now, and love it,...
Pam Grier has spent the morning grooming and feeding her beloved horses, drinking green tea and working on her farm in Denver, Colorado. "I grew up in an urban environment and on military bases, but now my life is based on this ranch. My nickname is Mother Earth these days!" she says, talking at high speed in a lilting accent that combines California and the South.
It comes as a surprise to find that the 1970s "Queen of Blaxploitation" – she starred in more than 20 films between 1971 and 1981 – now drives a John Deere tractor and spends her time rescuing and rehabilitating horses for a therapeutic riding programme. "I'm rural now, and love it,...
- 12/11/2011
- by Shahesta Shaitly
- The Guardian - Film News
Last night's Modern Family was a real treat, with Luke striking up a friendship with a curmudgeonly neighbor and Jay crashing Cam & Mitch's gay boys night out. The stereotypically gay witty banter around the table sounded a bit stagey - like something out of a Terence McNally comedy - but it was funny. And there was something really poignant about Mitchell's stunned and gratified reaction to Jay's non-judgmental joining in on the festivities.
Seems like pop culture lately has really taken in interest in gay men's relationships with their fathers.
My favorite bit? Well the funniest would have to be this...
Luke: What's that tube in your nose?
Mr. Klezak: It's my oxygen tank.
Luke: We have that our house. But we don't need a tank for it. (Then holds breath as he enters.)
The second would be a hungover Jay not remembering he made a lunch date with Pepper (Nathan Lane).
Jay: Hello.
Seems like pop culture lately has really taken in interest in gay men's relationships with their fathers.
My favorite bit? Well the funniest would have to be this...
Luke: What's that tube in your nose?
Mr. Klezak: It's my oxygen tank.
Luke: We have that our house. But we don't need a tank for it. (Then holds breath as he enters.)
The second would be a hungover Jay not remembering he made a lunch date with Pepper (Nathan Lane).
Jay: Hello.
- 3/24/2011
- by Dennis Ayers
- The Backlot
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