Melissa James Gibson's THIS Extends Through January 3, 2010
by Jeff Dennhardt
- Dec 7, 2009
Following critical acclaim and popular demand, Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced a three-week extension for the World Premiere of THIS, the new play by Obie Award winner Melissa James Gibson (Suitcase, [sic]). Directed by Obie Award winner Daniel Aukin ([sic], eight seasons as Artistic Director of Soho Rep), the production opened Wednesday, December 2. Originally set to run through Sunday, December 13, the limited engagement will now play through Sunday, January 3, 2010 at the theater company's Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street). This date represents the latest extension possible for the show.
Me and Orson Welles Character Card: John Houseman (Eddie Marsan)
by Robert Diamond
- Dec 4, 2009
Eddie Marsan appears as what Marc Samuelson calls "the solid centre of what's going on in the madness." John Houseman's late career as an actor makes him more familiar to many cinemagoers than some of the other characters in the film...
Me and Orson Welles Character Card: Gretta Adler (Zoe Kazan)
by Robert Diamond
- Dec 3, 2009
Zoe Kazan was delighted to be cast by Richard Linklater. "I had known a lot of people who had worked with him and all of them had had nothing but the kindest things to say and they all turned out to be true. He's very easy-going and he's really hands-on as a director. He doesn't hold your hand or baby you, he let's you do the interpretation on your own and tells you what he needs and he's a lot of fun to work with.
Me and Orson Welles Character Card: George Coulouris (Ben Chaplin)
by Robert Diamond
- Dec 1, 2009
Starring as the prickly and pessimistic English actor George Coulouris is Ben Chaplin. "In the States we think of him as a romantic comedy guy, but working with him on the film we got to see that he's got tremendous range as an actor" says producer Ann Carli. "He's amazing. I just said thank you for every arched eyebrow, thank you for every hurt and indignant pause - thank you for all of that."
Me and Orson Welles Character Card: Richard Samuels (Zac Efron)
by Robert Diamond
- Nov 30, 2009
The largely fictionalized template for Richard Samuels in ME AND ORSON WELLES, Anderson remained with Orson as a member of the Mercury Theatre On The Air and became one of the leading voice artists on radio, as well as making regular appearances on stage, in films and on television.
TV: Me and Orson Welles Special Preview Clip 2 - Ian McKay as Orson Welles
by Robert Diamond
- Nov 30, 2009
Based in real theatrical history, Me and Orson Welles is a romantic coming-of-age story about a teenage actor who lucks into a role in Julius Caesar as it's being re-imagined by a brilliant, impetuous young director named Orson Welles at his newly-founded Mercury Theater in NYC, 1937.
Danes, Efron & McKay Led 'Me and Orson Welles' Presents 'War Of The Worlds' Live Broadcast, 10/30
by Jessica Lewis
- Oct 29, 2009
In 1938, just one year after forming The Mercury Theater, Orson Welles took to the air with a series of radio broadcasts on the Columbia Broadcasting System called The Mercury Theater on the Air. In the most famous of these episodes, Welles directed and narrated an adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel 'The War of the Worlds,' reading without commercial interruption as it was a news broadcast.
Hall and Shaw Join 'Dorian Gray' Cast
by Faetra Petillo
- Aug 7, 2008
Variety is reporting that British actresses Rebecca Hall and Fiona Shawhas joined the cast of the upcoming feature film 'A Picture of Dorian Gray'.
Second Stage Concludes Season With 'Some Americans'
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 26, 2008
Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director) will conclude its current mainstage season with Richard Nelson's comedy, SOME AMERICANS ABROAD, directed by Gordon Edelstein.
Second Stage Concludes Season With 'Some Americans'
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 3, 2008
Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director) will conclude its current mainstage season with Richard Nelson's comedy, SOME AMERICANS ABROAD, directed by Gordon Edelstein.
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