Hope Davis News

Before arriving for a two-week run at the Orange County Performing Arts Center from November 17 through 29, SPRING AWAKENING's Jake Epstein-the newest lead actor to play Melchior in the tour-sits down with BroadwayWorld correspondent Michael Lawrence Quintos to talk about his early work as a TV heartthrob, his passion for acting, and, of course, joining the cast of the hugely popular, multiple Tony® award-winning stage musical.

The acclaimed and award winning Original Broadway cast of Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden will play their final performance tonight, November 14th, 2009.

Saturday, November 7, the producers and stars of GOD OF CARNAGE will host an extraordinary event to benefit the Purple Rose Theatre of Chelsea, Michigan.

Parental woes may soon be playing out in their full dysfunction on the Canadian stage if Mirvish Productions' plans to bring the Broadway hit 'God of Carnage' to Toronto materialize.

With all of the recent talk of Broadway's seeming immunity to the economic downturn as it continues to enjoy a banner season with some its highest grosses in recent history, the New York Times points out in an article today that it cannot be overlooked that the pretty numbers peppering the gross charts are due in large to a small handful of starry shows carrying most of the weight. A Steady Rain starring heavyweights Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, God of Carnage starring Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden, and Hamlet featuring Jude Law are among the shows skewing the outlook, according to the times, as their unprecedented box office revenues rival those of the monster musical hits Wicked, Jersey Boys, and Billy Elliott.

Alec Baldwin, Kevin Bacon, Sigourney Weaver, and Chandra Wilson are just a few of the presenters announced to join host Neil Patrick Harris at Emmy Awards on Sunday.

Alec Baldwin, Kevin Bacon, Sigourney Weaver, and Chandra Wilson are just a few of the presenters announced to join host Neil Patrick Harris at Emmy Awards on Sunday.

A conversation with Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden, the entire cast of Yasmina Reza's award-winning play God of Carnage. They discuss working together as an ensemble to create their characters and keep them alive eight performances a week in this insightful and madcap hit play.

The Tony nominated cast of Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE have extended their contracts through November 15. The entire production took a 6 week summer hiatusto allow the cast to fulfill previously scheduled family commitments. The production, starring Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden will resume performances tonight, Tuesday, September 8 and continue through Sunday, November 15 with the current award winning ensemble.

Theater Talk airs Friday nights on PBS/Thirteen and 5 times weekly on CUNY TV. It also telecast every Thursday night on PBS Station NJN, which is available to all over-the-air digital and cable TV viewers in the NYC area. Check your local listings!

Dave Itzkoff of the New York Times talks to all four members of the show's starry cast about the projects that they've been working on (or not working on) this summer during the show's hiatus. The answers range from sewing to filming... Click here to read the feature story.

Saturday, November 7, the producers and stars of GOD OF CARNAGE will host an extraordinary event to benefit the Purple Rose Theatre of Chelsea, Michigan.

According to Telecharge.com, GOD OF CARNAGE is now selling tickets through February 28th, 2010. No other information is listed on the extension and there has been no official annoucement as of yet.

The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater at the West Side YMCA will host Grammy-nominated pianist Matt Herskowitz, his trio MaDFusion, and several accomplished musicians for Jazz and Beyond at 8pm on August 11. The evening will feature performances by classical guitarist Bert Lams, flutist and composer Carol Alban and flutist Nancy Tyler.

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Hope Davis, who stars in Broadway's Tony Award-winning hit play GOD OF CARNAGE, is featured in the Los Angeles Times. She talks with LA Times writer Choire Sicha about acting on stage in GOD OF CARNAGE and playing Hillary Clinton for television.

The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater at the West Side YMCA will host Grammy-nominated pianist Matt Herskowitz, his trio MaDFusion, and several accomplished musicians for Jazz and Beyond at 8pm on August 11. The evening will feature performances by classical guitarist Bert Lams, flutist and composer Carol Alban and flutist Nancy Tyler.

The Tony nominated cast of Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE have extended their contracts through November 15. The entire production will take a 6 week summer hiatus beginning after today's performance to allow the cast to fulfill previously scheduled family commitments. The production, starring Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden will resume performances on Tuesday, September 8 and continue through Sunday, November 15.

Broadway?s hottest new play God of Carnage is featured in The Daily News. Joe Dziemianowicz writes about how the Tony nominated cast members plan to spend their summer vacations. The Tony award winning Best New Play starring Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden will resume performances on Tuesday, September 8 and continue through Saturday, November 14.

GOD OF CARNAGE's Tony nominated Jeff Daniels will sit down with the ladies of 'The View' Friday, July 17. Daniels will discuss GOD OF CARNAGE and his new film, The Answer Man. The program can be seen locally in New York on WABC7, channel 7 between 11AM - 12PM.