This is Day 82 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
There’s solidarity in the air in LA with a slew of writers continuing to join the actors’ picket lines after securing their own deal with the AMPTP.
As talks between SAG-AFTRA and the studio alliance restart, the picket lines, now focused on the actors requests, are still busy and, as seen this morning, full of “cautious optimism.”
Two and a Half Men star Jon Cryer, whose upcoming NBC comedy Extended Family has shot the first six episodes, told Deadline, “The writers got real progress. I have constantly voiced my frustration with the AMPTP for not starting the negotiations a lot sooner. But it’s better than nothing.”
He added that he’s preparing himself for a deal “however long it takes.”
His biggest worry about the future of the entertainment industry, as it pertains to actors, is the “hollowing out of the industry.
There’s solidarity in the air in LA with a slew of writers continuing to join the actors’ picket lines after securing their own deal with the AMPTP.
As talks between SAG-AFTRA and the studio alliance restart, the picket lines, now focused on the actors requests, are still busy and, as seen this morning, full of “cautious optimism.”
Two and a Half Men star Jon Cryer, whose upcoming NBC comedy Extended Family has shot the first six episodes, told Deadline, “The writers got real progress. I have constantly voiced my frustration with the AMPTP for not starting the negotiations a lot sooner. But it’s better than nothing.”
He added that he’s preparing himself for a deal “however long it takes.”
His biggest worry about the future of the entertainment industry, as it pertains to actors, is the “hollowing out of the industry.
- 10/2/2023
- by Lynette Rice, Sean Piccoli and Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Maybe I Do is a 2023 romantic comedy written and directed by Michael Jacobs. With Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton and William H. Macy.
About the Movie Maybe I Do (2023)
Amy and Jacob are two high school sweethearts that became separated by life’s circumstances, yet never stopped loving each other.
Jacob eventually joins the military and gets deployed overseas, leaving Amy behind with a broken heart. Although their love for each other was never forgotten, the distance was too great for them to stay connected. After several years of silence, Jacob returns home from his deployment with the intention of reuniting with Amy.
Maybe I Do (2023)
Meanwhile, Amy has become successful in her career as a fashion designer but still finds it difficult to let go of her past with Jacob. She is surprised when he shows up at her doorstep one day, with promises...
About the Movie Maybe I Do (2023)
Amy and Jacob are two high school sweethearts that became separated by life’s circumstances, yet never stopped loving each other.
Jacob eventually joins the military and gets deployed overseas, leaving Amy behind with a broken heart. Although their love for each other was never forgotten, the distance was too great for them to stay connected. After several years of silence, Jacob returns home from his deployment with the intention of reuniting with Amy.
Maybe I Do (2023)
Meanwhile, Amy has become successful in her career as a fashion designer but still finds it difficult to let go of her past with Jacob. She is surprised when he shows up at her doorstep one day, with promises...
- 2/20/2023
- by Alice Lange
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Maybe I Do Review — Maybe I Do (2023) Film Review, a movie written and directed by Michael Jacobs and starring Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, William H. Macy, Luke Bracey, Emma Roberts, Natalie Ortega, Valeria Marrero, Adrienne Acevedo Lovette, Michael Kostroff, Kirk Kelly, Gina Jun, Setty Brosevelt, Kevin D. Benton and Mezi [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Maybe I Do (2023): Michael Jacobs’ Screwball Comedy Has a Terrific Cast and Enough Zany Humor to Please Audiences...
Continue reading: Film Review: Maybe I Do (2023): Michael Jacobs’ Screwball Comedy Has a Terrific Cast and Enough Zany Humor to Please Audiences...
- 2/5/2023
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Everyone has to pay the piper eventually, even upstanding American fathers just trying to do right by their families. Herman Levin (Morgan Spector) may not be the picture of paternal devotion — who could be with a son threatening to join the Hitler youth? — but he’s come pretty close to everyman perfection so far. By the fifth episode of “The Plot Against America,” however, Herman’s stubbornness and indecision is finally threatening to unravel the very fabric of the thing he purports to care about most: his family.
That’s thanks to his wife Bess (Zoe Kazan) finally speaking her mind. Not that she hasn’t tried to before, but by episode’s end she’s made her demands so clearly they’ll be impossible for Herman to ignore.
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That’s thanks to his wife Bess (Zoe Kazan) finally speaking her mind. Not that she hasn’t tried to before, but by episode’s end she’s made her demands so clearly they’ll be impossible for Herman to ignore.
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- 4/14/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
HBO is the latest network to take to the Television Critics Association winter press tour, and the premium cabler dropped some premiere dates for us!
First up, Issa Rae's Insecure will return for its long-delayed fourth season on Sunday, April 12.
The hit series was renewed back in 2018, but like many TV shows, but it sat all of 2019 out.
The good news is that we're getting 10 episodes this season. The previous three seasons came in at 8 episodes each.
A new show coming to HBO later this year is The Plot Against America. The new limited series will debut Monday, March 16.
The series is based on the acclaimed Philip Roth novel of the same name, imagines an alternate American history during World War II, told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey as they endure the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who...
First up, Issa Rae's Insecure will return for its long-delayed fourth season on Sunday, April 12.
The hit series was renewed back in 2018, but like many TV shows, but it sat all of 2019 out.
The good news is that we're getting 10 episodes this season. The previous three seasons came in at 8 episodes each.
A new show coming to HBO later this year is The Plot Against America. The new limited series will debut Monday, March 16.
The series is based on the acclaimed Philip Roth novel of the same name, imagines an alternate American history during World War II, told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey as they endure the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who...
- 1/15/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“The Deuce,” David Simon and George Pelecanos’ gritty 1970s New York-set drama for HBO, has released a titillating first teaser trailer for its third and final season. “The Deuce” stars Maggie Gyllenhaal (who also produces) as sex worker-turned-filmmaker Eileen “Candy” Merrell, and James Franco as twin brothers. The series dramatizes the legalization and advent of the porn industry as told through a group of sex workers and brothel owners operating in the formerly seedy Times Square. After jumping in time from 1971 to 1977 between the first and second seasons, Season 3 will skip ahead to the mid-1980s.
According to an official logline, Season 3 of “The Deuce” will explore “the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market all ended the bawdy turbulence.” The first trailer promises plenty of ’80s-level partying, backseat seductions, and VHS filmmaking.
While it...
According to an official logline, Season 3 of “The Deuce” will explore “the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market all ended the bawdy turbulence.” The first trailer promises plenty of ’80s-level partying, backseat seductions, and VHS filmmaking.
While it...
- 8/13/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
1967: Dark Shadows' Barnabas gave Maggie a music box.
1984: Guiding Light's Nola wanted help from The Wizard.
1985: Santa Barbara's Eden was unhappy after her interrupted wedding.
1996: Victor clashed with Jill in a primetime Y&R episode."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1952: On Young Widder Brown, after leaving the Tea Room in a black rage, Dr. Anthony Loring drove out to the farm of Uncle Josh for some comforting advice.
1953: On Love of Life, Vanessa Dale (Peggy McCay) attempted to help her nephew,...
1984: Guiding Light's Nola wanted help from The Wizard.
1985: Santa Barbara's Eden was unhappy after her interrupted wedding.
1996: Victor clashed with Jill in a primetime Y&R episode."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1952: On Young Widder Brown, after leaving the Tea Room in a black rage, Dr. Anthony Loring drove out to the farm of Uncle Josh for some comforting advice.
1953: On Love of Life, Vanessa Dale (Peggy McCay) attempted to help her nephew,...
- 5/22/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
The winners of the 10th Annual Indie Series Awards were announced in a ceremony on Wednesday, April 3, hosted by Eric Martsolf, Kevin Spirtas and Patrika Darbo, all former hosts who returned. Not announced prior to the ceremony, one by one they took the stage declaring they were the best former host and should, obviously, host the milestone 10th anniversary celebration.
Top honors went to Giants and Indoor Boys, named best drama and best comedy series of the year. Giants won awards in a record-breaking seven categories, including best writing, lead actress (Vanessa Baden Kelly), supporting actress (Tanee McCall), score (Austin Wintory) and original song ("More Love" by Kareem James and Ashly Williams). Indoor Boys took home four ISAs, including best writing (Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse), guest actress in a comedy (Krysta Rodriguez) and guest actor in a comedy (Michael Kostroff).
Other acting winners included Alex Wyse (Only Children), Lou Diamond Phillips (Conversations in L.
Top honors went to Giants and Indoor Boys, named best drama and best comedy series of the year. Giants won awards in a record-breaking seven categories, including best writing, lead actress (Vanessa Baden Kelly), supporting actress (Tanee McCall), score (Austin Wintory) and original song ("More Love" by Kareem James and Ashly Williams). Indoor Boys took home four ISAs, including best writing (Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse), guest actress in a comedy (Krysta Rodriguez) and guest actor in a comedy (Michael Kostroff).
Other acting winners included Alex Wyse (Only Children), Lou Diamond Phillips (Conversations in L.
- 4/4/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
(Note: This post contains spoilers for “Luke Cage” Season 2, especially toward the end of the season.)
One of the primary villains of “Luke Cage” Season 2 gives the Hero of Harlem a run for his money. Super strong and super durable, the Bushmaster (Mustafa Shakir) is a lot like Luke (Mike Coulter): he can stop bullets with this chest, and he can beat up a guy who once took a shotgun blast to the face and survived without a scratch.
But we know that his abilities aren’t at full strength all the time, and that he wasn’t born with them — unlike other characters in the Netflix corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, such as Luke. So how exactly do they even work?
Also Read: 'Luke Cage' Season 2: All the References to the Rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bushmaster, better known as John McIver, was...
One of the primary villains of “Luke Cage” Season 2 gives the Hero of Harlem a run for his money. Super strong and super durable, the Bushmaster (Mustafa Shakir) is a lot like Luke (Mike Coulter): he can stop bullets with this chest, and he can beat up a guy who once took a shotgun blast to the face and survived without a scratch.
But we know that his abilities aren’t at full strength all the time, and that he wasn’t born with them — unlike other characters in the Netflix corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, such as Luke. So how exactly do they even work?
Also Read: 'Luke Cage' Season 2: All the References to the Rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bushmaster, better known as John McIver, was...
- 6/26/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
Alex Wyse and Wesley Taylor star in Indoor Boys.Indie Series Award-winning series Indoor Boys, created, directed, and starring Broadway's Wesley Taylor ("SpongeBob SquarePants"; NBC's Smash) and Alex Wyse ("Spring Awakening"; CBS' The Bold and the Beautiful), will return later this month for its second season. With a total of eight new chapters, Season Two premieres June 25 on HuffPost Queer Voices, with two episodes released each Monday for 4 weeks.
After last year's award-winning, critically-acclaimed first season in Los Angeles, Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse are at it again. But this time we find our duo in the Big Apple... as they continue to explore the boundaries of their no-boundaries friendship. Watch the two homebody millennials as they navigate a family reunion in New York City.
The critically-acclaimed first season of Indoor Boys premiered on HuffPost Queer Voices and received four 2018 Indie Series Award nominations, including Best Comedy Series.
After last year's award-winning, critically-acclaimed first season in Los Angeles, Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse are at it again. But this time we find our duo in the Big Apple... as they continue to explore the boundaries of their no-boundaries friendship. Watch the two homebody millennials as they navigate a family reunion in New York City.
The critically-acclaimed first season of Indoor Boys premiered on HuffPost Queer Voices and received four 2018 Indie Series Award nominations, including Best Comedy Series.
- 6/4/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1967: Dark Shadows' Barnabas gave Maggie a music box.
1984: Guiding Light's Nola wanted help from The Wizard.
1985: Santa Barbara's Eden was unhappy after her interrupted wedding.
1996: Victor clashed with Jill in a primetime Y&R episode."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1952: On Young Widder Brown, after leaving the Tea Room in a black rage, Dr. Anthony Loring drove out to the farm...
1984: Guiding Light's Nola wanted help from The Wizard.
1985: Santa Barbara's Eden was unhappy after her interrupted wedding.
1996: Victor clashed with Jill in a primetime Y&R episode."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1952: On Young Widder Brown, after leaving the Tea Room in a black rage, Dr. Anthony Loring drove out to the farm...
- 5/23/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
David Simon is the resident civics professor of American cable drama, with projects like "The Wire," "The Corner," "Generation Kill," and "Tremé" offering thoughtful takes on the drug war, the Iraq invasion, New Orleans post-Katrina, and the generally rotten state of urban America. He is a TV producer by trade, consciousness-raiser by passion, and journalist at his core, and the showmanship side of the job has always come across as a necessary evil for him. He's glad that "Wire" fans came to love Omar and Bubbles and Wallace, but if they didn't grasp the larger lesson he was trying to teach, then what was the point? But he's also understood that his work needs a spoonful of Stringer to make the medicine go down. "The Wire" may be a powerful commentary on policing, politics, and so much more, but it's also a cracking piece of entertainment, as are all of...
- 8/13/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Recently, CBS delivered the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Elementary" episode 22 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "The Best Way Out Is Always Through," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty intriguing and intense stuff go down when Sherlock and Watson's newest case takes them on the hunt for a vicious judge murderer, and more. In the new, 22nd episode press release: Holmes And Watson Embark On An Interstate Search To Locate An Escaped Convict Who Is The Prime Suspect In A Judge's Murder. Press release number 2: When a judge is murdered, Holmes and Watson are going to become involved in the interstate search to find the prime suspect, who is an escaped convict from a privatized prison. Also, when Holmes applies his deductive reasoning to Detective Bell's new relationship, the romance is going to hit a rough patch. Guest stars feature: Afton Williamson...
- 4/23/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
The Good Wife, Season Five, Episode 18, “All Tapped Out”
Written by Julia Wolfe and Matthew Montoya
Directed by Felix Alcala
Airs Sundays at 9pm on CBS
Entering into season five, the writers on The Good Wife had a plan. This has likely always been true on the show but especially going into this year, when it was clear they were going to lose Josh Charles and need to fundamentally transform the show in some ways, it seems likely that more than a few discussions were had about how to make all of this fit together. Which is why an episode like “All Tapped Out,” which wraps up the Nsa subplot in a way that makes it an open question whether there was ever a point to the arc at all, can be a bit frustrating.
The Good Wife excels at unspooling storylines over months so that they more accurately resemble life in the legal profession,...
Written by Julia Wolfe and Matthew Montoya
Directed by Felix Alcala
Airs Sundays at 9pm on CBS
Entering into season five, the writers on The Good Wife had a plan. This has likely always been true on the show but especially going into this year, when it was clear they were going to lose Josh Charles and need to fundamentally transform the show in some ways, it seems likely that more than a few discussions were had about how to make all of this fit together. Which is why an episode like “All Tapped Out,” which wraps up the Nsa subplot in a way that makes it an open question whether there was ever a point to the arc at all, can be a bit frustrating.
The Good Wife excels at unspooling storylines over months so that they more accurately resemble life in the legal profession,...
- 4/21/2014
- by Jordan Ferguson
- SoundOnSight
New Good season 5,episode 13 official spoilers,plotline revealed by CBS. Recently, CBC finally released the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The Good Wife" episode 13 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "Parallel Construction, Bitches,” and it sounds like things will get very interesting as Alicia and company encounters a leak that proves problematic for their business, and more. In the new,13th episode press release: A possible leak inside Florrick/Agos is going to threaten business when it leads to the arrest of a client the firm shares with Lockhart/Gardner. Press release number 2: Florrick/Agos and Lockhart/Gardner are going to fight to keep Lemond Bishop as a client when he is arrested on a drug-related charge, which possibly resulted from a leak inside Alicia’s firm. In the meantime, the investigation into voter fraud in the gubernatorial election will continue to move forward when Marilyn is...
- 2/21/2014
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
Review James Stansfield 3 Jun 2013 - 23:15
An unwelcome visitor from Hood's past arrives in Banshee this week. Here's James' review of the comic book style Wicks...
This review contains spoilers.
1.6 Wicks
Dialling back on its number of characters this week, Banshee returns its main focus to the man at the centre of the show, Sheriff Lucas Hood. Since Hood arrived in town six weeks ago we’ve seen and learnt with him about the wide range of colourful inhabitants that live in Banshee, but perhaps not as much of Lucas’ mysterious past as we might have thought.
During episode three, Ana told Hood that he used to be kind. He responded by telling her that spending fifteen years in prison would drive kindness out of anyone. This episode shows us a little of how that happened, as well as telling us just how far Hood will now go to defend his new freedom.
An unwelcome visitor from Hood's past arrives in Banshee this week. Here's James' review of the comic book style Wicks...
This review contains spoilers.
1.6 Wicks
Dialling back on its number of characters this week, Banshee returns its main focus to the man at the centre of the show, Sheriff Lucas Hood. Since Hood arrived in town six weeks ago we’ve seen and learnt with him about the wide range of colourful inhabitants that live in Banshee, but perhaps not as much of Lucas’ mysterious past as we might have thought.
During episode three, Ana told Hood that he used to be kind. He responded by telling her that spending fifteen years in prison would drive kindness out of anyone. This episode shows us a little of how that happened, as well as telling us just how far Hood will now go to defend his new freedom.
- 6/3/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Paper Mill Playhouse presents its winter comedy, Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor. This hysterically funny, door-slamming comedy features Broadway stars and Paper Mill Playhouse favorites including Judith Blazer Maria, John Treacy Egan Tito, Donna English Diana, Nancy Johnston Julia, David Josefsberg Max, Michael Kostroff Saunders, Jill Paice Maggie and Mark Price Bellhop. Lend Me a Tenor is directed by Don Stephenson. Lend Me a Tenor runs at the Millburn, New Jersey, theater through March 10, 2013. Click below to watch audience members' reactions to the show...
- 2/20/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Paper Mill Playhouse presents Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor. This hysterically funny, door-slamming comedy features Broadway stars and Paper Mill Playhouse favorites including Judith Blazer Maria, John Treacy Egan Tito, Donna English Diana, Nancy Johnston Julia, David Josefsberg Max, Michael Kostroff Saunders, Jill Paice Maggie and Mark PriceBellhop. Lend Me a Tenor will run at the Millburn, New Jersey, theater through March 10, 2013.BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night after party below...
- 2/18/2013
- by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- BroadwayWorld.com
Paper Mill Playhouse presents Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor. This hysterically funny, door-slamming comedy features Broadway stars and Paper Mill Playhouse favorites including Judith Blazer Maria, John Treacy Egan Tito, Donna English Diana, Nancy Johnston Julia, David Josefsberg Max, Michael Kostroff Saunders, Jill Paice Maggie and Mark Price Bellhop. Lend Me a Tenor will run at the Millburn, New Jersey, theater through March 10, 2013. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night curtain call below...
- 2/18/2013
- by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- BroadwayWorld.com
Paper Mill Playhouse presents Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor. This hysterically funny, door-slamming comedy features Broadway stars and Paper Mill Playhouse favorites including Judith Blazer Maria, John Treacy Egan Tito, Donna English Diana, Nancy Johnston Julia, David Josefsberg Max, Michael Kostroff Saunders, Jill Paice Maggie and Mark Price Bellhop. Lend Me a Tenor will run at the Millburn, New Jersey, theater through March 10, 2013. The official press opening is Sunday, February 17, at 700pm. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the cast in action below...
- 2/15/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The 6th episode of Banshee airs Friday. Check out video clips and three new photos. In the sixth episode which airs on Friday, February 15th at 10:00-10:50 p.m., Wicks (Michael Kostroff), an ex-con from Lucas’ past, passes through Banshee, triggering memories about the Albino (Joseph Gatt), a brutal insider enlisted by Rabbit (Ben Cross) to make Lucas’ prison life a living hell. Proctor turns to extortion when a reverend refuses to sell his home to make room for a casino hotel. The Cinemax series created by David Schickler and Jonathan Tropper stars Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Rus Blackwell, Matt Servito, Ulrich Thomsen, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Ryann Shane, Frankie Faison, Lili Simmons, Russell Means, Anthony Ruivivar and Cedric Stewart.
- 2/15/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The 6th episode of Banshee airs Friday. Check out video clips and three new photos. In the sixth episode which airs on Friday, February 15th at 10:00-10:50 p.m., Wicks (Michael Kostroff), an ex-con from Lucas’ past, passes through Banshee, triggering memories about the Albino (Joseph Gatt), a brutal insider enlisted by Rabbit (Ben Cross) to make Lucas’ prison life a living hell. Proctor turns to extortion when a reverend refuses to sell his home to make room for a casino hotel. The Cinemax series created by David Schickler and Jonathan Tropper stars Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Rus Blackwell, Matt Servito, Ulrich Thomsen, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Ryann Shane, Frankie Faison, Lili Simmons, Russell Means, Anthony Ruivivar and Cedric Stewart.
- 2/15/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Paper Mill Playhouse presents Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor. This hysterically funny, door-slamming comedy will feature Broadway stars and Paper Mill Playhouse favorites including Judith Blazer Maria, John Treacy Egan Tito, Donna English Diana, Nancy Johnston Julia, David Josefsberg Max, Michael Kostroff Saunders, Jill Paice Maggie and Mark Price Bellhop. Lend Me a Tenor will run at the Millburn, New Jersey, theater through March 10, 2013. The official press opening is Sunday, February 17, at 700pm.BroadwayWorld brings you highlights below...
- 2/14/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Paper Mill Playhouse Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director has just announced the cast for its winter comedy, Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor. This hysterically funny, door-slamming comedy will feature Broadway stars and Paper Mill Playhouse favorites including Judith Blazer Maria, John Treacy Egan Tito, Donna English Diana, Nancy Johnston Julia, David Josefsberg Max, Michael Kostroff Saunders, Jill Paice Maggie and Mark Price Bellhop. Lend Me a Tenor will be directed by Don Stephenson. Lend Me a Tenor will run at the Millburn, New Jersey, theater from February 13 through March 10, 2013. The official press opening is Sunday, February 17, at 700pm.
- 1/8/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Actorfest NY is proud to announce that Working Actor columnist Michael Kostroff ("The Wire") will join fellow actors Kevin Ligon (currently in "The Phantom of the Opera") and Julie Ann Emery ("Hitch," "Line of Fire") for "The Working Actor" workshop to share their experience and expertise on maintaining a living as a performer. Actorfest NY will take place on Sunday, October 23rd at the Metropolitan Pavilion. To register for Actorfest NY, please visit actorfestnyc2011.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit www.ActorfestNY.com. "The Working Actor" workshop will take place from 10:00–11:00 A.M. on the 4th Floor in Class C. To help kickstart your career, Actorfest offers more than two dozen exclusive Workshops; Casting Calls; Meet & Drops with Top Casting Directors; a Networking Café; and an enormous Exhibit Hall, at which you can meet with acting teachers, coaches, schools, headshot photographers, and many more vendors who will help you succeed in your career.
- 10/12/2011
- by help@backstage.com ()
- backstage.com
Sadly, I like many others didn’t discovered the incredibly funny Starz comedy Party Down until after it was cancelled. I can’t speak for others, but it is hard to have access to many of the hit U.S. TV shows living here in Montreal. With that said I burned through the first and only two seasons in less than three days. How else do you think I developed such a huge crush on star Adam Scott?
This half-hour comedy follows a Los Angeles, California, catering team for the titular company. The sextet of aspiring Hollywood actors and writers, as well as drifting lost souls, work small-time catering gigs while hoping for their break or some positive change in their lives. Perhaps the best aspect of the show (aside from the fantastic scripts), was that each episode finds the team working a new event, in a new local, and...
This half-hour comedy follows a Los Angeles, California, catering team for the titular company. The sextet of aspiring Hollywood actors and writers, as well as drifting lost souls, work small-time catering gigs while hoping for their break or some positive change in their lives. Perhaps the best aspect of the show (aside from the fantastic scripts), was that each episode finds the team working a new event, in a new local, and...
- 6/28/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Dear Jackie:Having just had a couple of good callbacks but no bookings, I find myself wondering what else I could have done. My question is: Do you need to try to sell yourself at the callback? Aside from your performance, are there things you should be saying or discussing? For example, would it help to say something like "Do you have any reservations in terms of casting me for this role?"? Or maybe "Is there anything else that you would like to see from me that you haven't seen?" How about "I can give you anything you need; I am the right person for this part"? Would having those conversations be beneficial or does it even matter?—New to L.A.Dear New:Selling yourself in the ways you describe sounds more desperate than professional. None of the comments you suggest is likely to help you, and they could actually hurt...
- 12/31/2010
- backstage.com
Building and maintaining an acting career is a daunting endeavor, especially in the early years, when you've got so little idea about how to navigate the terrain. Here's a list I've pulled together, with help from some folks with a few years of experience under their belts, of things I wish I had known before I decided to become an actor. It's a long road. I hope this list helps you skip a few potholes.1) It's called show business for a reason.Acting for a living is a business. I wish I had worried less about whether it was an art or a craft and had begun researching it in a practical, unemotional manner. My actor pal Nick says, “How one handles their business—relationships with agents, managers, producers, and directors—is crucial. Business sense and relationships matter as much as talent, beauty, luck, and opportunity.” Flora, another actor with years of experience,...
- 7/23/2010
- backstage.com
Dear Jackie:i'm 21 years old, SAG and Equity, and just finished shooting the lead role in a SAG Ultra Low Budget film. I don't have an agent. I haven't had the time to submit for one quite yet, but I don't think it would be exceedingly hard to get at least a semidecent one at this point.Basically, I'm a little confused. I really enjoy acting, but I feel like I want to leave L.A. for a while and travel around a bit. If I were to get an agent soon, I know that it would be pretty much impossible for me to leave for a few months to a year and then come back. I also understand that it's much easier to make it in the industry when you're younger. So would it be absolutely foolish for me to leave at such a pivotal point, or might it be...
- 6/14/2010
- backstage.com
Dear Jackie:i recently met a very talented photographer and purchased one of his pieces. We got to know each other over the transaction. I told him I was an aspiring actress and that I was brand-new to the business and the city.Last week, said photographer met a well-known actress currently starring in a Broadway show. He called me a few days later, said that he didn't believe in coincidence and that he wanted to write me a letter of recommendation to give to her. I believe he did this out of kindness. This man wrote a wonderful letter on my behalf asking this well-known actress to help me in any way she can. He wants me to find her (by standing outside the stage door after a performance), give her the letter with my headshot and résumé, make a good impression, and see what happens after that.Is standing...
- 5/31/2010
- backstage.com
Dear Jackie:i'm looking for some makeup tips for film. With all the student films and shorts and projects that don't really have funds, you need to do a lot yourself. I want to learn, so I don't look like an idiot.—Nancyvia emailDear Nancy:My first piece of advice is this: If you have ever taken a stage makeup course, do not, I repeat, do not use any of the information you learned there for your film projects! No shaping the nose or old-age contouring, please! You'll be much better served by sticking to tried-and-true, natural "street makeup" tips you've picked up along the way. Then again, "street makeup" sounds like I want you to apply 15 coats of mascara to go with your red leather knee-highs. Man, it's really hard to explain this without pictures.I called my favorite makeup artist, Anny Kim, for input. Anny has done my makeup for numerous shoots,...
- 5/3/2010
- backstage.com
Back Stage hosted the Garland Awards party April 12, celebrating its critics' choices of the best in Southland theater 2009. Actors, producers, publicists, Back Stage staff, and critics mingled, renewing acquaintanceships and sharing recollections of the year. Clockwise from right: Tinashe Kajese, Avery Clyde, and John Wesley, members of the winning "Stick Fly" ensemble; Daniel Tatar of the winning "Life Could Be a Dream" ensemble and Michael Kostroff, performance-award recipient for "The Producers"; Deidrie Henry, honored for her performance in "Coming Home"; the cast and writer of "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo," Sheila Vand, Arian Moayed, Glenn Davis, Garland-winning writer Rajiv Joseph, Brad Fleischer, and Garland-winning actor Kevin Tighe; and the producers and creators of "Land of the Tigers," David Lm McIntyre, Albert Dayan, Jon Beauregard, Carolyn Almos, and Ginger Perkins.
- 4/14/2010
- backstage.com
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, which consists of L.A.-area theater journalists in various media, has announced nominees and special awards for its 41st annual awards ceremony, to be held March 22 at Burbank’s Colony Theatre.Awards will be given in 20 categories, honoring excellence in theater over the past year. Eight special awards will include a special citation to actor Kirk Douglas for his lifetime contribution to Los Angeles theatre, as well as the new Milton Katselas Award for career or special achievement in direction, sponsored by Camelot Artists.The 2009 Special Awards include:– The Ted Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an outstanding new play: Julie Marie Myatt for the bittersweet domestic drama "The Happy Ones," which premiered at South Coast Repertory. The award is accompanied by an offer to publish and a $1,000 check funded by Samuel French, Inc.– The Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season...
- 1/25/2010
- backstage.com
Dear Michael:i'm an actor working in New York City. However, I happen to be in the most crowded category: early to mid-20s Caucasian female. I'm incredibly driven and know one day I'll have a successful career, but in the meantime it's pretty difficult to even get an audition. I have technique, a great look, and what I'm told is a pretty charming personality. The only thing lacking is experience. For right now, I'm going to keep pushing forward in creating my own work and opportunities and try to be patient, rather than complaining that it's tough to get an audition or a job because there are so many people my type. (I am the only me, you know?) But how can I make myself stand out even more in this very crowded crowd?—Ingé-newvia the InternetDear Ingé-new:You're right. You're in a very competitive category. But it sounds like you've...
- 11/16/2009
- backstage.com
Pantages Theatre, Hollywood
Through Jan. 4
Mel Brooks' "The Producers" prances into town trailing clouds of glory and greenbacks.
With a $24 million advance sale in Los Angeles, a limited run of only eight months and a word-of-mouth to die for, the stampede for remaining tickets figures to be as energetic and unrelenting as the stampede for laughs onstage.
Make no mistake, this is a very funny show whose main objective is to make an audience laugh until it screams for mercy.
But this approach to humor carries a price: There's a driven quality to the writing, acting and staging that practically dares you not to laugh or, at the very least, drop your jaw in amazement at the tastelessly ridiculous (or ridiculously tasteless) goings-on.
For this reason, "The Producers" also is the sort of show that can jangle your nerves if all the elements aren't quite right. In the current production, Jason Alexander and Martin Short, as schlocky producer Max Bialystock and mousy accountant Leo Bloom, are the sticky wickets. Both actors work hard -- extremely hard -- at making sure they mine their parts for every available laugh. But as matters stand, this is one of those curious shows in which, after a while, you can't wait for the leads to get offstage so you can get back to the really funny characters or another spectacular staging.
The chief spectacle, of course, is Susan Stroman's brilliantly staged "Springtime for Hitler" number, a panoply of excess and caricature that unfolds like a beautifully twisted and hilarious cartoon. Since Hitler is now being played by the very gay director Roger De Bris (Gary Beach), you can imagine the possibilities; Brooks and Stroman certainly did.
Other highlights are any time Fred Applegate is onstage as Franz Liebkind, the crazed, Teutonic playwright whose godawful show Max and Leo are producing in hopes of making a fortune off its immediate failure. Franz has eight obedient pigeons on his rooftop, each sporting a Nazi wing-band. Josh Prince is a delight as Carmen Ghia, Roger's even gayer assistant, and Angie Schworer is Ulla, the Swedish bombshell who reduces both Max and Leo to jelly, whether she's spreading or not.
Alexander, after a nine-year stint as George Costanza on "Seinfeld", is a superb craftsman able to perform impeccable shtick for any occasion. But it takes more than a comic to do this part well, perhaps because the role has a certain amount of pathos hidden beneath the character's surface desperation and conniving. Alexander doesn't take us there.
Short comes up a little short in the nebbish department, another way of saying he's not that vulnerable and a bit too shtick-driven himself. The upshot is that there's not much chemistry between these two characters. The growing bond between the two loners is really the show's emotional spine, so without much happening there, we're left with a terrific string of vaudeville sketches, some clever songs (with generic melodies) from Brooks and eye-popping visuals. Not bad, but not so great, either.
THE PRODUCERS
Presented by Rocco Landesman, Clear Channel Entertainment, the Frankel-Baruch-Viertel-Routh Group, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, Rick Steiner, Robert FX Sillerman and Mel Brooks in association with James D. Stern/Douglas Meyer
Credits:
Playwright: Mel Brooks
Book: Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan
Music and lyrics: Mel Brooks
Director-choreographer: Susan Stroman
Music superviser: Glen Kelly
Set designer: Robin Wagner
Lighting designer: Peter Kaczorowski
Costume designer: William Ivey Long
Sound designer: Steve Canyon Kennedy
Cast:
Max Bialystock: Jason Alexander
Leo Bloom: Martin Short
Franz Liebkind: Fred Applegate
Roger De Bris: Gary Beach
Carmen Ghia: Josh Prince
Ulla: Angie Schworer
Hold-me Touch-me: Nancy Johnston
Kevin: Michael Kostroff...
Through Jan. 4
Mel Brooks' "The Producers" prances into town trailing clouds of glory and greenbacks.
With a $24 million advance sale in Los Angeles, a limited run of only eight months and a word-of-mouth to die for, the stampede for remaining tickets figures to be as energetic and unrelenting as the stampede for laughs onstage.
Make no mistake, this is a very funny show whose main objective is to make an audience laugh until it screams for mercy.
But this approach to humor carries a price: There's a driven quality to the writing, acting and staging that practically dares you not to laugh or, at the very least, drop your jaw in amazement at the tastelessly ridiculous (or ridiculously tasteless) goings-on.
For this reason, "The Producers" also is the sort of show that can jangle your nerves if all the elements aren't quite right. In the current production, Jason Alexander and Martin Short, as schlocky producer Max Bialystock and mousy accountant Leo Bloom, are the sticky wickets. Both actors work hard -- extremely hard -- at making sure they mine their parts for every available laugh. But as matters stand, this is one of those curious shows in which, after a while, you can't wait for the leads to get offstage so you can get back to the really funny characters or another spectacular staging.
The chief spectacle, of course, is Susan Stroman's brilliantly staged "Springtime for Hitler" number, a panoply of excess and caricature that unfolds like a beautifully twisted and hilarious cartoon. Since Hitler is now being played by the very gay director Roger De Bris (Gary Beach), you can imagine the possibilities; Brooks and Stroman certainly did.
Other highlights are any time Fred Applegate is onstage as Franz Liebkind, the crazed, Teutonic playwright whose godawful show Max and Leo are producing in hopes of making a fortune off its immediate failure. Franz has eight obedient pigeons on his rooftop, each sporting a Nazi wing-band. Josh Prince is a delight as Carmen Ghia, Roger's even gayer assistant, and Angie Schworer is Ulla, the Swedish bombshell who reduces both Max and Leo to jelly, whether she's spreading or not.
Alexander, after a nine-year stint as George Costanza on "Seinfeld", is a superb craftsman able to perform impeccable shtick for any occasion. But it takes more than a comic to do this part well, perhaps because the role has a certain amount of pathos hidden beneath the character's surface desperation and conniving. Alexander doesn't take us there.
Short comes up a little short in the nebbish department, another way of saying he's not that vulnerable and a bit too shtick-driven himself. The upshot is that there's not much chemistry between these two characters. The growing bond between the two loners is really the show's emotional spine, so without much happening there, we're left with a terrific string of vaudeville sketches, some clever songs (with generic melodies) from Brooks and eye-popping visuals. Not bad, but not so great, either.
THE PRODUCERS
Presented by Rocco Landesman, Clear Channel Entertainment, the Frankel-Baruch-Viertel-Routh Group, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, Rick Steiner, Robert FX Sillerman and Mel Brooks in association with James D. Stern/Douglas Meyer
Credits:
Playwright: Mel Brooks
Book: Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan
Music and lyrics: Mel Brooks
Director-choreographer: Susan Stroman
Music superviser: Glen Kelly
Set designer: Robin Wagner
Lighting designer: Peter Kaczorowski
Costume designer: William Ivey Long
Sound designer: Steve Canyon Kennedy
Cast:
Max Bialystock: Jason Alexander
Leo Bloom: Martin Short
Franz Liebkind: Fred Applegate
Roger De Bris: Gary Beach
Carmen Ghia: Josh Prince
Ulla: Angie Schworer
Hold-me Touch-me: Nancy Johnston
Kevin: Michael Kostroff...
- 5/30/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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