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The Fantasticks to Kick Off Long Wharf's 2009-10 Season Oct 7 - Nov 1
1 November 2009 1:30 AM, PST
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Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Ray Cullom, will present the beloved musical The Fantasticks, directed by Amanda Dehnert, from October 7 through November 1, 2009, on the Mainstage.
Press night is Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. Curtain times are Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Wednesdays at 2 and 7 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3p.m. and 8p.m., and Sundays at 2p.m. and 7p.m. Tickets are $30-$70.
"I have loved The Fantasticks since I was a little kid," said Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein. "This will be so much fun for the entire family."
This hit musical with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, the longest running Off-Broadway musical in history, tells the story of Luisa and Matt, a pair entering the bloom of their youth. Their fathers, scheming to encourage their budding love, hire
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tMF Featured Poll: Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Keira Knightley take top 3 spots!
26 October 2009 9:08 PM, PDT
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tMF is currently asking its viewers: Who is your favorite leading lady? Early results show Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway and Keira Knightley grabbing the top 3 spots. Michelle Williams, Scarlett Johnasson and Rachel McAdams are not far behind. This poll (just look at the right side of the website and proceed further down) will run until Friday, and the early results gave us the opportunity to see what Natalie, Anne and Keira have been doing lately - new movies, appearances, interviews and much more!
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Currently ranked # 1 - Natalie Portman
Favorite Movies: Closer, Leon (The Professional), Garden State, Where The Heart Is, V for Vendetta.
Upcoming Movies: Brothers, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Black Swan and Thor
Natalie Portman is currently on the spotlight for her movie, New York I Love You. The La Times' Rebecca Ascher-Walsh has just written a profile of the actress:
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tMF Featured Poll: Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Keira Knightley take top 3 spots!
26 October 2009 9:08 PM, PDT
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tMF is currently asking its viewers: Who is your favorite leading lady? Early results show Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway and Keira Knightley grabbing the top 3 spots. Michelle Williams, Scarlett Johnasson and Rachel McAdams are not far behind. This poll (just look at the right side of the website and proceed further down) will run until Friday, and the early results gave us the opportunity to see what Natalie, Anne and Keira have been doing lately - new movies, appearances, interviews and much more!
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Currently ranked # 1 - Natalie Portman
Favorite Movies: Closer, Leon (The Professional), Garden State, Where The Heart Is, V for Vendetta.
Upcoming Movies: Brothers, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Black Swan and Thor
Natalie Portman is currently on the spotlight for her movie, New York I Love You. The La Times' Rebecca Ascher-Walsh has just written a profile of the actress:
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- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
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tMF Featured Poll: Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Keira Knightley take top 3 spots!
26 October 2009 9:08 PM, PDT
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tMF is currently asking its viewers: Who is your favorite leading lady? Early results show Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway and Keira Knightley grabbing the top 3 spots. Michelle Williams, Scarlett Johnasson and Rachel McAdams are not far behind. This poll (just look at the right side of the website and proceed further down) will run until Friday, and the early results gave us the opportunity to see what Natalie, Anne and Keira have been doing lately - new movies, appearances, interviews and much more!
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Currently ranked # 1 - Natalie Portman
Favorite Movies: Closer, Leon (The Professional), Garden State, Where The Heart Is, V for Vendetta.
Upcoming Movies: Brothers, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Black Swan and Thor
Natalie Portman is currently on the spotlight for her movie, New York I Love You. The La Times' Rebecca Ascher-Walsh has just written a profile of the actress:
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- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
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Bww TV: Broadway Beat Sneak Peek of Bye Bye Birdie's Big Opening Night!
17 October 2009 5:24 PM, PDT
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Bye Bye Birdie celebrated Opening Night on Thursday, October 15th at the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street). Bye Bye Birdie stars John Stamos, Gina Gershon, Bill Irwin & Nolan Gerard Funk with Jayne Houdyshell, Dee Hoty, Matt Doyle, Jake Evan Schwencke and Alllie Trimm. BroadwayWorld and Broadway Beat were on hand to welcome the revival and bring you this Mega preview featuring interviews with the cast, creative and tons of clips to satisfy even the most rabid "Birdie" fans!
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Don Rickles And Bob Saget Join John Stamos After 'Bye Bye Birdie' Meltdown
16 October 2009 6:00 AM, PDT
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Fun times. Earlier this week, the Broadway production of "Bye Bye Birdie" staged its final preview performance. At some point during the show, an electrical malfunction occurred, preventing the sets from changing between scenes. So star John Stamos, a regular contributor to our Twitter-Wood feed, came out onto the stage to stall for time, appealing to his celeb pals in the viewing audience, EW reports.
One of them, legendary comedian and "Toy Story" star (he's Mr. Potato Head) Don Rickles, called for Stamos to get a haircut. The former "Full House" star was then joined on stage by his old pal, filthy comedian Bob Saget, who noted that he was relieved Stamos' forehead was miked, not his crotch. The show resumed after 20 minutes, but not before "Birdie" stars Gina Gershon and Bill Irwin joined the duo for additional onstage antics.
Hit the jump for an awesome picture of Don Rickles being awesome.
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- Adam Rosenberg
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Saget And Rickles Rescue Stamos' Bye Bye Birdie Production
15 October 2009 12:16 PM, PDT
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John Stamos, Bob Saget and legendary comedian Don Rickles came to the rescue on Wednesday when the E.R. actor's Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie was brought to a halt by technical difficulties.
Stamos was performing in the last preview of the musical in New York, before its big opening on Thursday - but the curtain had to come down midway through the show when a piece of scenery fell onto the tracks of the rotating stage, grinding it to a stop.
But instead of leaving the crowd at Henry Miller's Theatre to sit in silence, Stamos brought his former Full House co-star Saget and Rickles up from the audience to perform a last-minute stand up comedy routine as engineers worked furiously to fix the stage.
The trio entertained fans by cracking jokes, while they were also joined on stage by Stamos' theatre co-stars Gina Gershon and Bill Irwin.
The mechanical problem was corrected about 20 minutes later and the stars resumed the show.
Saget and Rickles gave Stamos and the cast of Bye Bye Birdie a standing ovation as they took their bows at the finale as other theatregoers cheered.
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Broadway's 'Bye Bye Birdie' stops mid-show, Bob Saget and Don Rickles to the rescue!
14 October 2009 8:22 PM, PDT
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Oh, the joys of live theater. The final preview performance of the Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie was halted for about 20 minutes Wednesday night when the electronically controlled set failed to clear during a scene change. The curtain fell on the big-budget musical, which is slated to open Thursday night, and star John Stamos appeared in front of a lights-up auditorium to stall for time as technicians worked backstage. Stamos called out to fellow celebs in the audience, including comedian Don Rickles, who shouted out from his seat to rib the former Full House star to get a haircut.
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- Thom Geier
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Live theater woes: Broadway's 'Bye Bye Birdie' halted for set snafu
14 October 2009 8:22 PM, PDT
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Oh, the joys of live theater. The final preview performance of the Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie, was halted for about half an hour Wednesday night when the electronically controlled set failed to clear during a scene change. The curtain fell on the big-budget musical, which is slated to open Thursday night, and star John Stamos appeared in front of a lights-up auditorium to stall for time. Stamos called out to friends in the audience, including comedian Don Rickles, who called out from his seat to rib the former Full House star to get a haircut. "Are they gonna
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- Thom Geier
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Discuss: When Spider-Man and Hollywood Hit The Stage
29 June 2009 10:32 AM, PDT
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We're one cast member away from seeing how Spider-Man fares in a true live-action world. Last December, we learned that Evan Rachel Wood would play Mary Jane in Julie Taymor's Broadway web fest. Now Playbill is reiterating this, plus they're adding another wonderful name to the mix: Alan Cumming. He is once again flitting around the world of geek fare by signing on to play Norman Osborn, known in other circles as the Green Goblin. (But no German accent this time.)
Now titled Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, the musical is supposed to be kicking off rehearsals this month. Yet while we now have the leading lady and villain, there's still no word on who will play Peter Parker. Taymor was trying to get Jim Sturgess for the part and have a whole Across the Universe reunion, but they're still not releasing whether it's him or someone else.
But
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- Monika Bartyzel
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Bill Irwin, Star Of Roundabout Theatre Company's Production Of Waiting For Godot Joins The Panel Titled The Play's The Thing, Discussion Held 6/12
11 June 2009 10:46 PM, PDT
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Bill Irwin, currently portraying Vladimir in the Roundabout Theatre Company?s production of Waiting for Godot, has joined the already distinguished panel titled The Play?s the Thing, a discussion of the proliferation of plays during the 2008-09 theater seasons, which will be held Friday, June 12, 2009 from 1:00 Pm to 2:30 Pm at Sardi?s Restaurant, 234 West 44th Street, 4th Floor.
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May Flowers, Kathleen Turner
12 May 2009 8:24 AM, PDT
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May Flowers, weeknights @ 11:00
Kathleen Turner as Joan Wilder. She's a hopeless... no, a hopeful romantic. What a slam dunk star turn that was. And how galling that Romancing the Stone didn't net her an Oscar nomination. It was deglam and glam in one package. Plus it was super fun and Oscar should remember to have fun more often. Fun movies sometimes have more staying power than dutiful prestige pics. Not all the time but why eliminate them because they aren't serious? Screwball comedies were as far from serious as it gets and Oscar didn't hate those.
The Oscar Nominees that year were four previous winners and one breakthrough performer (Judy Davis)
Judy Davis, A Passage to IndiaSally Field, Places in the Heart (winner)
Jessica Lange, CountryVanessa Redgrave, The Bostonians
Sissy Spacek, The River
If I had been giving out my awards back then, the Best Actress list would not have been 60% farm wives.
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Tony Award Nominations / Movie Connections
5 May 2009 11:42 AM, PDT
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The Tony Award Nominations are upon us. As is my inconsistent tradition, I thought I'd share a little bit about a movies you can rent or think about to create an unfulfilling celluloid guilty-by-association approximation of the Broadway experience of the 2008/2009 season before the TONYs roll around on June 7th. Not everyone gets to New York to see the shows. And even if you live here, like me, you don't get to them in your financially challenged years. Tony Winners Cynthia Nixon (who seems to be everywhere lately, right?) and In the Height's man Lin-Manuel Miranda are announcing them live any minute now.
If you want a reminder of what's eligible which you can use to see who got snubbed check out this eligibility chart.
P L A Y R E V I V A L
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
This is the 2nd in August Wilson's famous 10 play
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Roundabout's 'Bye Bye Birdie' Will Call Newly Completed Henry Miller Theatre 'Home'
3 May 2009 11:22 PM, PDT
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After a 48 year absence, Bye Bye Birdie will return to Broadway this fall presented by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) in a production starring John Stamos (Albert Peterson), Gina Gershon (Rose Alvarez), Bill Irwin (Mr. Harry MacAfee) and Jayne Houdyshell (Mrs. Mae Peterson). Directed & choreographed by Robert Longbottom, Bye Bye Birdie has a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse. Roundabout is proud to welcome back three artists who have previously worked at the theatrical institution: John Stamos, Gina Gershon and Bill Irwin.
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Bww TV Show Preview: Waiting For Godot
29 April 2009 11:09 PM, PDT
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Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director)Waiting for Godot began previews Friday, April 3rd at 8:00Pm. Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot stars (in order of speaking)Nathan Lane (Estragon), Bill Irwin (Vladimir), John Goodman (Pozzo),John Glover (Lucky) and is directed by Anthony Page at Studio 54 on Broadway. BroadwayWorld.com is pleased to bring you these video highlights!
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Pst Presents The Pst Bar Night Bailout 5/1
22 April 2009 12:17 AM, PDT
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Pst has some great prizes for you to win, such as tickets to see ?Waiting For Godot? on Broadway starring Nathan Lane, Bill Irwin & John Goodman, Two Tickets to a Mets Game, a Personal Website Designed by Sharone Sayegh, Movie Passes, Jewelry by Brittlin, Free Passes to the McBurney Y Dance Department, Free Ballet classes with Erica Hartono? and a Gift Certificate to Restaurants.com. Bring cash to play Skeeball, Pool, Darts and board games; win some prizes and help Pst during these uncertain times. Don?t worry; you won?t have to give these bonuses back! Also, donate $10 to Pst and enjoy $3-5 drinks until 10pm.
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Stamos Takes On Role In Broadway Musical
4 April 2009 7:10 AM, PDT
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E.R. star John Stamos is returning to Broadway - he will revive Dick Van Dyke's role in a modern remake of 1960 musical Bye Bye Birdie.
The actor will join Gina Gershon in the new stage production by the Roundabout Theater Company - his first role since the long-running medical drama came to an end on Thursday.
Stamos will portray Albert, the manager of rocker Conrad Birdie, in the show, while Gershon will play his love interest Rosie.
Bill Irwin and Jayne Houdyshell will also star in the forthcoming production.
Stamos has previously starred on the New York stage in Roundabout revivals of Cabaret and Nine, reports Daily Variety.
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Stamos, Gershon, Irwin and Houdyshell Lead Roundabout's 'Bye Bye Birdie'
2 April 2009 1:29 PM, PDT
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After a 48 year absence, Bye Bye Birdie will return to Broadway this fall presented by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) in a production starring John Stamos (Albert Peterson), Gina Gershon (Rose Alvarez), Bill Irwin (Mr. Harry MacAfee) and Jayne Houdyshell (Mrs. Mae Peterson). Directed & choreographed by Robert Longbottom, Bye Bye Birdie has a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse. Roundabout is proud to welcome back three artists who have previously worked at the theatrical institution: John Stamos, Gina Gershon and Bill Irwin.
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Goodman 'Scared To Death' Of Broadway Return
19 March 2009 9:10 AM, PDT
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Actor John Goodman is "scared to death" of returning to the stage in Broadway play Waiting For Godot - after years of living in laid back New Orleans, Louisiana.
Goodman will star opposite Nathan Lane and Bill Irwin as Pozzo in Samuel Beckett's famous play next month - thirty years after making his Broadway debut in Loose Ends.
The 56-year-old actor admits he's struggling to cope with his new rigorous regime after growing accustomed to a more slow-paced lifestyle.
He says, "Now that I'm here, the truth is I am scared to death. I've been learning my lines in places like (restaurant) P.J. Clarke's. They got the best hamburgers in the world. Opening on Broadway is like jumping into a mix master. But I'm getting my sea legs back. Even started shopping at the nearby supermarket. I mean, schlepping big bags of groceries to store up in your cave is like being in Afghanistan."
The play kicks off a run at New York's Studio 54 on 30 April.
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DVD Review: Anne Hathaway’s ‘Rachel Getting Married’ Deserves Huge Audience on DVD
12 March 2009 4:28 PM, PDT
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Chicago – Jonathan Demme’s “Rachel Getting Married” was easily one of the best films of 2008, featuring Oscar-worthy work by Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, screenwriter Jenny Lumet, and its acclaimed director. Full of energy, passion, love, and pain, “Rachel Getting Married” is a must-see, one of the few films of 2008 that will stand the test of time and the Sony DVD treats this excellent film with the respect it deserves. It’s a great release.
DVD Rating: 5.0/5.0
“Rachel Getting Married” can be a tough sell. A movie with a star known mostly for her mainstream comedies like “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Bride Wars” that’s shot with mostly handheld cameras and recreates an experience akin to being at someone else’s wedding is not the first flick most people reach for at the video store.
Rachel Getting Married was released on DVD on March 10th, 2009.
Photo credit: Sony Pictures Home Video
The truth is that,
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