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Kasterborous (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
(UPDATED) Not well-known, a rising star, accomplished stage and TV character actor - sounds like David Tennant in 2005, doesn't it? It is in fact a description of James Frain, the British actor who bears a passing resemblance to new showrunner Steven Moffat - and Frain has seen his odds slashed from 40-1 to 20-1 in the past week. Of particular interest is James Frain's Wikipedia entry - now amended...
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The Medium is Not Enough TV blog (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
Doctor Who James Frain to play the next Doctor? Or will it be Robert Pattinson ? It's the K9 production site Big Finish to release weekly Eighth Doctor/Lucie episodes next year Einstein and Eddington DVD info Film New Watchmen trailer Terrence Malick to make Gawain and the Green Knight ? New Regency acquires rights to Asimov's The End of Eternity Marc Forster to direct World War Z James Cox to direct...
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Paul Levinson's Infinite Regress (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Some wonderful, decisive moments in history have been brilliantly portrayed in the past few episodes of The Tudors on Showtime. I've currently seen 8 of the new season, thanks to Showtime On Demand. My single favorite moment, being the media historian that I am, was Thomas Cromwell's introduction - to us as well as Archbishop Cranmer and George Boleyn - of a great "new weapon" for the Protestant reformers,...
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PlayBill (Free subscription) | 04/13/2008
The Homecoming Is Over: Acclaimed Broadway Revival Plays Final Performance April 13Eve Best in The Homecoming.photo by Scott LandisThe 40th anniversary revival of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming plays its final performance at Broadway's Cort Theatre April 13 at 3 PM.When it closes, the production will have played 15 previews and 138 regular performances.Previews of the Pinter classic — starring Ian...
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PlayBill (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
Homecoming's McShane to Star in "Kings" Pilot for NBCIan McShaneThe Homecoming's Ian McShane will star in "Kings," a new dramatic pilot for NBC.Variety reports that McShane is set to star as King Silas in a contemporary reinvention of the tale of King David, with Australian actor Christopher Egan cast as David. "Kings" is penned by "Heroes" scribe Michael Green, with the expectation that NBC will confirm...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
The period drama “The Tudors” is not always historically accurate, and its creator is just fine with that.
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CAROLYN CASTIGLIA (Free subscription) | 03/20/2008
I met a bunch of stars last night and now that it's just a memory it seems totally surreal. I didn't have my camera with me because (of course) the battery was dead, but I did buy a point and click at the gift shop of the Sheraton, so as soon as those pics are developed (people still get film developed?!) I will put them up, but in the meantime, here are a few of my favorite shots from The Tudors premiere...
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PlayBill (Free subscription) | 02/16/2008
"Dysfunctional Families" of Osage CountyHomecoming to Be Part of March 7 Drama Desk PanelCast members from Broadway's August: Osage CountyThe Homecoming will take part in the upcoming Drama Desk panel discussion March 7. Entitled "Broadway's Dysfunctional Families," the panel will feature August: Osage County author Tracy Letts and cast members Amy Morton and Sally Murphy as well as The Homecoming's...
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The Publishing Contrarian (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming is the kind of play for which you would do well to prepare yourself. This is no fluff ball diversion for the brain-dead like David Mamet's November, nor a multi-generational tragicomedy with a pill-popping Mama stumbling down the staircase like playwright Tracy Lett's August: Osage Country. You shouldn't just ride in [...]
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PlayBill (Free subscription) | 01/31/2008
RELATED ARTICLES: 17 Dec 2007 -- 16 Dec 2007 -- 14 Dec 2007 -- 04 Dec 2007 -- 29 Nov 2007 -- 17 Dec 2007 -- 16 Dec 2007 -- 14 Dec 2007 -- 04 Dec 2007 -- 29 Nov 2007 -- Talk Radio's Bogosian Will Lead Homecoming Talkback Session; Revival to Close April 13Eric BogosianTalk Radio playwright Eric Bogosian will kick off a series of talkback sessions that will follow performances of the 40th anniversary...
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PlayBill (Free subscription) | 01/22/2008
Raúl Esparza, Michael McKean, James Frain and Gareth Saxe will all be considered in the Featured Actor in a Play category for their performances in The Homecoming.All other decisions were consistent with the opening night credits. That is, only actors whose names appear above the title are eligible for nomination in the Leading Actor/Actress categories. Producers must petition the Administration Committee...
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PlayBill (Free subscription) | 01/22/2008
PHOTO CALL: The HomecomingThe revival of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming — starring Ian McShane, Raúl Esparza and Eve Best — opened Dec. 16 at the Cort Theatre. Here's a look at the current Broadway revival — also starring Michael McKean, James Frain and Gareth Saxe — now playing at the Cort.Eve Best Gareth Saxe and Raúl Esparza Raúl Esparza, Michael McKean, and Ian McShane James Frain and Eve Best...
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PlayBill (Free subscription) | 01/18/2008
"Theater Talk" Welcomes Homecoming's McShane and Esparza Jan. 18The current Broadway revival of The Homecoming will be the subject of the Jan. 18 broadcast of "Theater Talk," the PBS chat show that offers interviews with top theatre practitioners. Ian McShane and Raul Esparza, who co-star in the revival of the Harold Pinter play at the Cort Theatre, will be on hand to discuss their work in the production.Directed...
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Leonard Link (Free subscription) | 01/16/2008
This was my first acquaintance with Pinter's work in the theater. It was absolutely riveting, but at the same time puzzling, outrageous, at times quite funny. At times, I was wondering whether real people actually behave in this way (apart...
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Gossip Central (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
“Members of the same family always hate one another,” says Paul Bowles, the American writer who also composed incidental music for such Broadway fare as Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” and Lillian Hellman's “Watch on the Rhine” in the early...
