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Mark Rylance, Rebecca Ferguson and Charles Dance are set to voice star in Spark Hunter, an upcoming eight-episode psychological audio thriller from the director Trudie Styler and producers K.B. Miller and Teressa Tunney.
In the series, which premieres on Nov. 8 from the studio Realm, Ferguson portrays the world’s most advanced robot who has become the target of the Nsa and the president of the United States, who want to decommission the robot after believing she has gone rouge. The robot’s maker, played by Rylance, must contend with his creation and her evolving consciousness as the two have discussions about morality and purpose over the course of dinner. Audio from that dinner forms the basis of the series.
Kathleen Turner (Peggy Sue Got Married), Vanessa Redgrave (Julia, Howard’s End), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Gosford Park), Edward Hibbert (Frasier), Linda Powell (Morning Glory,...
Mark Rylance, Rebecca Ferguson and Charles Dance are set to voice star in Spark Hunter, an upcoming eight-episode psychological audio thriller from the director Trudie Styler and producers K.B. Miller and Teressa Tunney.
In the series, which premieres on Nov. 8 from the studio Realm, Ferguson portrays the world’s most advanced robot who has become the target of the Nsa and the president of the United States, who want to decommission the robot after believing she has gone rouge. The robot’s maker, played by Rylance, must contend with his creation and her evolving consciousness as the two have discussions about morality and purpose over the course of dinner. Audio from that dinner forms the basis of the series.
Kathleen Turner (Peggy Sue Got Married), Vanessa Redgrave (Julia, Howard’s End), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Gosford Park), Edward Hibbert (Frasier), Linda Powell (Morning Glory,...
- 10/14/2022
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Realm hopes to scare up listeners for an election-timed, star-studded audio thriller from Trudie Styler.
Spark Hunter will debut November 8 and will feature Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies), Rebecca Ferguson (Dune), and Charles Dance (Game of Thrones), who will also executive produce with Styler. The eight-episode, futuristic series also marks Styler’s first foray into audio.
The Fighter Steel Productions title is centered around a set of top secret covert recordings from the archives of the President of the United States illegally released by the world’s greatest expert in robotics. It’s his warning to humanity. Co-written and created by podcast producer K.B. Miller and executive producer Teressa Tunney, the project was inspired both by Miller’s experience as principal investigator on an AI project for the U.S. Department of Defense and by the ethical dilemmas Tunney encountered in documenting the story of Korea’s comfort women.
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Spark Hunter will debut November 8 and will feature Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies), Rebecca Ferguson (Dune), and Charles Dance (Game of Thrones), who will also executive produce with Styler. The eight-episode, futuristic series also marks Styler’s first foray into audio.
The Fighter Steel Productions title is centered around a set of top secret covert recordings from the archives of the President of the United States illegally released by the world’s greatest expert in robotics. It’s his warning to humanity. Co-written and created by podcast producer K.B. Miller and executive producer Teressa Tunney, the project was inspired both by Miller’s experience as principal investigator on an AI project for the U.S. Department of Defense and by the ethical dilemmas Tunney encountered in documenting the story of Korea’s comfort women.
Spark...
- 10/13/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Network: NBC, Paramount+
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: September 16, 1993 -- Tbd
Series status: Ended on NBC, revived by Paramount+
Performers include: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin, John Mahoney, Moose, Enzo the Dog, Dan Butler, Tom McGowan, and Edward Hibbert.
TV show description:
A spin-off of the highly-successful Cheers sitcom, this series follows divorced psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane from Boston to his hometown of Seattle, Washington.Read More…...
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: September 16, 1993 -- Tbd
Series status: Ended on NBC, revived by Paramount+
Performers include: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin, John Mahoney, Moose, Enzo the Dog, Dan Butler, Tom McGowan, and Edward Hibbert.
TV show description:
A spin-off of the highly-successful Cheers sitcom, this series follows divorced psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane from Boston to his hometown of Seattle, Washington.Read More…...
- 2/26/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Is Frasier coming back after all? Deadline reports there are six ideas in consideration for a revival of the NBC TV show.
A spinoff of Cheers, the hit sitcom followed Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) as he settles in his hometown of Seattle with his father and younger brother, Niles (David Hyde Pierce). The cast also included Jane Leeves, Peri Gilpin, John Mahoney, Moose, Enzo the Dog, Dan Butler, Tom McGowan, and Edward Hibbert. The series ran on NBC for 11 seasons before ending in 2004.
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A spinoff of Cheers, the hit sitcom followed Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) as he settles in his hometown of Seattle with his father and younger brother, Niles (David Hyde Pierce). The cast also included Jane Leeves, Peri Gilpin, John Mahoney, Moose, Enzo the Dog, Dan Butler, Tom McGowan, and Edward Hibbert. The series ran on NBC for 11 seasons before ending in 2004.
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- 5/25/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Is Frasier really making a comeback? Recently, star Kelsey Grammer says a revival of the NBC TV show is coming soon, Today reports.
A spinoff of Cheers, the hit sitcom followed Dr. Frasier Crane (Grammer) as he settles in his hometown of Seattle with his father and younger brother, Niles (David Hyde Pierce). The cast also included Jane Leeves, Peri Gilpin, John Mahoney, Moose, Enzo the Dog, Dan Butler, Tom McGowan, and Edward Hibbert. The series ran on NBC for 11 seasons before ending in 2004.
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A spinoff of Cheers, the hit sitcom followed Dr. Frasier Crane (Grammer) as he settles in his hometown of Seattle with his father and younger brother, Niles (David Hyde Pierce). The cast also included Jane Leeves, Peri Gilpin, John Mahoney, Moose, Enzo the Dog, Dan Butler, Tom McGowan, and Edward Hibbert. The series ran on NBC for 11 seasons before ending in 2004.
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- 2/21/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Update: A former bookkeeper who embezzled millions of dollars from a major literary agency has been sentenced to two years in federal prison.
Darin Webb was convicted of stealing from the New York-based firm of Donadio & Olson. The firm represents authors James Hynes, Chuck Palahniuk and Rick DeMarinis, as well as the estates of Robert Stone, Mario Puzo, Frank Conroy, Nelson Algren, Peter Matthiesen and Studs Terkel.
“This chain of events leaves me close to broke,” Palahniuk said in court papers. “Since the crime was uncovered, people have offered their children’s college funds. They’ve offered to mortgage their houses to keep me afloat. They’ve come forward with legal advice and stop-gap, hands-on help.”
Palahniuk lost more than $1.4 million in royalties and advances in Webb’s theft, estimated at more than $3.4 million from the agency. Donadio & Olson was forced to file for bankruptcy last month.
“Webb’s actions...
Darin Webb was convicted of stealing from the New York-based firm of Donadio & Olson. The firm represents authors James Hynes, Chuck Palahniuk and Rick DeMarinis, as well as the estates of Robert Stone, Mario Puzo, Frank Conroy, Nelson Algren, Peter Matthiesen and Studs Terkel.
“This chain of events leaves me close to broke,” Palahniuk said in court papers. “Since the crime was uncovered, people have offered their children’s college funds. They’ve offered to mortgage their houses to keep me afloat. They’ve come forward with legal advice and stop-gap, hands-on help.”
Palahniuk lost more than $1.4 million in royalties and advances in Webb’s theft, estimated at more than $3.4 million from the agency. Donadio & Olson was forced to file for bankruptcy last month.
“Webb’s actions...
- 12/23/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Could Frasier be making a comeback? Deadline reports Kelsey Grammer and CBS TV Studios are discussing a possible revival of the NBC TV show.
A spinoff of Cheers, the sitcom starred Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane, a Seattle-based psychologist who begins living with his ex-cop father, Martin (John Mahoney). The cast also included David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin, John Mahoney, Moose, Enzo the Dog, Dan Butler, Tom McGowan, and Edward Hibbert. The show ran on for 11 seasons before ending in 2004.
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A spinoff of Cheers, the sitcom starred Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane, a Seattle-based psychologist who begins living with his ex-cop father, Martin (John Mahoney). The cast also included David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin, John Mahoney, Moose, Enzo the Dog, Dan Butler, Tom McGowan, and Edward Hibbert. The show ran on for 11 seasons before ending in 2004.
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- 7/26/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Encores will presentMe and My Girl asthe final production of the Encores at 25 season at New YorkCity Center. Me and My Girl, the first Encores production originally written and produced in London's West End, will starChristian Borle,Suzzanne Douglas,Mark Evans,Harriet Harris,Edward Hibbert,John Horton,Simon Jones,Laura Michelle Kelly,Lisa O'Hare,Ken Page, andDon Stephenson. Check out the cast in action and get to know the stars in front of and behind the scenes below...
- 5/1/2018
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Last year, TBS aired the entire first season of its Search Party TV show during Thanksgiving week. In the second season, the cabler is running two episodes of the mystery comedy series each Sunday night. With a different release pattern, can they keep a binge-prone audience engaged? Will Search Party be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. A dark serio-comedy, Search Party stars Alia Shawkat, John Early, Meredith Hagner, John Reynolds and Brandon Micheal Hall. The TBS TV series centers on five self-absorbed twenty-somethings. After an old college acquaintance disappears, they become entangled in an ominous mystery. Christine Ebersole, Christine Taylor, Clare McNulty, and Michael Showalter return as recurring players. Season two guest stars include Jay Duplass, Phoebe Robinson, Judy Reyes, Jessica Chaffin, Michelle Sohn, Jeffery Self, Edward Hibbert, Adrienne C. Moore, J. Smith Cameron, Tymberlee Hill, Catherine Lloyd Burns, Jennifer...
- 4/24/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Many of us, during this election cycle, have found us switching from live TV to our Netflix queues in search of escapism. But because the two people currently running for president of the United States have been in the public eye for decades, there’s always a danger that you might be reminded, on-screen or through some clever joke, that November 8 is coming.
By the numbers, odds are pretty good that between the two candidates, the one you’ll see will be Donald Trump. According to IMDb, since 1981 Donald Trump has made over 230 film and television appearances — 219 as “Self” and 20 as an actor usually playing “Donald Trump,” though there may be some overlap between the two.
Read More: Donald Trump: By Roasting Him, We May Have Validated Him
This includes talk shows and news programs, but it’s still more than Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who has 196 listed appearances as “Self,...
By the numbers, odds are pretty good that between the two candidates, the one you’ll see will be Donald Trump. According to IMDb, since 1981 Donald Trump has made over 230 film and television appearances — 219 as “Self” and 20 as an actor usually playing “Donald Trump,” though there may be some overlap between the two.
Read More: Donald Trump: By Roasting Him, We May Have Validated Him
This includes talk shows and news programs, but it’s still more than Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who has 196 listed appearances as “Self,...
- 10/19/2016
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Feinstein's54 Below is where it's at, and Broadway knows it. In a brand-new, exclusive series, we're taking you underground for all of the Feinstein's54 Below scoop, directly from the Director of Programming- our host, Jennifer Ashley Tepper. Watch below as she chats with Drew Gasparini and Cait Doyle Hot Mess in Manhattan - February 4, 930pm, Elizabeth A. Davis January 27 amp 28, 930pm and Edward Hibbert February 21, 7pm.
- 1/25/2016
- by Feinstein's/54 Below
- BroadwayWorld.com
Ghostlight Records just celebrated the physical CD release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording for It Shoulda Been You with a special in-store performance and CD signing at Barnes amp Noble last night. The show's director David Hyde Pierce hosted, joined by cast members Sierra Boggess, Lisa Howard, Montego Glover, Chip Zien, Adam Heller, Michael X. Martin, Anne L. Nathan, Nick Spangler and Edward Hibbert.
- 10/13/2015
- by Heidi Bohnenkamp
- BroadwayWorld.com
Actors' Equity Association today named It Shoulda Been You recipient of the Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway Award for the 2014-15 theatrical season. Presented by Equity's National Equal Employment Opportunity Eeo Committee, the award honors shows that exemplify and promote the union's founding principles of diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity for all who work in the theatre. Accepting the award on behalf of the It Shoulda Been You producers and creative team was producer Daryl Roth. Also in attendance were cast members Edward Hibbert and Jillian Louis, director David Hyde Pierce, composer Barbara Anselmi and the production's stage management team Bess Marie Glorioso, Katherine Shea and Melanie Morgan.
- 9/8/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Later this week, 106.7 Lite FM will kick off its highly-anticipated, 15th annual lunchtime theatre summer series, '106.7 Lite FM's Broadway in Bryant Park.' The 2015 program will present the best of Broadway, Free to the public, on six consecutive Thursdays beginning July 9 at 1230 p.m. Et on the Bryant Park Stage. Thursday's line-up will include performances from the casts ofSTOMP,Fuerza Bruta,Wicked Caroline Bowman, Kara Lindsay, Matt Shingledecker, andIt Shoulda Been You Farah Alvin, Jillian Louis, Edward Hibbert, Anne L. Nathan, Adam Heller.
- 7/6/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
It Shoulda Been You producers Daryl Roth, Scott Landis, Jane Bergere and Jayne Baron Sherman announced today that Tony Award nominee Montego Glover Memphis, Josh Grisetti Peter and the Starcatcher, Michael X. Martin The Bridges of Madison County, Anne L. Nathan Once, Nick Spangler Book of Mormon and Chip Zien Into the Woods will join the cast of the new musical comedy, directed by David Hyde Pierce. They join previously announced stars Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess, David Burtka, Lisa Howard, and Edward Hibbert, forming a blissful marriage of theatrical luminaries.
- 12/10/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Producers Daryl Roth, Scott Landis, Jane Bergere, Jayne Baron Sherman and John O'Boyle announced today that It Shoulda Been You, a new musical comedy directed by David Hyde Pierce in his Broadway directorial debut, will open this spring at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre 256 West 47th Street. With an original book amp lyrics by Brian Hargrove and music by Barbara Anselmi, It Shoulda Been You puts a refreshingly modern spin on the traditional wedding comedy, proving that when it comes to wedding day insanity, it's all relative. Tony and Emmy Award-winner Tyne Daly and Tony Award-winner Harriet Harris headline a cast of Broadway favorites that also includes Sierra Boggess, David Burtka, Lisa Howard, Edward Hibbert and Steve Rosen. It Shoulda Been You, which had a sold-out premiere at New Jersey's George Street Playhouse, begins previews on Broadway on March 17, 2015, with an opening night date set for Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
- 10/29/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Michael Urie, currently starring in the national tour of the 2014 Lucille Lortel Award winning comedy Buyer And Cellar, was visited by a pair of fellow Broadway vets at Chicago's Broadway Playhouse last night. Stars of the Lyric Opera House's The Sound Of Music, Jenn Gambatese and Edward Hibbert, attended the show and stopped backstage to chat with Urie - check out a photo from their visit below...
- 5/22/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
This week's Theater Talk focuses on British dramatist Sir Terence Rattigan 1911-1977 and his popular drama, The Winslow Boy, currently being revived on Broadway by The Roundabout Theatre Company. First the show welcomes actors Roger Rees, Charlotte Parry and Alessandro Nivola, now starring in this acclaimed production, followed by a conversation about its playwright with critics John Simon, John Heilpern and actor Edward Hibbert.
- 11/15/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
This week's Theater Talk focuses on British dramatist Sir Terence Rattigan 1911-1977 and his popular drama, The Winslow Boy, currently being revived on Broadway by The Roundabout Theatre Company. First the show welcomes actors Roger Rees, Charlotte Parry and Alessandro Nivola, now starring in this acclaimed production, followed by a conversation about its playwright with critics John Simon, John Heilpern and actor Edward Hibbert.
- 11/13/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre Namt just featured Ashley Brown Mary Poppins, Stephanie UmohRagtime, Jim Stanek Freud's Last Session and Host Edward Hibbert as The Drowsy Chaperone's 'Man in Chair', Wicked composerlyricist Stephen Schwartz, Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber Shrek the Musical, Telly Leung TV's 'Glee', Ciara Renee Big Fish and Sarah Stiles Into the Woods in Show Off, in a benefit concert celebrating 25 years of Namt's Annual Festival of New Musicals last night, October 20 at 7pm at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
- 10/21/2013
- by Stephen Sorokoff
- BroadwayWorld.com
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre Namt announced today that Ashley Brown Mary Poppins, Stephanie Umoh Ragtime, Jim Stanek Freud's Last Session and Host Edward Hibbert as The Drowsy Chaperone's Man in Chair join Wicked composerlyricist Stephen Schwartz, Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber Shrek the Musical, Telly Leung TV's Glee, Ciara Renee Big Fish and Sarah Stiles Into the Woods in Show Off, a benefit concert celebrating 25 years of Namt's Annual Festival of New Musicals on Sunday, October 20 at 7pm at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts 566 Laguardia Place at Washington Square.
- 10/15/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
According to a casting notcice, Edward Hibbert and Wesley Taylor have signed on to star in an upcoming off-Broadway revival of Sidney Howard's 1926 play The Silver Cord at The Peccadillo Theater Company. A staged reading for the show was held in January featuring Tayor alongside Charles Busch Dan Wackerman, Jessie Austrian, Molly Camp, and Robert Eli. The production will run May 15 through June 23.
- 3/29/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Yesterday, November 14th, the cast of Paper Mill Playhouse's The Sound of Music, directed and choreographed by James Brennan, met the press. Cast for the show includes Edward Hibbert Max Detweiler, Anthony Fedorov Rolf Gruber, Ben Davis Captain and Elena Shaddow Maria, Chelsea Morgan Stock Liesl, and more. BroadwayWorld was there for the festivities and you can check out photos below...
- 11/15/2012
- by Jennifer Broski
- BroadwayWorld.com
Yesterday, November 14th, the cast of Paper Mill Playhouse's The Sound of Music, directed and choreographed by James Brennan, met the press. Cast for the show includes Edward Hibbert Max Detweiler, Anthony Fedorov Rolf Gruber, Ben Davis Captain and Elena Shaddow Maria, Chelsea Morgan Stock Liesl, and more. BroadwayWorlds's Richie Ridge was there to meet the cast and creative team and you can check out what they said abuot the upcoming production below...
- 11/15/2012
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Paper Mill Playhouse Mark S. Hoebee- Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director has just announced the cast for its holiday musical masterpiece, The Sound of Music. One of the most beloved and inspirational stories of all time, this tale of love and courage is Rodgers and Hammerstein's final triumphant collaboration. Directed and choreographed by Paper Mill Playhouse favorite James Brennan, The Sound of Music will bring families of all ages together this holiday season. Leading the cast are Ben Davis as Captain Georg von Trapp, Elena Shaddow as Maria von Trapp, Edward Hibbert as Max, Chelsea Morgan Stock as Liesl and X as Rolf. The Sound of Music will run at the Millburn, New Jersey, theater from November 23 to December 30, 2012. The official press opening is Sunday, November 25, at 700pm.
- 10/23/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Monday nights Classical Julie, starring the inimitable Julie Halston, was one of the all-time best nights in the History of Halston, let alone the history of the Broadway at Birdland series, and comedy in general. Her portrayal of Lady MacBeth, as played by Little Edie Beal, will be imitated for years to come Some of the smartest and funniest people in showbiz swarmed to see her, including Edward Hibbert, Harriet Harris, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Amy Rutberg, Louise DuArt amp SQuire Rushnell, Mike Doyle, Mary Testa, Richie Ridge, Richard Hillman, Natalie Douglas, and a boatload of her beloved Anything Goes cast members. The evening was directed by Carl Andress.
- 7/25/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
How well do actors and directors recall the details of their own work? We decided to put Emmy- and Tony-winning actor David Hyde Pierce to the test. The Frasier actor is now starring Off Broadway in Manhattan Theatre Club’s Close Up Space (opening Dec. 19) as a harried book editor with an estranged daughter, a scared intern, a useless office manager, and only one brilliant (if loud) author. But first, he must play Ken Jennings in our career Jeopardy! challenge. The category: his 30 years in showbiz.
1. In what theater did you make your Broadway debut in 1982′s Beyond Therapy?
The Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
1. In what theater did you make your Broadway debut in 1982′s Beyond Therapy?
The Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
- 12/19/2011
- by Aubry D'Arminio
- EW.com - PopWatch
Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com
Question: When will we find out definitively who the father of Blair’s baby is on Gossip Girl? We still haven’t seen the paternity test. —Sarah
Ausiello: Exec producer Josh Safran tells me an answer — and a “cemented” one at that — is coming in the next couple of episodes, adding, “We definitely understand and expect people to still be wondering.”
Question: All this “Chair” regression is making me yawn. Can you offer us “Dair” fans any hope?...
Question: When will we find out definitively who the father of Blair’s baby is on Gossip Girl? We still haven’t seen the paternity test. —Sarah
Ausiello: Exec producer Josh Safran tells me an answer — and a “cemented” one at that — is coming in the next couple of episodes, adding, “We definitely understand and expect people to still be wondering.”
Question: All this “Chair” regression is making me yawn. Can you offer us “Dair” fans any hope?...
- 11/8/2011
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Ps Classics will release the new CD "Love on a Summer Afternoon," a compilation of songs by Sam Davis. The CD will feature Michael Arden (Big River), Tituss Burgess (Guys and Dolls), Danny Burstein (South Pacific), Kevin Chamberlin (The Addams Family), Will Chase (High Fidelity), Jason Danieley (Next to Normal), Malcolm Gets (The Story of My Life), Edward Hibbert (Curtains), David Hyde Pierce (Curtains), Christopher Sieber (Shrek) and Bobby Steggert (110 in the Shade) and will be released on October 19.
- 8/9/2010
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tickets for the upcoming Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's play Mrs. Warren's Profession go on sale to the general public on July 30. The production, to be produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company, will star Tony® Award winner Cherry Jones as Kitty Warren and Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins making her Broadway debut as Vivie Warren and will be directed by Tony® Award winner Doug Hughes at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd St). The cast will also feature Adam Driver as Frank Gardner, Mark Harelik as Sir George Crofts, Edward Hibbert as Mr. Praed and Michael Siberry as Reverend Samuel Gardner.
- 7/30/2010
- BroadwayWorld.com
This week! A look at how gay Frasier was and how brilliant Modern Family is, a chat with United States of Tara's gay couple Michael Hitchcock and Sammy Sheik, and an exploration of bad performances in hit movies. Plus, truly unlikely gays!
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Contact me here (and be sure and include your city and state and/or country!)
Q: When it comes to positive portrayals of gay characters on TV, I've seen coming out stories, displays of affection, and lots of sweaty workout scenes, but I don't think I've ever seen the love and loyalty that is portrayed between Cam and Mitchell on Modern Family. Do you agree that the "gas station scene" – where Cam, as Fizbo the Clown, mightily defends Mitchell against a jerk – qualifies as one of the most natural, and therefore important, portrayals of gay (or straight) love we've seen on TV?...
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Contact me here (and be sure and include your city and state and/or country!)
Q: When it comes to positive portrayals of gay characters on TV, I've seen coming out stories, displays of affection, and lots of sweaty workout scenes, but I don't think I've ever seen the love and loyalty that is portrayed between Cam and Mitchell on Modern Family. Do you agree that the "gas station scene" – where Cam, as Fizbo the Clown, mightily defends Mitchell against a jerk – qualifies as one of the most natural, and therefore important, portrayals of gay (or straight) love we've seen on TV?...
- 5/10/2010
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
The Pure Movies review of Taking Woodstock (directed by Ang Lee and starring Henry Goodman, Edward Hibbert, Imelda Staunton, Demetri Martin and Emile Hirsch. It is 1969. And that’s important. Man is landing on the moon but in upstate New York the El Monico, an ‘International Casino and Bar Mitzvah Center’—in reality a crumbling toilet—is in danger. Its snapping turtle of a proprietor, Sonia, stomps, fumes, insults, and doesn’t change the bedding unless there’s visible marks. To the half-hearted rescue comes her son, Elliot, a struggling interior designer from Greenwich Village. Elliot is a little man with little plans. In the death grip of his mother, he spends all of his own money and time saving his parents’ business, at the expense of his own life, identity, and happiness.
- 3/1/2010
- by Garth Twa
- Pure Movies
Seen on: July 31, 2009
The players: Director: Ang Lee, Writer: James Schamus, Cast: Henry Goodman, Edward Hibbert, Imelda Staunton, Demetri Martin, Kevin Chamberlin, Emile Hirsch, Liev Schreiber
Facts of interest: Lee also directed "Brokeback Mountain."
The plot: The film chronicles the events that eventually led to the gigantic Woodstock Festival in 1969.
Our thoughts: I wasn’t alive yet when the ultra-popular Woodstock Festival rocked the little town of Bethel, New York in the summer of 1969, but after watching Ang Lee’s wildly entertaining new film “Taking Woodstock,” I kind of wish I could’ve been part of this historic three-day concert event. What an experience this must have been!
The players: Director: Ang Lee, Writer: James Schamus, Cast: Henry Goodman, Edward Hibbert, Imelda Staunton, Demetri Martin, Kevin Chamberlin, Emile Hirsch, Liev Schreiber
Facts of interest: Lee also directed "Brokeback Mountain."
The plot: The film chronicles the events that eventually led to the gigantic Woodstock Festival in 1969.
Our thoughts: I wasn’t alive yet when the ultra-popular Woodstock Festival rocked the little town of Bethel, New York in the summer of 1969, but after watching Ang Lee’s wildly entertaining new film “Taking Woodstock,” I kind of wish I could’ve been part of this historic three-day concert event. What an experience this must have been!
- 8/28/2009
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
Due to popular demand and great ticket sales, McCarter Theatre Center has added a performance of its acclaimed production of George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession on Sunday, February 15 at 7:30 p.m. Staged by McCarter Artistic Director Emily Mann, the cast features Suzanne Bertish in the title role, along with Robin Chadwick, Edward Hibbert, Madeleine Hutchins, Michael Izquierdo, and Rocco Sisto.
- 2/9/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Regent Entertainment
A droll Mafia-movie sendup, "Friends and Family" centers on a lavish deception by a debonair gay Manhattanite who hasn't come out to his parents -- as a mob enforcer. Greg Lauren and Christopher Gartin ably lead an amiable cast of newcomers and seasoned pros, portraying devoted partners in life and crime who pose as caterers, eagerly abetted in their scheme by the Sicilian family for which they serve as trusted lieutenants.
The script by Joseph Triebwasser economically unfolds the rich setup but doesn't fully mine its comic potential, content to play gently with types rather than delve into characters. Nonetheless, this painless, sweet comedy could cook up niche action among the "gays and grays" distributor Regency is targeting when it opens May 16 in Los Angeles before a rollout into other markets.
Culture clash looms over the sophisticated Patrizzi clan, headed by the even-tempered Victor (Tony Lo Bianco), as two sets of Midwestern parents prepare to descend on New York. The Torcellis are visiting son Stephen (Lauren) and his boyfriend, Danny (Gartin), while Patrizzi daughter Jenny (Rebecca Creskoff) and her fiance Brian Lane Green) await the arrival of his folks.
Beth Fowler and, especially, Frank Pellegrino are believable as the intrusive Mrs. Torcelli and her mild-mannered husband. The Jennings, on the other hand, are a cartoonish whitebread duo who secretly lead a ragtag right-wing militia and who seize upon the trip to the Big Bad Apple as an opportunity to wage war against the "occupying federal army." Tovah Feldshuh is the unlikely leader of the plot, overdoing the comic shtick as the mom/mastermind who's perpetually exasperated with her inept husband (Patrick Collins).
The funniest mom here is the fierce Patrizzi matriarch (long-time-no-see Anna Maria Alberghetti). Unwilling to accept the truth about her sons (Danny Mastrogiorgio and Lou Carbonneau) -- straight men with talents for cooking and clothing design but no taste for the family business -- Stella repeatedly tries to convince her husband of their toughness.
Over Stella's objections, the Patrizzi sons are put to work preparing an extravagant dinner party to celebrate Stephen's father's birthday, with the family's brawny hit men enlisted as waiters for the central couple's phantom catering company. A friend of Stephen and Danny's (an exuberant Edward Hibbert) promptly begins coaching the wiseguys -- not in table service but in "The Sound of Music", Liz Taylor's marriages and other essential knowledge for any self-respecting gay man.
There's something deliriously fresh about the collision of queens, mobsters and white supremacists, but rather than igniting in comic sparks, they meet mildly. Debuting film director Kristen Coury has a feel for interpersonal dynamics but is less confident when staging larger groups, and the hoped-for hilarity doesn't quite materialize in the climactic sequence, which forgoes friction in favor of the familiar.
As the loving couple who know their way around automatic weapons but haven't a clue about spatulas, Lauren and Gartin are appealing and, with Lo Bianco and Pellegrino, come off best here for not trying too hard. The low-budget pic's production values are fine overall, with the exception of harsh, distracting lighting in early scenes.
A droll Mafia-movie sendup, "Friends and Family" centers on a lavish deception by a debonair gay Manhattanite who hasn't come out to his parents -- as a mob enforcer. Greg Lauren and Christopher Gartin ably lead an amiable cast of newcomers and seasoned pros, portraying devoted partners in life and crime who pose as caterers, eagerly abetted in their scheme by the Sicilian family for which they serve as trusted lieutenants.
The script by Joseph Triebwasser economically unfolds the rich setup but doesn't fully mine its comic potential, content to play gently with types rather than delve into characters. Nonetheless, this painless, sweet comedy could cook up niche action among the "gays and grays" distributor Regency is targeting when it opens May 16 in Los Angeles before a rollout into other markets.
Culture clash looms over the sophisticated Patrizzi clan, headed by the even-tempered Victor (Tony Lo Bianco), as two sets of Midwestern parents prepare to descend on New York. The Torcellis are visiting son Stephen (Lauren) and his boyfriend, Danny (Gartin), while Patrizzi daughter Jenny (Rebecca Creskoff) and her fiance Brian Lane Green) await the arrival of his folks.
Beth Fowler and, especially, Frank Pellegrino are believable as the intrusive Mrs. Torcelli and her mild-mannered husband. The Jennings, on the other hand, are a cartoonish whitebread duo who secretly lead a ragtag right-wing militia and who seize upon the trip to the Big Bad Apple as an opportunity to wage war against the "occupying federal army." Tovah Feldshuh is the unlikely leader of the plot, overdoing the comic shtick as the mom/mastermind who's perpetually exasperated with her inept husband (Patrick Collins).
The funniest mom here is the fierce Patrizzi matriarch (long-time-no-see Anna Maria Alberghetti). Unwilling to accept the truth about her sons (Danny Mastrogiorgio and Lou Carbonneau) -- straight men with talents for cooking and clothing design but no taste for the family business -- Stella repeatedly tries to convince her husband of their toughness.
Over Stella's objections, the Patrizzi sons are put to work preparing an extravagant dinner party to celebrate Stephen's father's birthday, with the family's brawny hit men enlisted as waiters for the central couple's phantom catering company. A friend of Stephen and Danny's (an exuberant Edward Hibbert) promptly begins coaching the wiseguys -- not in table service but in "The Sound of Music", Liz Taylor's marriages and other essential knowledge for any self-respecting gay man.
There's something deliriously fresh about the collision of queens, mobsters and white supremacists, but rather than igniting in comic sparks, they meet mildly. Debuting film director Kristen Coury has a feel for interpersonal dynamics but is less confident when staging larger groups, and the hoped-for hilarity doesn't quite materialize in the climactic sequence, which forgoes friction in favor of the familiar.
As the loving couple who know their way around automatic weapons but haven't a clue about spatulas, Lauren and Gartin are appealing and, with Lo Bianco and Pellegrino, come off best here for not trying too hard. The low-budget pic's production values are fine overall, with the exception of harsh, distracting lighting in early scenes.
- 5/16/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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