Currently the theatrical toast of London for her Hedda Gabler at the Old Vic, Sheridan Smith is the best thing in two new British films this week. In the gynaecological oddity Hysteria she plays a cheeky former prostitute employed by Victorian surgeons to test the prototype of a vibrator to provide orgasms for troubled middle-class housewives. After this initial success, a commercial version provides satisfaction for Queen Victoria. Can you imagine a prequel to Naomi Wolf's Vagina: A New Biography with a screenplay by Richard Gordon, author of Doctor in the House? No, nor can I.
In the other and far better film Smith plays a tough single woman, one of the last remaining occupants on the top floor of a run-down tower block. One weekend they find themselves the target of an unseen marksman wielding an automatic rifle equipped with telescopic lens and silencer. Who is the killer?...
In the other and far better film Smith plays a tough single woman, one of the last remaining occupants on the top floor of a run-down tower block. One weekend they find themselves the target of an unseen marksman wielding an automatic rifle equipped with telescopic lens and silencer. Who is the killer?...
- 9/22/2012
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
'The worst thing anyone's said to me? "No one will love you with all your flaws" '
Sheridan Smith, 31, was born in Lincolnshire. As a teenager, she was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre. Last year, she won an Olivier for her performance in the stage musical Legally Blonde, and this year was awarded another for Terence Rattigan's Flare Path. Recent film credits include Hysteria, Tower Block and Quartet, directed by Dustin Hoffman. She is in Hedda Gabler at the Old Vic in London until 10 November.
When were you happiest?
Whenever I'm with loved ones.
What is your greatest fear?
Having lost my brother Julian when I was younger, I dread the thought of those feelings again.
What is your earliest memory?
Singing with my parents – they're a country and western duo and I sometimes performed with them.
Which living person do you most admire and why?...
Sheridan Smith, 31, was born in Lincolnshire. As a teenager, she was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre. Last year, she won an Olivier for her performance in the stage musical Legally Blonde, and this year was awarded another for Terence Rattigan's Flare Path. Recent film credits include Hysteria, Tower Block and Quartet, directed by Dustin Hoffman. She is in Hedda Gabler at the Old Vic in London until 10 November.
When were you happiest?
Whenever I'm with loved ones.
What is your greatest fear?
Having lost my brother Julian when I was younger, I dread the thought of those feelings again.
What is your earliest memory?
Singing with my parents – they're a country and western duo and I sometimes performed with them.
Which living person do you most admire and why?...
- 9/21/2012
- by Rosanna Greenstreet
- The Guardian - Film News
Sheridan Smith has revealed that she never has enough time to date. The Mr & Mrs Biggs actress confirmed that she is currently a "singleton" but is hoping to find a "hot man" in the near future. "I'm the singleton, always. I need to go and find a hot man," she is quoted as saying in The Sun. "There are no dates on the cards. I just don't have time. I always think, 'Maybe once I have finished that job I will have time to go on dates', then I don't." Smith is currently starring in the title role in Hedda Gabler at the Old Vic in London. She revealed that she has struggled with the 19th century costumes. "There are a lot of undergarments â” I can't imagine how they must have felt in those days, being pulled in (more)...
- 9/17/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Brian Friels adaptation of Ibsens seminal work, Hedda Gabler, will open at The Old Vic tonight, 12 September. Directed by Anna Mackmin, this major new production will star Olivier award-winning actress Sheridan Smith in the title role with Darrell DSilva as Judge Brack, Buffy Davis as Bertha, Daniel Lapaine as Eilert Loevborg, Anne Reid as Juliana Tesman, Adrian Scarborough as George Tesman, and Fenella Woolgar as Thea Elvsted.
- 9/12/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Just as people might ask what we would like to see on our tombstone, so the more fatalistic among us might already be planning our last words. But last words don’t have to be all doom and gloom – they can be witty, profound, or just plain absurd.
Of course, it’s all a matter of opinions as to whether you want to go out with a laugh or with a tear. And there’s much debate about the authenticity of many last words, with Admiral Nelson’s “Kiss me, Hardy” being perhaps the most famously erroneous example (we’ll print the true one later). I’ve made every effort in this article to ensure that what people said is the truth, but I apologise in advance, to both you and them, if any of them turn out to be incorrect.
In each case I’ll provide a bit of...
Of course, it’s all a matter of opinions as to whether you want to go out with a laugh or with a tear. And there’s much debate about the authenticity of many last words, with Admiral Nelson’s “Kiss me, Hardy” being perhaps the most famously erroneous example (we’ll print the true one later). I’ve made every effort in this article to ensure that what people said is the truth, but I apologise in advance, to both you and them, if any of them turn out to be incorrect.
In each case I’ll provide a bit of...
- 8/4/2012
- by Daniel Mumby
- Obsessed with Film
From performing Coleridge's maritime epic to creating a coastal art-and-poetry installation with glowing tents, True Blood star Fiona Shaw is on a mission to make us love language.
Given the context for my interview with Fiona Shaw, my central question – what is your favourite love poem? – doesn't seem especially tricky or prying. We meet to talk about Peace Camp, an art collaboration with director Deborah Warner and composer Mel Mercier, for which Shaw has been darting across the UK, imploring people to record their favourite love poems – and accosting well-known actors she's bumped into at airports. "Alun Armstrong! Please, will you do it?" She has recorded 570 poems in total, with voices from Cornwall, Northumberland, Wales, the Isle of Skye, and everywhere in between.
And yet Shaw is not easy to pin down. Her words keep hurtling off through exclamations, exhortations, then collapsing in laughter. She revises herself regularly, shouting into my dictaphone: "Don't write that!
Given the context for my interview with Fiona Shaw, my central question – what is your favourite love poem? – doesn't seem especially tricky or prying. We meet to talk about Peace Camp, an art collaboration with director Deborah Warner and composer Mel Mercier, for which Shaw has been darting across the UK, imploring people to record their favourite love poems – and accosting well-known actors she's bumped into at airports. "Alun Armstrong! Please, will you do it?" She has recorded 570 poems in total, with voices from Cornwall, Northumberland, Wales, the Isle of Skye, and everywhere in between.
And yet Shaw is not easy to pin down. Her words keep hurtling off through exclamations, exhortations, then collapsing in laughter. She revises herself regularly, shouting into my dictaphone: "Don't write that!
- 7/18/2012
- by Kira Cochrane
- The Guardian - Film News
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 3, Episode 2 of ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars," entitled "Blood Is the New Black."
This week's "Pretty Little Liars" kicks off with Aria's mom giving her class -- Aria included (which my mom notes "is so not allowed in real school") -- a lesson on Hedda Gabler, a woman "too strong ... to be blackmailed, but ... pushed to take a desperate action." And thus, the tragedy of Hedda Gabler, which I wouldn't know because I have never read it. My mom notes that's because the high school she sent me to failed me; after all, she "even had to read that back in the dinosaur days."
Anyway, Ella urges her student to study and stop "dancing in front of the security cameras at Walmart" --because that's a thing -- when suddenly, Emily notices something in her bag. Oh cool, a new necklace.
This week's "Pretty Little Liars" kicks off with Aria's mom giving her class -- Aria included (which my mom notes "is so not allowed in real school") -- a lesson on Hedda Gabler, a woman "too strong ... to be blackmailed, but ... pushed to take a desperate action." And thus, the tragedy of Hedda Gabler, which I wouldn't know because I have never read it. My mom notes that's because the high school she sent me to failed me; after all, she "even had to read that back in the dinosaur days."
Anyway, Ella urges her student to study and stop "dancing in front of the security cameras at Walmart" --because that's a thing -- when suddenly, Emily notices something in her bag. Oh cool, a new necklace.
- 6/13/2012
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Aol TV.
Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's newest photo series 'Photo Blast From the Past'. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems.Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's newest photo series 'Photo Blast From the Past'. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems.Today, we bring you Jon Robin Baitz circa 1997, scribe of such plays as Broadway's current Other Desert Cities and the new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler 2000.
- 4/23/2012
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
From Lorca and Euripides in a festival of chaos to breathtaking circus in a cathedral, our critics pick the best theatrical experiences of the spring
A Marvellous Year for Plums
Long before Iraq, Britain's 1956 invasion of Suez divided the nation and destroyed the reputation of the Pm. In those days it was Sir Anthony Eden, described by a colleague as "half mad baronet and half beautiful woman" and now played by Anthony Andrews in a new piece by Hugh Whitemore. Mb Chichester Festival theatre (01243 781 312), 11 May to 2 June. cft.org.uk
Posh
Time should have given new traction to Laura Wade's play about an elite Oxford dining club filled with arrogant young toffs who presume they are born to rule. First seen at the Royal Court shortly before the last election, it was thought by some to offer an exaggerated portrait of upper-class swagger. Now Lyndsey Turner's production, with many of the original cast,...
A Marvellous Year for Plums
Long before Iraq, Britain's 1956 invasion of Suez divided the nation and destroyed the reputation of the Pm. In those days it was Sir Anthony Eden, described by a colleague as "half mad baronet and half beautiful woman" and now played by Anthony Andrews in a new piece by Hugh Whitemore. Mb Chichester Festival theatre (01243 781 312), 11 May to 2 June. cft.org.uk
Posh
Time should have given new traction to Laura Wade's play about an elite Oxford dining club filled with arrogant young toffs who presume they are born to rule. First seen at the Royal Court shortly before the last election, it was thought by some to offer an exaggerated portrait of upper-class swagger. Now Lyndsey Turner's production, with many of the original cast,...
- 4/9/2012
- by Michael Billington, Lyn Gardner
- The Guardian - Film News
I feel that we are most influenced by great performances when we are young. Of course we continue to be blown away by great work as we mature, but it's when we're young that we are making the big discoveries. As we grow older, the road narrows inevitably, and our perceptions become more nuanced. I could say Irene Worth in David Hare's "The Bay at Nice," Al Pacino in "The Merchant of Venice," Maggie Smith in Ingmar Bergman's production of "Hedda Gabler," Alan Rickman in "John Gabriel Borkman," Susan Sarandon in "Thelma & Louise"—try to imagine a woman whom that performance has not inspired!—and Ian McKellen in "Macbeth" are all great performances I've seen over the years.But thinking more deeply about it, I'd have to say that Peter Brook's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which I saw when I was about 20, had a great impact on me.
- 2/26/2012
- by help@backstage.com ()
- backstage.com
The Help star Jessica Chastain has met her acting icon after dropping her an email and requesting a get together.
The red head has always been a huge fan of Isabelle Huppert and recently flew to Paris when the French actress invited her to dinner.
Chastain tells The Hollywood Reporter, "She was doing (play) Hedda Gabler onstage in Paris, and I asked if we could have dinner. I was nervous as hell and totally intimidated, but I flew over, saw the play... It was one of the coolest dinners I've ever had.
"We talked like mad; now I hope we will stay friends... I've always been obsessed with her and want to emulate her career."...
The red head has always been a huge fan of Isabelle Huppert and recently flew to Paris when the French actress invited her to dinner.
Chastain tells The Hollywood Reporter, "She was doing (play) Hedda Gabler onstage in Paris, and I asked if we could have dinner. I was nervous as hell and totally intimidated, but I flew over, saw the play... It was one of the coolest dinners I've ever had.
"We talked like mad; now I hope we will stay friends... I've always been obsessed with her and want to emulate her career."...
- 1/8/2012
- WENN
Critics Predict This Year's Nominees for Best Film ActingFilm critics have a good batting average in predicting who will be tapped for the SAG Awards, which are often a guidepost to the Oscars.Viola Davis on Crafting the Heart of 'The Help'Playing a maid was not part of Viola Davis' master plan when she graduated from Juilliard: "I had dreams of playing Hedda Gabler or Nora in 'A Doll's House' or Lady Macbeth," she says.Alexander Payne on His 'Descendants' Star George ClooneyPayne spoke with Back Stage about his leading man, who delivers one of his best performances in an already stellar career.Judy Greer Goes From Best Friend to Wife And Mother in 'The Descendants'A renowned scene stealer in films such as "27 Dresses" and "13 Going on 30," Greer frequently makes the most out of roles that could fade into the...
- 12/8/2011
- by help@backstage.com ()
- backstage.com
Playing a maid was not part of Viola Davis' master plan when she graduated from Juilliard: "I had dreams of playing Hedda Gabler or Nora in 'A Doll's House' or Lady Macbeth," she says. "I had an idea of the characters I wanted to play. And certainly nowhere on the list was a maid."Davis, however, made an exception after reading Kathryn Stockett's bestselling debut novel, "The Help," which Stockett's good friend Tate Taylor had signed on to write and direct. Taylor cast Davis as Aibileen Clark, a domestic servant working for a white family in Jackson, Miss. Aibileen is the heart and soul of the book and the film, and thanks to Davis' powerhouse performance, Aibileen rises above her given station in life to contribute her part to the rising civil rights movement during the 1960s. "It was a revelation to me," recalls Davis of the book.
- 12/7/2011
- by help@backstage.com (Jamie Painter Young)
- backstage.com
The Center Theatre Group, which produces subscription seasons at the Ahmanson Theatre and Mark Taper Forum in downtown Los Angeles and at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, laid off 12 full-time staff members this week.
Remaining employees will take one or two weeks of unpaid furlough during the coming year.
According to artistic director Michael Ritchie, the dismissals were spread among various departments. Ritchie declined to confirm individuals included in the cutbacks, but veteran publicist Ken Werther and associate producer Ann Wareham reportedly were among those pink-slipped.
Two programming shifts previously announced for the current season were made in response to economic challenges. The Kirk Douglas' planned premiere of "Heddatron," an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler," was postponed indefinitely, and the Taper's production of "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" was rescheduled for next season.
Ritchie said no additional season changes are planned.
Remaining employees will take one or two weeks of unpaid furlough during the coming year.
According to artistic director Michael Ritchie, the dismissals were spread among various departments. Ritchie declined to confirm individuals included in the cutbacks, but veteran publicist Ken Werther and associate producer Ann Wareham reportedly were among those pink-slipped.
Two programming shifts previously announced for the current season were made in response to economic challenges. The Kirk Douglas' planned premiere of "Heddatron," an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler," was postponed indefinitely, and the Taper's production of "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" was rescheduled for next season.
Ritchie said no additional season changes are planned.
- 6/12/2009
- by By Les Spindle
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Two of the creative forces behind the Roundabout Theater Company's Broadway production of Hedda Gabler - Tony? Award-winning actor Michael Cerveris, who stars as Jorgen Tesman, and Obie-Award-winning playwright Christopher Shinn, who adapted Henrik Ibsen's script - discuss the legendary play and the current incarnation making waves on Broadway. They are joined by the New York Post's new chief theater critic, Elisabeth Vincentelli.
- 2/27/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Two of the creative forces behind the Roundabout Theater Company's Broadway production of Hedda Gabler - Tony? Award-winning actor Michael Cerveris, who stars as Jorgen Tesman, and Obie-Award-winning playwright Christopher Shinn, who adapted Henrik Ibsen's script - discuss the legendary play and the current incarnation making waves on Broadway. They are joined by the New York Post's new chief theater critic, Elisabeth Vincentelli.
- 2/13/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Mary-Louise Parker, star of Roundabout Theatre Company's Hedda Gabler, will be featured on Wor's "Joan Hamburg Show" tomorrow Thursday, February 5th from 11:00Am-12:00Pm on 710Am. Mary-Louise will also appear on Wnyc's "The Leonard Lopate Show" on Friday, February 6th from 12:00Pm-12:40Pm. Tune in to both shows and hear Mary-Louise discuss her role in this classic Henrik Ibsen play. Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents Tony? award winner Mary-Louise Parker (Hedda Gabler), Tony? award winner Michael Cerveris (Jorgen Tesman), Paul Sparks (Ejlert Lovborg) and Peter Stormare (Judge Brack) in a new Broadway production of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. The production features a new adaptation by Christopher Shinn and is directed by Ian Rickson.
- 2/4/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Mary-Louise Parker, star of Roundabout Theatre Company's Hedda Gabler, will be interviewed on "Regis and Kelly," tomorrow, January 30th between 9:00-10:00Am on channel 7. Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents Tony? award winner Mary-Louise Parker (Hedda Gabler), Tony? award winner Michael Cerveris (Jorgen Tesman), Paul Sparks (Ejlert Lovborg) and Peter Stormare (Judge Brack) in a new Broadway production of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. The production features a new adaptation by Christopher Shinn and is directed by Ian Rickson.
- 1/29/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Roundabout Theatre Company presents a new Broadway production of Hedda Gabler, starring Mary-Louise Parker, Michael Cerveris, Paul Sparks and Peter Stormare. Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen with a new adaptation by Christopher Shinn, is directed by Ian Rickson at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street). Mary-Louise Parker stars as "Hedda Gabler" in this new interpretation of Henrik Ibsen's modern classic. A woman of dangerous independence restrained by a conventional marriage, Hedda Gabler indulges in a cruel game, amusing herself with the misfortune she inflicts on those around her. As Hedda struggles to balance her wild desires against her chosen life, she sets into motion a manic chain of events that bring her story to a chilling end.
- 1/27/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Roundabout Theatre Company presents a new Broadway production of Hedda Gabler, starring Mary-Louise Parker, Michael Cerveris, Paul Sparks and Peter Stormare. Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen with a new adaptation by Christopher Shinn, is directed by Ian Rickson at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street). The cast also includes Lois Markle, Ana Reeder and Helen Carey. Hedda Gabler officially opened on Sunday, January 25th, 2009. This is a limited engagement through March 29th, 2009. Mary-Louise Parker stars as "Hedda Gabler" in this new interpretation of Henrik Ibsen's modern classic. A woman of dangerous independence restrained by a conventional marriage, Hedda Gabler indulges in a cruel game, amusing herself with the misfortune she inflicts on those around her. As Hedda struggles to balance her wild desires against her chosen life, she sets into motion a manic chain of events that bring her story to a chilling end. Roundabout Theatre Company has...
- 1/26/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Roundabout Theatre Company presents a new Broadway production of Hedda Gabler, starring Mary-Louise Parker, Michael Cerveris, Paul Sparks and Peter Stormare. Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen with a new adaptation by Christopher Shinn, is directed by Ian Rickson at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street). The cast also includes Lois Markle, Ana Reeder and Helen Carey. Hedda Gabler officially opens tonight, Sunday, January 25th, 2009. This is a limited engagement through March 29th, 2009. Mary-Louise Parker stars as "Hedda Gabler" in this new interpretation of Henrik Ibsen's modern classic. A woman of dangerous independence restrained by a conventional marriage, Hedda Gabler indulges in a cruel game, amusing herself with the misfortune she inflicts on those around her. As Hedda struggles to balance her wild desires against her chosen life, she sets into motion a manic chain of events that bring her story to a chilling end.
- 1/25/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
The works of Henrik Ibsen provide unique challenges for modern theater companies. This may be because of the complexities of his characters or the difficulties of getting an appealing translation of the playwright's original Norwegian prose. Happily the Roundabout Theater has faced both of these challenges and is currently presenting a compelling production of Hedda Gabler at their elegant American Airlines Theater. Audiences realize they are about to witness something special when they see Hildegard Bechtler's atmospheric set bathed in the subtle and effective lighting of Natasha Katz. However, it is when Michael Cerveris makes his initial entrance that the audience realizes what an exceptional evening this Hedda Gabler will be. Playing the intellectual writer Jorgen Tesman, Cerveris eschews a dour portrayal of an academic in favor of a character who is robust and certainly in love with his new bride, Hedda, who is stunningly portrayed in this version by Mary-Louise Parker.
- 1/25/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
New York -- Michael Douglas is getting a new girlfriend: Mary-Louise Parker.
The "Weeds" star will begin a May/December romance in "Solitary," the tale of an ex-auto dealership owner whose career and marriage have collapsed because of his less-than-ethical behavior. Parker will play Jordan, a high-powered society beau of Douglas' character, Ben.
Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito and Jenna Fischer are co-starring in the Millennium Films feature. Brian Koppelman and David Levien will direct from Koppelman's script.
Paul Schiff and Steven Soderbergh are producing alongside exec producers Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Moshe Diamant and Joe Gatta.
The shoot, set to begin next month in New York, will be a perfect fit for the Manhattan-based, Wma-repped Parker. She's gearing up to play Hedda Gabler in the Roundabout Theatre Co.'s new take on Henrik Ibsen's classic play of the same name. Following the January-March run, Parker will return to her hit Showtime series.
The "Weeds" star will begin a May/December romance in "Solitary," the tale of an ex-auto dealership owner whose career and marriage have collapsed because of his less-than-ethical behavior. Parker will play Jordan, a high-powered society beau of Douglas' character, Ben.
Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito and Jenna Fischer are co-starring in the Millennium Films feature. Brian Koppelman and David Levien will direct from Koppelman's script.
Paul Schiff and Steven Soderbergh are producing alongside exec producers Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Moshe Diamant and Joe Gatta.
The shoot, set to begin next month in New York, will be a perfect fit for the Manhattan-based, Wma-repped Parker. She's gearing up to play Hedda Gabler in the Roundabout Theatre Co.'s new take on Henrik Ibsen's classic play of the same name. Following the January-March run, Parker will return to her hit Showtime series.
- 10/28/2008
- by By Gregg Goldstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Weeds fans are on a roll with Season 4 of the highly-anticipated series currently underway on the Showtime network. The network is currently airing back-to-back episodes, which begins at 9pm. Tonight, fans will get a recap of Episode 4.1 “Mother Thinks the Birds Are After Her” at 9, then “Lady’s a Charm” at 9:30, followed by “The Whole Blah Damn Thing” at 10pm, and finally, “The Coolers” at 11pm.
So what exactly is in store for tonight’s back-to-back episode? First of all, on Episode 4.3, “The Whole Blah Damn Thing,” fans will get to see Nancy successfully pulling off her run across the border with illegal drugs and human cargo in tow. Meanwhile, Captain Till undergoes negotiations with Celia to get her out of jail, forcing her to dig up evidence that would implicate Nancy and Guillermo. In Ren Mar, Andy tries to convince his family, especially his father, to help end Bubbie’s misery.
So what exactly is in store for tonight’s back-to-back episode? First of all, on Episode 4.3, “The Whole Blah Damn Thing,” fans will get to see Nancy successfully pulling off her run across the border with illegal drugs and human cargo in tow. Meanwhile, Captain Till undergoes negotiations with Celia to get her out of jail, forcing her to dig up evidence that would implicate Nancy and Guillermo. In Ren Mar, Andy tries to convince his family, especially his father, to help end Bubbie’s misery.
- 9/1/2008
- by BuddyTV
- buddytv.com
Actress Mary-Louise Parker is heading to Broadway in a revival of Henrik Ibsen's famous play Hedda Gabler.
The Weeds actress will start her run at the American Airlines Theater in January 2009 - her first New York stage appearance since 2004's Reckless and eight years after she won a Tony Award for her performance in Proof.
Parker is following in impressive footsteps by taking on the role of the play's eponymous heroine.
Hedda Gabler was last played in New York by Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2006.
The Weeds actress will start her run at the American Airlines Theater in January 2009 - her first New York stage appearance since 2004's Reckless and eight years after she won a Tony Award for her performance in Proof.
Parker is following in impressive footsteps by taking on the role of the play's eponymous heroine.
Hedda Gabler was last played in New York by Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2006.
- 8/12/2008
- WENN
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