Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Williams, Miller—all these playwrights and many more wrote memorable roles that over time have become iconic. For example, when we think of Stanley, we think Brando. Certain lines, too, carry extra weight. You know the ones I mean: "Stelllllaaa!," "To be or not to be," and so on.Actors generally take one of two approaches to such roles. Either they "steal" from others' performances, stage or film, at some point during rehearsals or the run, or else they studiously avoid seeing anyone else in the role and try to erase their memories of others' performances from their mind. For some, though, the course they follow depends on the role itself."It seems everyone who's ever played Dottie Ottley has won a Tony," sighs Deborah Strang, who was in rehearsal for "Noises Off" at Los Angeles' A Noise Within when I called her. Judi Dench is one...
- 11/20/2009
- backstage.com
The 25th anniversary edition of the Warsaw Film Festival is underway and despite constant rains and stormy skies, audiences are jamming the the multiplex to catch what they can of the latest European and Eastern films. This is a city that is passionate about film. A tiny smattering of American films is available - Michael Imperioli's Hungry Ghosts, Gigantic with Paul Dano and 500 Days of Summer starring Joseph Gordon Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. British films include An Englishman in New York with John Hurt as Quentin Crisp and Sally Potter's mobile movie Rage with Lilly Cole and Dame Judi Dench. Charles Officer's Nurse.Fighter.Boy and Ron Mann's film Know Your Mushrooms represent Canada. The films of Eastern European and Middle...
- 10/17/2009
- by Anne Brodie
- Monsters and Critics
In an attempt to honor late actress Natasha Richardson who passed away on Wednesday, March 18, the lights of Broadway's theaters were dimmed for a minute on Thursday night, March 19. "The Broadway community is shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of one of our finest young actresses," Charlotte St Martin, director of the Broadway League, said in a statement.
In the meantime, prayers and thoughts keep coming in from Natasha's celebrity friends and fellow performers, one of which is from Judi Dench. Co-starring with Natasha in a 1987 TV production of Henrik Ibsen's play "Ghosts", Judi remembers Natasha as a person who "had an incredibly luminous quality, that you seldom see, and a great sense of humor." She continues, "I thought she was a really great actress and seemed to simply shine in both film and theater."
Senior actress Jane Fonda takes to her blog to express her loss,...
In the meantime, prayers and thoughts keep coming in from Natasha's celebrity friends and fellow performers, one of which is from Judi Dench. Co-starring with Natasha in a 1987 TV production of Henrik Ibsen's play "Ghosts", Judi remembers Natasha as a person who "had an incredibly luminous quality, that you seldom see, and a great sense of humor." She continues, "I thought she was a really great actress and seemed to simply shine in both film and theater."
Senior actress Jane Fonda takes to her blog to express her loss,...
- 3/20/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Emotional tributes have poured in from Hollywood stars following Natasha Richardson's tragic death on Wednesday.
Richardson, who was married to actor Liam Neeson, was taken to hospital after sustaining a head injury on the slopes of Mont Tremblant in Montreal, Canada on Monday.
She was later transferred to a New York hospital where she died on Wednesday morning hours after she was removed from life support.
Now grief-stricken celebrities have rushed to offer condolences and honour the star.
Dame Judi Dench, who worked with Richardson on the 1987 TV series Ghosts, says, "She had an incredibly luminous quality, that you seldom see, and a great sense of humour. I thought she was a really great actress... It’s just so shocking, really shocking, and I hope that everybody leaves the family quietly to somehow pick up the pieces."
Filmmaker Nick Moore, who directed Richardson in her final movie Wild Child, adds: "She was wonderfully generous and kind, a complete joy to be with. All the kids in the movie loved being around her. She pitched in and was great with them. She led by example."
Actress Angela Lansbury recalled the star in her Broadway run of Cabaret, for which she won a Tony Award: "She was just outstanding. She has done so many wonderful roles in the theatre and in movies. A most accomplished and lovely actress, mother and wife."
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who worked with Richardson on Blow Dry, added: "For all her talent and beauty, she was egoless."
And filmmaker Ken Russell, who directed Richardson in her 1986 debut Gothic, says, "She was one of the few modern actresses who was as smart as she was pretty, and as gentle as she was fierce."
"I loved her unashamedly, and wish her remarkable and wonderful mother, who must be suffering greatly at the moment, all courage and strength."...
Richardson, who was married to actor Liam Neeson, was taken to hospital after sustaining a head injury on the slopes of Mont Tremblant in Montreal, Canada on Monday.
She was later transferred to a New York hospital where she died on Wednesday morning hours after she was removed from life support.
Now grief-stricken celebrities have rushed to offer condolences and honour the star.
Dame Judi Dench, who worked with Richardson on the 1987 TV series Ghosts, says, "She had an incredibly luminous quality, that you seldom see, and a great sense of humour. I thought she was a really great actress... It’s just so shocking, really shocking, and I hope that everybody leaves the family quietly to somehow pick up the pieces."
Filmmaker Nick Moore, who directed Richardson in her final movie Wild Child, adds: "She was wonderfully generous and kind, a complete joy to be with. All the kids in the movie loved being around her. She pitched in and was great with them. She led by example."
Actress Angela Lansbury recalled the star in her Broadway run of Cabaret, for which she won a Tony Award: "She was just outstanding. She has done so many wonderful roles in the theatre and in movies. A most accomplished and lovely actress, mother and wife."
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who worked with Richardson on Blow Dry, added: "For all her talent and beauty, she was egoless."
And filmmaker Ken Russell, who directed Richardson in her 1986 debut Gothic, says, "She was one of the few modern actresses who was as smart as she was pretty, and as gentle as she was fierce."
"I loved her unashamedly, and wish her remarkable and wonderful mother, who must be suffering greatly at the moment, all courage and strength."...
- 3/19/2009
- WENN
As Broadway prepares to dim its lights Thursday night in her memory, the shock and sadness over Natasha Richardson's untimely death is still settling in among the theatrical and filmmaking communities, with reactions pouring in from both sides of the Atlantic from several generations of fellow performers, including Judi Dench, Jane Fonda and Lindsay Lohan. "She had an incredibly luminous quality that you seldom see, and a great sense of humor," remembers Dench, who costarred with Richardson in a 1987 TV production of Ibsen's Ghosts. "I thought she was a really great actress and seemed to simply shine in both film and theater.
- 3/19/2009
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
A Noise Within (Anw), the acclaimed repertory theatre company, stages Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, a haunting tale of unrequited passion, revelation and horror, which opens Saturday, March 21 and runs through Saturday, May 9, 2009 (previews begin Saturday, March 14). Directed by Michael Murray, the cast features Mark Bramhall (Estrand), Alex Feldman (Oswald), Rebecca Mozzo (Regina), Deborah Strang (Mrs. Alving) and Joel Swetow (Manders).
- 3/13/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
A Noise Within (Anw), the acclaimed repertory theatre company, stages Henrik Ibsen?s Ghosts, a haunting tale of unrequited passion, revelation and horror, which opens Saturday, March 21 and runs through Saturday, May 9, 2009 (previews begin Saturday, March 14). Directed by Michael Murray, the cast features Mark Bramhall (Estrand), Alex Feldman (Oswald), Rebecca Mozzo (Regina), Deborah Strang (Mrs. Alving) and Joel Swetow (Manders).
- 2/28/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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