London -- Rachel Weisz was named best actress in a play as Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and Mark Rylance best actor for "Jerusalem" at the 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards, hosted by Anthony Head and presented Sunday evening.
"The Mountaintop" saw American Katori Hall become the first black female playwright to win the Olivier for best new play while Broadway transfer "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was named best revival.
In musical honors, Broadway hit but London flop "Spring Awakening" was named best new show with the production's Aneurin Barnard winning as best actor and Iwan Rheon for best supporting performance.
"Hello Dolly!" won as best musical revival with Samantha Spiro named best actress in the title role and Stephen Mear best choreographer. "Wicked" picked up the audience award for most popular show while Michael Wynne's "The Priory" won the best new comedy award and Tim Whitnall's "Morecambe" won as best entertainment.
"The Mountaintop" saw American Katori Hall become the first black female playwright to win the Olivier for best new play while Broadway transfer "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was named best revival.
In musical honors, Broadway hit but London flop "Spring Awakening" was named best new show with the production's Aneurin Barnard winning as best actor and Iwan Rheon for best supporting performance.
"Hello Dolly!" won as best musical revival with Samantha Spiro named best actress in the title role and Stephen Mear best choreographer. "Wicked" picked up the audience award for most popular show while Michael Wynne's "The Priory" won the best new comedy award and Tim Whitnall's "Morecambe" won as best entertainment.
- 3/21/2010
- by By Ray Bennett
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Haneke's Palme D'or winner offers a spellbinding tale of bigotry and brutality in a pre-Great War rural German community, says Philip French
Numerous novelists, dramatists and film-makers have been attracted to the period immediately preceding the outbreak of the First World War to give their work a touch of nostalgia, irony or historical resonance.
Jb Priestley, whose life had been transformed by his experiences on the Western Front, was among the earliest with his 1934 play Eden End, set in 1912 Yorkshire. Isabel Colegate's novel The Shooting Party (filmed by Alan Bridges in 1984) takes place at a grand country house in 1913. István Szabó's movie Colonel Redl cuts straight from its eponymous antihero's death to the Austro-Hungarian army going into battle, though it was as early as 1916 that the Austrian wit Karl Kraus launched one of the last century's greatest cliches by having a newsboy enter a Viennese cafe shouting: "Extra!
Numerous novelists, dramatists and film-makers have been attracted to the period immediately preceding the outbreak of the First World War to give their work a touch of nostalgia, irony or historical resonance.
Jb Priestley, whose life had been transformed by his experiences on the Western Front, was among the earliest with his 1934 play Eden End, set in 1912 Yorkshire. Isabel Colegate's novel The Shooting Party (filmed by Alan Bridges in 1984) takes place at a grand country house in 1913. István Szabó's movie Colonel Redl cuts straight from its eponymous antihero's death to the Austro-Hungarian army going into battle, though it was as early as 1916 that the Austrian wit Karl Kraus launched one of the last century's greatest cliches by having a newsboy enter a Viennese cafe shouting: "Extra!
- 11/15/2009
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Here’s your daily dose of theater nerd news: Yesterday, EW’s Hollywood Insider announced that actor Jonathan Groff will appear in a few upcoming episodes of Fox’s new hit drama Glee. Groff, who starred for several years in the anachronistic Broadway revival of Frank Wedekind’s Spring Awakening (and recently appeared in Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock) will play the leader of Vocal Adrenaline, the unmatched rival of McKinley High’s fledgling glee club....
- 10/20/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
Zeitgeist Stage presents the original Wedekind play in a new adaptation. Spring Awakening, written in the 1890's, is Frank Wedekind's ground breaking play about adolescent sexuality that is the most censored play in theater history, not getting produced as originally written for 75 years. The show examines the lives of teenagers in provincial Germany as their sexual awakenings are repressed by the conservative society of their parents.
- 4/22/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Director McG is breaking away from the action genre to bring hit Broadway musical Spring Awakening to the big screen.
The filmmaker behind Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and the forthcoming Terminator: Salvation is in talks to direct and produce the controversial rock opera, about a group of schoolboys in 19th century Germany who are discovering their sexuality.
The Tony Award-winning production is based on Frank Wedekind's 1891 play and covers topics including masturbation, rape, abortion and suicide.
The filmmaker behind Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and the forthcoming Terminator: Salvation is in talks to direct and produce the controversial rock opera, about a group of schoolboys in 19th century Germany who are discovering their sexuality.
The Tony Award-winning production is based on Frank Wedekind's 1891 play and covers topics including masturbation, rape, abortion and suicide.
- 4/15/2009
- WENN
The short-but-sweet McG wants to return to his music man days, and get in on Hugh Jackman's Musical Renaissance ... and he's going to take the edgier route to get there. According to The Hollywood Reporter, McG is bringing Broadway's Spring Awakening to the big screen with help from its original creators Steven Sater and Duncan Shiek.
Based on Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 play, the rock musical follows a group of 19th century German teenagers as they discover their sexuality, and deal with the hot button topics of masturbation, abortion, rape, sexual abuse, and suicide. The play was banned Wedekind's native land, and played once in New York in 1917, though it narrowly escaped being shut down for being poronographic.
Despite the risky content, the 2006 musical adaptation fared a lot better. It was a critical and box office success, and took home a ton of Tony awards, including best musical, best book,...
Based on Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 play, the rock musical follows a group of 19th century German teenagers as they discover their sexuality, and deal with the hot button topics of masturbation, abortion, rape, sexual abuse, and suicide. The play was banned Wedekind's native land, and played once in New York in 1917, though it narrowly escaped being shut down for being poronographic.
Despite the risky content, the 2006 musical adaptation fared a lot better. It was a critical and box office success, and took home a ton of Tony awards, including best musical, best book,...
- 4/14/2009
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
Terminator Salvation helmer McG is attached to direct a big screen version of hit rock musical Spring Awakening. Steven Sater, who penned the original book and stage lyrics, is developing the big screen project with McG, says The Hollywood Reporter. Spring Awakening follows a group of teenagers in 19th century Germany as they discover their sexuality. It is based on Frank Wedekind's 1891 (more)...
- 4/14/2009
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
What were you doing over the Easter holidays? Lazing around, hosting a BBQ or two, watching a Come Dine With Me marathon perhaps? Well, not McG – he spent the weekend entering into talks to direct and produce a movie version of the hit Broadway musical, Spring Awakening.A relative newcomer on the musical scene, Spring Awakening has received high praise for its excellent songs and uncompromising storyline, in which a group of schoolboys in late nineteenth-century Germany discover their sexuality. The musical, based on Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play, touches on several controversial topics, such as masturbation, rape, abortion, and suicide. Just right for the director of Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.We’re joking, of course. Terminator Salvation (and, before that, We Are Marshall) seems to have heralded a new, adult chapter in the career of the professional Steve McClaren look-a-like, and Spring Awakening looks set to continue that.At the moment,...
- 4/14/2009
- EmpireOnline
Right after he straightened out Christian Bale in "Terminator Salvation," McG will next face the music with "Spring Awakening" based on the well-revered Broadway show!
Here's some fun facts about "Spring Awakening" from wiki:
Spring Awakening is a Tony Award-winning rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and book and lyrics by Steven Sater. The musical is based on the controversial 1891 German play of the same title by Frank Wedekind. Set in late-nineteenth century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of sexuality. The original play was banned in Germany due to its portrayal of masturbation, abortion, rape and suicide. In the musical, alt-rock is employed as part of the folk-infused rock score.
I heard that McG is not asking for any studio backing because he doesn't want anyone meddling with his vision. Good for him!
Still curious about "Spring Awakening?" Here's a little snippet...
Here's some fun facts about "Spring Awakening" from wiki:
Spring Awakening is a Tony Award-winning rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and book and lyrics by Steven Sater. The musical is based on the controversial 1891 German play of the same title by Frank Wedekind. Set in late-nineteenth century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of sexuality. The original play was banned in Germany due to its portrayal of masturbation, abortion, rape and suicide. In the musical, alt-rock is employed as part of the folk-infused rock score.
I heard that McG is not asking for any studio backing because he doesn't want anyone meddling with his vision. Good for him!
Still curious about "Spring Awakening?" Here's a little snippet...
- 4/14/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Heading to college? Back Stage asked six current undergraduate drama students from around the United States to describe their lives on campus. We run the gamut: R.J. Magee is just starting at Temple University in Philadelphia, while Rachel Lewis is a few months from finishing her degree at Nyu, mere blocks from the lights of Broadway. In Dallas, Erik Carter wants to change the world as performer and as playwright. Nathaniel Beaver works on stage and behind the scenes in University of Central Florida's student-run festivals. And in North Carolina, third-year student Jasmine Osborne is finally getting to perform, while at UCLA freshman Valerie Brandy is performing in a campus soap opera. Want to read more? Follow our student actors on Back Stage's actor-written blog Unscripted ( Unscripted) for the remainder of the semester.Rachel Marie Lewis New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Senior, Bfa in Drama I...
- 3/11/2009
- backstage.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.