Playing a biographical figure poses a host of challenges—most pointedly accuracy, or at least capturing the person's essence.
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"We had so much fun writing Love Child," says Robert Stanton. "We had a blast. But I'd be disingenuous if I said I didn't think of it as an acting showcase."
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In the new film The Cooler, Maria Bello gets to make movie history. "I deflowered William H. Macy on the screen," said the petite blonde with a laugh. "Lucky me." Bello is referring to the graphic and intense love scenes she shares with the actor, moments that originally earned the ...
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What's Up With... Anthony Michael Hall
How you know him: Anthony Michael Hall first appeared on TV in the early 1980s in Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, The Gold Bug, and Jennifer's Journey. His first feature film break came in 1982 with Six Pack.
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Michael Pitt: Pushing Boundaries
You wouldn't think it while looking at his delicate, cherubic face, but 22-year-old Michael Pitt knows how to portray troubled, rebellious misfits. Whether playing thieving rock star Tommy Gnosis in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a murderous teen in Bully and Murder by Numbers, or the vulnerable American tourist ...
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Mitchell Gossett is a rare breed. Equally talented as an agent and performer, he might be the only agent in town with a Back Stage West Garland award for performance on his desk, won for his virtuoso performance in Mac Wellman's demanding language play Terminal Hip. Not only is ...
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Two and a half years ago in this column I wrote about how to create onstage and onscreen romantic chemistry. I concluded that it was not something that just mysteriously happens between some lucky actors, like Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, although critics would have you believe that. I wrote ...
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Backstage at the Helen Hayes Theatre, where "39 Steps" is playing, actor Jill Paice points to a rack of costumes, including shoes and hats. She's explaining what's involved in those quick costume changes, which are an integral part of the show.
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Mary Louise Wilson Takes a Long Journey in Amy Herzog's '4000 Miles'
The veteran actor tackles a family drama playing at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
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Annie Parisse and Jeremy Shamos on ‘Clybourne Park's’ Tension Onstage
Back Stage talked with the actors about playing different characters in the same show and tense moments onstage.
