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Date Of Birth:
December 10, 1960 (52)
Birth Place:
Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND
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National Theatre Live to Broadcast West End's WAR HORSE, Rob Ashford & Kenneth Branagh's MACBETH & More in 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jun 17, 2013
National Theatre Live is pleased to announce that the June 13 live broadcast of Peter Morgan's Olivier Award-winning new play The Audience was seen by nearly 30,000 people in North America and nearly 80,000 people in the UK - the largest audience ever for a live broadcast from National Theatre Live. Due to the record-breaking response to the National Theatre Live broadcast of The Audience, many encore screenings have already been added, and more encores will be added throughout the summer internationally. In North America, there are currently 700 screenings scheduled throughout the summer, with additional encores to be added still; in the UK, nearly 800 screenings will take place - the largest number of screenings for a National Theatre Live broadcast in both North America and the UK ever. The Audience played its final performance at London's Gielgud Theatre on June 15, starring internationally acclaimed actress Helen Mirren as The Queen, directed by Stephen Daldry, and won two 2013 Olivier Awards for Best Actress (Helen Mirren) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Richard McCabe). (more...)
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Radio Bloomsday 2013 to Feature Caraid O'Brien and Bernadette Quigley
by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2013
For the first time ever, the complete Molly Bloom monologue from James Joyce's Ulysses will be performed live by not one but two actresses, Caraid O'Brien and Bernadette Quigley, as a conversation that Molly has with her younger self. Tune into WBAI (99.5 FM in NYC) or stream at http://wbai.org or KPFK (90.7 in Los Angeles) http://kpfk.org/. Each year, Radio Bloomsday ends its 7 hour nationwide broadcast of James Joyce's Ulysses with the book's final chapter - a two hour passion filled monologue, by the novel's heroine, Molly Bloom. (more...)
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Review Roundup: Joss Whedon's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by BWW Special Coverage - Jun 07, 2013
Joss Whedon's film MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING gets a limited release today via Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate, followed by a wider release on June 21, 2013. The movie premiered this fall at the Toronto International Film Festival. Let's see what the critics have to say! (more...)
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Shakespeare '70 to Stage AS YOU LIKE IT at Kelsey Theatre, 6/28-7/7
by BWW News Desk - Jun 06, 2013
Shakespeare '70 presents William Shakespeare's comedy masterpiece 'As You Like It' at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. Performances are Fridays, June 28 and July 5 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, June 29 and July 6 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, June 30 and July 7 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on June 28. (more...)
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Branagh's MACBETH To Be Filmed & Broadcast On NT Live
by Pat Cerasaro - May 30, 2013
Internationally regarded Shakespearean Sir Kenneth Branagh is making his mark on one of the Bard's most well-known roles at the Manchester International Festival in July - the Scottish Play itself, MACBETH - and it has now just been announced that the production will be filmed and broadcast as part of NT Live. (more...)
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Ware Center Announces 2013 Summer Film Series: THE MAGIC FLUTE, LOL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, & More!
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2013
The Ware Center, Millersville University Lancaster, located at 42 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, announced its 2013 summer film lineup, comprised of documentaries, foreign and independent films and recordings of symphonies, ballets and opera - many films that were named to various 2013 Top Ten lists and nominated for several Oscars and other film-festival awards. All films are show in high-definition and surround sound on the Ware Center's giant screen in Steinman Hall. (more...)
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Brian d'Arcy James Joins The Guthrie's 50th Anniversary Gala
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013
The Guthrie today announced that two-time Tony Award nominee and Obie and Drama Desk Award winner Brian d'Arcy James joins the artist line-up for BEHOLD: A Gala Performance, honoring 50 years of the Guthrie, onSaturday, June 22, 2013. James is slated to sing an original song based on excerpts of text from Hamlet, as previously announced, which is being composed by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown specifically for the celebratory evening. (more...)
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Cate Blanchett to Star in David Mamet's BLACKBIRD
by Movies News Desk - May 16, 2013
Variety reports that Cate Blanchett has signed on to lead David Mamet's BLACKBIRD, described as 'a present-day Hitchcockian nailbiter turning on a secret explanation for the 1963 assassination of U.S. president John F. Kennedy.' (more...)
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Exclusive: Full Cast Revealed for SPAMALOT at the Muny; Ragusa, Cahoon, Scherer, Hibbard & More Join - Plus the Voice of Bob Costas!
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013
As previously announced, John O'Hurley will star as King Arthur. Also starring will be Michelle Ragusa as The Lady of the Lake, Kevin Cahoon as Historian, John Scherer as Sir Robin, David Hibbard as Patsy, Chris Hoch as Sir Lancelot, Ben Davis as Sir Dennis Galahad, and Tally Sessions as Dennis' Mother/Sir Bedevere. Joining them will be broadcast legend Bob Costas as The Voice of God. (more...)
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Blanchett, James Set for Disney's CINDERELLA; Branagh to Direct
by Movies News Desk - Apr 30, 2013
Actress Lily James (Downton Abbey) has been cast as Cinderella in Disney's upcoming live-action interpretation of the beloved classic tale. The film is being directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh and stars Cate Blanchett as the iconic evil stepmother. (more...)
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Smithsonian Channel Premieres THE KING'S SKELETON: RICHARD III REVEALED Tonight
by TV News Desk - Apr 21, 2013
THE KING'S SKELETON: RICHARD III REVEALED is produced by the only team allowed access to the scientists, the archaeological dig, and the scientific tests to determine the skeleton's identity, which were carried out in complete secrecy. The new two-hour special will premiere on Smithsonian Channel tonight, April 21, 2013 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. (more...)
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WALLANDER's Krister Henriksson Makes West End Debut in DOKTOR GLAS at Wyndham's Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2013
Krister Henriksson, who is best known as Wallander in Henning Mankell's widely praised Swedish TV series, makes his West End debut in Doktor Glas starting previews from tonight, 16 April at the Wyndham's Theatre. Originally performed at The National Theatre of Sweden, Doktor Glas is adapted from the classic novel by Hjalmar Soderberg and performed in its original Swedish with English surtitles. The production runs from tonight, 16 April until 11 May 2013. (more...)
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