STAGE TUBE: Matthew Modine on Broadway and bin Laden

Currently starring in the revival of The Miracle Worker on Broadway, Matthew Modine recently sat down with CNN to discuss everything from making his Broadway debut in The Miracle Worker to Osama bin Laden.  BroadwayWorld brings you the clip below.

A veteran of over 50 feature films Matthew Modine will make his Broadway debut in The Miracle Worker. He starred in Birdy, Married to the Mob, Vision Quest, Full Metal Jacket, Orphans, Pacific Heights and On Any Given Sunday. He earned Golden Globe® and Emmy Award® nominations for his performance in HBO's critically acclaimed and Emmy Award® winning drama "And the Band Played On." On stage he starred in the critically acclaimed Hartford Stage production of To Kill a Mockingbird and in the world premiere of Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas at the Geffen Playhouse, a satire about the film industry.

The Miracle Worker will close on Broadway on April 4, 2010. Previews began on Friday, February 12, 2010 and opened officially on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. 

Set in the South in the 1880s, THE MIRACLE WORKER tells the story of real-life blind and deaf Medal of Freedom winner Helen Keller, who suddenly lost her sight and hearing at the age of 19 months, and the extraordinary teacher who taught her to communicate with the world, Annie Sullivan.

THE MIRACLE WORKER originally opened at The Playhouse Theatre on October 19, 1959 and was awarded the 1960 Tony Award® for Best Play in addition to garnering leading lady Anne Bancroft a Tony Award® for Best Actress in a Play for the role of Annie Sullivan and a Theatre World Award for newcomer Patty Duke for her portrayal of Helen Keller. Both actresses received Academy Awards® for their work in the feature film adaptation.  For tickets and more information to the final performances, visit www.miracleworkeronbroadway.com.