Hollywood favorites, and theatre's newest stars, Anne Hathaway and Daniel Craig have been included on Vanity Fair's 2009 International Best-Dressed List.
Hathaway recently starred as Viola in the Public Theater's production of
William Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT. The actress has been nominated for an Oscar, a Golden Globe, an Independent Spirit Award, and a SAG Award for her performance in
Jonathan Demme's film Rachel Getting Married. Her stage credits include the lead role in the critically acclaimed 2002
City Center Encores production of Carnival! and
Paper Mill Playhouse productions of Jane Eyre and Gigi. She is best-known for playing leading roles in the films Bride Wars, Brokeback Mountain (SAG Outstanding Ensemble nomination), The Devil Wears Prada, Get Smart, Ella Enchanted, Passengers, The Princess Diaries, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and Becoming Jane.
Daniel Craig will soon be making his Broadway debut opposite Tony Award winner
Hugh Jackman in A STEADY RAIN. Craig succeeded
Pierce Brosnan as filmdom's new James Bond in the 2006 film Casino Royale and the 2008 Bond release Quantum of Solac
E. Craig's popularity as a leading man spread beyond his native England with the success of the 2004's Layer Cake (also with
Sienna Miller). Prior to that he was known to TV audiences as the star of the BBC miniseries Our Friends in the North (1996), and to movie audiences as
Paul Newman's son in the 2002 film Road to Perdition (with
Tom Hanks and
Jude Law), and as poet Ted Hughes in Sylvia (2003, starring
Gwyneth Paltrow as author Sylvia Plath). Craig's other films include Some Voices (2000), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001, starring
Angelina Jolie), Enduring Love (2004, with Samantha Morton), The Jacket (2005, with
Adrien Brody) and Munich (2005, with Craig as a Mossad assassin).
The pair join a roster which includes Academy Award winner
Penelope Cruz,
Kelly Ripa,
Alicia Keys and
Brad Pitt. President
Barack Obama and First Lady Michele Obama were also named. Additional recognitions included
Catherine Deneuve and
Renee Zellweger, who were named to the Best Dress
Ed Hall of Fame.
Producers
Frederick Zollo,
Michael G. Wilson,
Barbara Broccoli,
Raymond L. Gaspard,
Frank Gero,
Cheryl Wiesenfeld,
Jeffrey Sine,
Michael Rose and
Robert Cole announced July 9th that
Daniel Craig and
Hugh Jackman will star together on Broadway in A STEADY RAIN, a critically acclaimed two-character play by
Keith Huff. Directed by Tony Award nominee
John Crowley, A STEADY RAIN begins previews on Thursday, September 10, 2009 and opens Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at the
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street) for a strictly limited 12 week engagement through Sunday, December 6, 2009.
