Word: actorly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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McCabe ends up yelling or whining most of his lines; indeed, he shouts in nearly all of his scenes. We can’t blame the actor, though—it’s probably impossible for any boy to sprint, abruptly stop, and suddenly whisper sentences about impending doom or sexual confusion...
...cannot be stressed enough how vibrantly each actor portrays his or her character. The cast is a treasure chest, with gems even among the minor characters: Benowitz is fabulously annoying and provides much-needed comic relief, while her character’s husband, Jeffrey C. Witt ’09, is every inch the smooth Southern lawyer, right down to the immaculate part of his hair...
...Which would make Fred Claus the third comedy-star vehicle to tank this fall, after Ben Stiller's The Heartbreak Kid and Owen Wilson's The Darjeeling Limited. In this movie, the usual shaggy energy that makes Vaughn so appealing - he's a louche cannon - is hardly evident. The actor has to be surly, then sanctified, and neither plays to his strengths. Will Ferrell could play it cute-innocent in Elf; here, Vaughn just looks snowed under...
...been the rated R version.RR: Tennessee Williams is said to have hated the 1958 film version of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” How much would he hate your version?NJ: I’d say probably even more because we told every actor to model themselves after Elizabeth Taylor.RR: If you could be named after a state, like Tennessee, what would you choose?AR: Alaska, because recently I was told that I was cold as ice.NJ: Idaho. I-da-ho.RR: In the play, basically the entire cast is lying to Big Daddy about his health...
...eager to incorporate dance into the performance. “We wanted to emphasize the magical aspect of the island and the music and dance achieves that,” she says. “The audience can see the spirits that are dancing, hear the music, but the actors can’t necessarily have access to that field of vision during the play. It adds another field of dimension.” Music Director Julia S. Carey ’08 chose Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’ music for “The Tempest?...