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Julianne Moore Joins the Cast of the Upcoming Dear Evan Hansen Film

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: September 2 2020 @ 10:50 am

Oscar-winner Julianne Moore joins the cast of the upcoming Dear Evan Hansen movie based on the Broadway musical of the same name, according to Deadline. She is slated to play Heidi Hansen, originated on Broadway by Rachel Bay Jones, who won a Tony Award for her performance. The movie will star Ben Platt in the…

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Watch the Trailer for The Boys in the Band on Netflix

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: September 2 2020 @ 9:35 am

Pop the bubbly and break out the birthday cake! The trailer for Netflix's new film adaptation of Mart Crowley's groundbreaking comic drama The Boys in the Band has arrived. Fans can spots the complete cast of the Tony-winning Broadway production repeating their work on-screen, including Emmy nominee Matt Bomer, Emmy nominee Zachary Quinto, Emmy winner Jim Parsons, two-time Tony nominee Andrew Rannells, three-time Tony nominee Robin De Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, Tuc Watkins and Charlie Carver. The movie will arrive on the streaming service on September 30, but enjoy the trailer below in the meantime.

Culture Clash: Where The British Ex-Director Of Paris’s Châtelet Theatre Went Wrong

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: September 2 2020 @ 8:07 am

Laura Cappelle, a thoroughly bilingual arts journalist and a trained sociologist, looks at the assumptions made and misunderstood by both Ruth Mackenzie and the officials who hired and then fired her. – The New York Times

So Big! Ben Platt to Headline Dear Evan Hansen Film, with Julianne Moore & Danny Pino Completing Cast

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: September 1 2020 @ 6:11 pm

Ben Platt, Julianne Moore and Danny Pino complete the principal cast of the upcoming film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway hit Dear Evan Hansen, according to Deadline. Platt will reprise his Tony-winning performance as Evan Hansen, Oscar winner Moore will play his mother, Heidi Hansen, and Pino will play Larry Murphy, a father figure to the character.

Platt originated the role of Evan in early workshops of the musical, and went on to win the 2017 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. He also appeared on Broadway as Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon. Among his film and TV appearances are the Pitch Perfect films, The Politician on Netflix and an upcoming movie version of the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical Merrily We Roll Along.

One of Hollywood’s top actresses, Moore is a four-time Oscar nominee, who took home an Academy Award in 2015 for the drama Still Alice. Her other notable roles include Boogie Nights, Far From Heaven, The Hours, The End of the Affair, A Single Man, The Kids Are All Right, Crazy, Stupid, Love and The Hunger Games. She appeared on Broadway in 2006 in …

Time To Challenge The System That Supports Shakespeare?

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: September 1 2020 @ 3:29 pm

The Shakespeare system is not simply Shakespeare’s written work, but the complex and oppressive role his work, legacy, and positionality hold in our contemporary society. Feeling defensive yet? – Howlround