With no fewer than three acclaimed Broadway productions of plays written by Kenneth Lonergan to his credit – This Is Our Youth, Lobby Hero and The Waverly Gallery –actor Michael Cera seems the playwright’s ideal, go-to stand-in, an embodiment of the confusion, awkwardness, deadpan humor and sly charm that helps give Lonergan’s work its punch.
This Sunday, Cera adds another Lonergan work to his resume with a livestream table read of Hold On To Me Darling, a benefit project directed by Neil Pepe that will bring Cera together with two other Lonergan veterans: Mark Ruffalo, whose breakthrough performances arrived with the 1998 Off Broadway premiere of This Is Our Youth and, two years later, the film You Can Count On Me; and Gretchen Mol, who appeared in 2016’s Manchester By The Sea.
A benefit for Los Angeles’ Stella Adler Academy – Ruffalo’s alma mater – Hold On To Me Darling will...
This Sunday, Cera adds another Lonergan work to his resume with a livestream table read of Hold On To Me Darling, a benefit project directed by Neil Pepe that will bring Cera together with two other Lonergan veterans: Mark Ruffalo, whose breakthrough performances arrived with the 1998 Off Broadway premiere of This Is Our Youth and, two years later, the film You Can Count On Me; and Gretchen Mol, who appeared in 2016’s Manchester By The Sea.
A benefit for Los Angeles’ Stella Adler Academy – Ruffalo’s alma mater – Hold On To Me Darling will...
- 10/9/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Ruffalo has a clear recollection of the first time he walked into the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles.
“I was living in San Diego and basically just surfing and smoking weed and going nowhere really fast,” Ruffalo tells Variety. “Someone told me I should go study there so out of my desperation and my secret of wanting to be an actor, I took the train up there for an interview with my teacher Joanne Linville.”
He was excited, but also very nervous. He looked around at the photos on the walls of Adler from her various theater work. “Here I am, this kid from Kenosha, Wis., who was dyslexic, could barely read, I barely got through high school and I went in and I talked to Joanne,” Ruffalo says. “She interviewed me for like 10 minutes. She was like, ‘You belong here, darling.’ I never had anyone tell me I belong somewhere.
“I was living in San Diego and basically just surfing and smoking weed and going nowhere really fast,” Ruffalo tells Variety. “Someone told me I should go study there so out of my desperation and my secret of wanting to be an actor, I took the train up there for an interview with my teacher Joanne Linville.”
He was excited, but also very nervous. He looked around at the photos on the walls of Adler from her various theater work. “Here I am, this kid from Kenosha, Wis., who was dyslexic, could barely read, I barely got through high school and I went in and I talked to Joanne,” Ruffalo says. “She interviewed me for like 10 minutes. She was like, ‘You belong here, darling.’ I never had anyone tell me I belong somewhere.
- 10/8/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
We have a really interesting situation with the latest Woody Allen film. Technically, A Rainy Day in New York has not been released in the United States, though oddly it’s available for domestic cinephiles who fly on American Airlines, since it’s one of their in flight options. However, the movie has been released elsewhere in the world, continuing Allen’s run of playing well in Europe. Having seen the flick, I’m in an interesting spot, since so many of my colleagues have. Obviously, the auteur has become a more controversial figure than ever before in his career, so it’s more complicated to separate the man from his work than ever before. If you do so, though, you have a fairly pleasant middle of the road effort from the filmmaker, especially if you tend to be keen on his work. This movie sees the famous writer and...
- 12/28/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
1984: Guiding Light's Lujack and Beth hit the beach.
1984: Edge of Night's Gunther noticed something off about Sky.
1985: Patch arrived in Salem on Days of our Lives.
2005: Gh's Michael wasn't thrilled Carly had married Alcazar."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Another World, Lee (Gaye Huston) gave Mike Bauer (Gary Pillar) a warm welcome home.
1966: Most of Dark Shadows' first episode was taped. Episode #1 was shot twice with the second tape being the one that actually aired.
1983: On All My Children,...
1984: Edge of Night's Gunther noticed something off about Sky.
1985: Patch arrived in Salem on Days of our Lives.
2005: Gh's Michael wasn't thrilled Carly had married Alcazar."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Another World, Lee (Gaye Huston) gave Mike Bauer (Gary Pillar) a warm welcome home.
1966: Most of Dark Shadows' first episode was taped. Episode #1 was shot twice with the second tape being the one that actually aired.
1983: On All My Children,...
- 6/13/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1984: Guiding Light's Lujack and Beth hit the beach.
1984: Edge of Night's Gunther noticed something off about Sky.
1985: Patch arrived in Salem on Days of our Lives.
2005: Gh's Michael wasn't thrilled Carly had married Alcazar."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Another World, Lee (Gaye Huston) gave Mike Bauer (Gary Pillar) a warm welcome home.
1966: Most of Dark Shadows' first episode was taped.
1984: Edge of Night's Gunther noticed something off about Sky.
1985: Patch arrived in Salem on Days of our Lives.
2005: Gh's Michael wasn't thrilled Carly had married Alcazar."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Another World, Lee (Gaye Huston) gave Mike Bauer (Gary Pillar) a warm welcome home.
1966: Most of Dark Shadows' first episode was taped.
- 6/13/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Atlantic Theater Companypresents theworld premiere of Academy Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kenneth Lonergan's latest play Hold On To Me Darling, directed by Atlantic Artistic Director Neil Pepe.Hold On To Me Darling will feature Adelaide Clemens 'Rectify', Tony Award nominee Jonathan Hogan As Is,Jenn Lyon Fish in the Dark, Keith Nobbs Lombardi, Emmy Award nominee Timothy Olyphant 'Justified' and C.J. WilsonBronx Bombers. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast and creative team below...
- 2/24/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Atlantic Theater Companypresents theworld premiere of Academy Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kenneth Lonergan's latest play Hold On To Me Darling, directed by Atlantic Artistic Director Neil Pepe.Hold On To Me Darling will feature Adelaide Clemens 'Rectify', Tony Award nominee Jonathan Hogan As Is,Jenn Lyon Fish in the Dark, Keith Nobbs Lombardi, Emmy Award nominee Timothy Olyphant 'Justified' and C.J. WilsonBronx Bombers. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast and creative team below...
- 2/8/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
On this date in...
1987: Legendary actress Geraldine Page, who played Amelia Whitley in the Loving pilot in 1983, died at age 62.
2008: On As The World Turns, Paul tried to pay Sofie off, but only made things worse for himself. Watch the entire episode here.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Tom Hallick (ex-Brad, The Young And The Restless; ex-Maxwell, Days Of Our Lives) - 70
•Jonathan Hogan (ex-Mitchell, Ryan's Hope; ex-Walter, One Life To Live; ex-Jason, As The World Turns) - 60
Ann Wilkinson (Laurel, A New Day In Eden) - 58
Lesli Kay (Felicia, The Bold And The Beautiful; ex-Molly, As The World Turns; ex-Lois, General Hospital) - 46...
1987: Legendary actress Geraldine Page, who played Amelia Whitley in the Loving pilot in 1983, died at age 62.
2008: On As The World Turns, Paul tried to pay Sofie off, but only made things worse for himself. Watch the entire episode here.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Tom Hallick (ex-Brad, The Young And The Restless; ex-Maxwell, Days Of Our Lives) - 70
•Jonathan Hogan (ex-Mitchell, Ryan's Hope; ex-Walter, One Life To Live; ex-Jason, As The World Turns) - 60
Ann Wilkinson (Laurel, A New Day In Eden) - 58
Lesli Kay (Felicia, The Bold And The Beautiful; ex-Molly, As The World Turns; ex-Lois, General Hospital) - 46...
- 6/13/2011
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
South Ark Stage (Rhoda Herrick, Producing Artistic Director) presents the Off-Broadway revival of the comedy Sophistry by Jonathan Marc Sherman (Things We Want). Under the direction of James Warwick, the eight-member cast features Michael Carbonaro as Jack, and Jonathan Hogan as Whitey, with Ian Alda, Ellen Dolan, Charlie Hewson, Mahira Kakkar, Natalie Knepp and Maximilian Osinski. Performances began Wednesday, April 22 , 2009 for a limited run through Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Samuel Beckett Theatre / Theater Row (410 West 42nd Street between 9th & 10th Avenues). Opening night is Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
- 5/1/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
South Ark Stage (Rhoda Herrick, Producing Artistic Director) has announced it will present the Off-Broadway revival of the comedy Sophistry by Jonathan Marc Sherman (Things We Want). Under the direction of James Warwick, the eight-member cast features Michael Carbonaro as Jack, and Jonathan Hogan as Whitey, with Ian Alda, Ellen Dolan, Charlie Hewson, Mahira Kakkar, Natalie Knepp and Maximilian Osinski.
- 4/6/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Keen Company announced today that Tony Award-winner Ron Holgate (1776, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Grand Hotel, recent revivals of Kiss Me, Kate and Guys and Dolls) will join John Cullum and Jonathan Hogan for its upcoming production of Heroes, replacing previously announced Tony Roberts. Mr. Roberts has withdrawn from the production to attend to family matters. The New York premiere of this 2006 Olivier Award-winning play by Gerald Sibleyras with a translation by Tom Stoppard, will be helmed by Keen Artistic Director Carl Forsman and run from February 24 - April 11 at The Clurman Theatre / Theatre Row ( 410 West 42nd Street ). The official opening is set for March 8.
- 1/29/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Keen Company (Artistic Director Carl Forsman, Executive Director Wayne Kelton) is thrilled to present John Cullum, Jonathan Hogan and Tony Roberts in the New York premiere of Heroes, by G?rald Sibleyras with a translation by Tom Stoppard and directed by Carl Forsman. Heroes received the 2006 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. Performances begin on Tuesday, February 24 and run through April 11 at The Clurman Theatre / Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues. Opening is scheduled for Sunday, March 8. An evocative comedy about three World War I veterans living in a veterans' home who plot a new assault - a trip to a stand of poplar trees in the distance. But should they bring the stone dog with them? Author G?rald Sibleyras calls Heroes a play "about the universal desire to escape the confines of life." Winner of London's Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2006 and...
- 1/18/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company (Jonathan Bank, Artistic Director) continues the 2008-2009 season with The Widowing Of Mrs. Holroyd by D.H. Lawrence beginning February 4th. In conjunction with that, they will present a series of play readings, speakers and discussions to add to the experience, all under the banner "EnrichMINT events." Readings - $35 each or $95 for all three (save $10) January 19th, 2009 at 7:30 Pm The Marrying Of Ann Leete by Harley Granville Barker, directed by Gus Kaikkonen with Mary Bacon, Ross Bickel, Chet Carlin, Paul Coffey, Jack Davidson, Kurt Everhart, Jonathan Hogan, Allison McLemore, Chris Mixon, Thomas M. Hammond, Laurie Kennedy, Lee Moore, Patti Perkins, Saxon Palmer, Sandra Struthers-Clerc, Marc Lavasseur, and Kyle Yackoski...
- 1/15/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company (Jonathan Bank, Artistic Director) continues the 2008-2009 season with The Widowing Of Mrs. Holroyd by D.H. Lawrence beginning February 4th. In conjunction with that, they will present a series of play readings, speakers and discussions to add to the experience, all under the banner "EnrichMINT events." Readings - $35 each or $95 for all three (save $10) January 19th, 2009 at 7:30 Pm The Marrying Of Ann Leete by Harley Granville Barker, directed by Gus Kaikkonen with Mary Bacon, Ross Bickel, Chet Carlin, Paul Coffey, Jack Davidson, Kurt Everhart, Jonathan Hogan, Allison McLemore, Chris Mixon, Thomas M. Hammond, Laurie Kennedy, Lee Moore, Patti Perkins, Saxon Palmer, Sandra Struthers-Clerc, Marc Lavasseur, and Kyle Yackoski Written in 1899 when Granville Barker was 22, Ann Leete was the first play that Barker wrote without a collaborator. The Stage Society presented the play in 1901 but it was not seen again until...
- 1/15/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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