Exclusive: Range Media Partners on Monday announced its signing of award-winning actor, producer, writer and director Ben Foster for management.
Foster was most recently nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award for his transformative turn in the Barry Levinson-directed HBO drama The Survivor, which had him playing Auschwitz survivor turned professional boxer Harry Haft. The film also starring Vicky Krieps, Billy Magnussen, Peter Sarsgaard and more also brought him an Emmy nomination, as exec producer of the contender for Outstanding Television Movie.
Foster previously scored an Independent Spirit Award for his critically acclaimed supporting turn opposite Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham in the Oscar-nominated crime drama Hell or High Water, directed by David Mackenzie from a script by Yellowstone Universe architect Taylor Sheridan. Other notable past film credits include Debra Granick’s father-daughter drama Leave No Trace, for which he earned a Gotham Award nomination, as well as...
Foster was most recently nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award for his transformative turn in the Barry Levinson-directed HBO drama The Survivor, which had him playing Auschwitz survivor turned professional boxer Harry Haft. The film also starring Vicky Krieps, Billy Magnussen, Peter Sarsgaard and more also brought him an Emmy nomination, as exec producer of the contender for Outstanding Television Movie.
Foster previously scored an Independent Spirit Award for his critically acclaimed supporting turn opposite Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham in the Oscar-nominated crime drama Hell or High Water, directed by David Mackenzie from a script by Yellowstone Universe architect Taylor Sheridan. Other notable past film credits include Debra Granick’s father-daughter drama Leave No Trace, for which he earned a Gotham Award nomination, as well as...
- 4/17/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
New York, NY – Music artist and actor Aaron Dalla Villa has released a new Tucci Badaducci comedy rap album titled, “It’s All Guuchi,” featuring artists Mia Elledge and Jean Louis Droulers, with production by James Mehrkens and album art by Daniel Sanchez and Josh Priest. “It’s All Guuchi” dropped in digital format through “Dalla Villa’s” Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Pandora, Deezer, Napster and more on April 14, 2023. Get it here:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/dallavilla/its-all-guuchi-2
This will be Aaron Dalla Villa’s first album, a 9 song comedy rap album based on his following sketch characters: meme rapper Tucci Badaducci, Tucci’s terrible manager Vinnie Viddicci, and rival rapper Smooth Bobby. These characters can also be seen in the 8 episode web series, for which he starred in and executive produced alongside Logan Riley Bruner (Stranger Things), on Youtube.
It’s All Guuchi...
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This will be Aaron Dalla Villa’s first album, a 9 song comedy rap album based on his following sketch characters: meme rapper Tucci Badaducci, Tucci’s terrible manager Vinnie Viddicci, and rival rapper Smooth Bobby. These characters can also be seen in the 8 episode web series, for which he starred in and executive produced alongside Logan Riley Bruner (Stranger Things), on Youtube.
It’s All Guuchi...
- 4/16/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Aaron Glenane and Liv Hewson.
Being in lockdown has prompted different responses from actors Aaron Glenane and Liv Hewson.
Glenane, who came back to Sydney from Los Angeles with his fiance and young child, admits he was “going nuts” so he had the idea of staging a live reading of Lyle Kessler’s play Orphans, which he performed at the Old Fitz Theatre five years ago.
He put the idea to Red Line Productions co-founder Andrew Henry, who reached out to Kessler. In turn Kessler approached Alec Baldwin, who starred in the Broadway production in 2013, the story of two orphaned brothers living in a decrepit North Philadelphia house.
The result was the first live streamed reading of the play, featuring Baldwin, Glenane and Henry, with stage directions and descriptions read by lifetime member of the Actors Studio Judy Jerome, on April 11/12.
Hewson is happy to be in South Korea working...
Being in lockdown has prompted different responses from actors Aaron Glenane and Liv Hewson.
Glenane, who came back to Sydney from Los Angeles with his fiance and young child, admits he was “going nuts” so he had the idea of staging a live reading of Lyle Kessler’s play Orphans, which he performed at the Old Fitz Theatre five years ago.
He put the idea to Red Line Productions co-founder Andrew Henry, who reached out to Kessler. In turn Kessler approached Alec Baldwin, who starred in the Broadway production in 2013, the story of two orphaned brothers living in a decrepit North Philadelphia house.
The result was the first live streamed reading of the play, featuring Baldwin, Glenane and Henry, with stage directions and descriptions read by lifetime member of the Actors Studio Judy Jerome, on April 11/12.
Hewson is happy to be in South Korea working...
- 4/23/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
On nights when Tom Sturridge and Jake Gyllenhaal perform the two monologues that make up the Public Theatre’s critically acclaimed Off Broadway double bill Sea Wall/A Life, the British half of the duo silently takes his place on stage as the audience finds its seats. Before the actor says a word, the presence of his character Alex is felt, and a weighty presence it is. Alex will later tell the audience – the play, written by Simon Stephens, is performed by Sturridge as if in intimate conversation with this room of strangers – that people often make a startling observation about him:
There’s a hole running through the centre of my stomach. You must have all felt a bit awkward because you can probably see it. Even in this light. Mostly people chose not to talk about it. Some people tell me that they’re sorry but that yes,...
There’s a hole running through the centre of my stomach. You must have all felt a bit awkward because you can probably see it. Even in this light. Mostly people chose not to talk about it. Some people tell me that they’re sorry but that yes,...
- 3/5/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
J.B.J Film and Elevated Films announced today that acclaimed actor Ben Foster has been cast as the lead in director Petr Jákl’s historical action drama Medieval. Jákl wrote the screenplay and will produce alongside Cassian Elwes. The film will be produced with the support of private investors and many Czech state institutions and regions, including the Czech Film Fund, the Prague Film Fund, Creative Europe – Media and others. Principal photography is scheduled to begin this fall in Prague and the surrounding Czech countryside.
The film is inspired by the origin story of the legendary 14th century warlord Jan Zizka of Trocnov (Foster), who along with his band of mercenaries became entangled with an heiress and battled a rival King in a struggle for equality for the Czech people.
Foster is best known for his roles in Hell Or High Water, 3:10 To Yuma, The Messenger and Alpha Dog.
The film is inspired by the origin story of the legendary 14th century warlord Jan Zizka of Trocnov (Foster), who along with his band of mercenaries became entangled with an heiress and battled a rival King in a struggle for equality for the Czech people.
Foster is best known for his roles in Hell Or High Water, 3:10 To Yuma, The Messenger and Alpha Dog.
- 8/23/2018
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In a new essay published on New York Mag's blog, Alec Baldwin attempts to explain that he never wanted to work with MSNBC, which hired the actor to host a talk-show, only to fire him shortly after for terrible ratings and unleashing a homophobic rant. He goes on to insult another MSNBC host, Rachel Maddow, calling her "a phony who doesn.t have the same passion for the truth off-camera that she seems to have on the air." Maddow responded on Twitter, stating that she had never met Baldwin. The actor also brought up his relationship with Shia Labeouf, his co-star in a Broadway production of Lyle Kessler's "Orphans." Baldwin says that he and Labeouf didn't get along from the start. "Labeouf seems to carry with him, to put it mildly, a jailhouse mentality wherever he goes," he explained. "You could tell right away he loves to argue. And...
- 2/24/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
The actor on his enduring love for Guns N' Roses, the brilliance of The Wire, and the appeal of artist Eric Roux-Fontaine
Jack Huston, 30, is the grandson of the Hollywood film director John Huston and nephew to actors Anjelica and Danny Huston. He is best known for his role as Richard Harrow, a disfigured war veteran turned assassin, in the HBO Prohibition drama Boardwalk Empire. Huston was born in London in 1982, the son of Lady Margot Lavinia Cholmondeley and Walter Anthony (Tony) Huston. He decided he wanted to be an actor at the age of six after playing the lead role in a school production of Peter Pan. He began to get major film roles in his early 20s and has since appeared in 19 films and almost every episode of Boardwalk Empire's four seasons. He can currently be seen in Strangers on a Train by Craig Warner. Directed by...
Jack Huston, 30, is the grandson of the Hollywood film director John Huston and nephew to actors Anjelica and Danny Huston. He is best known for his role as Richard Harrow, a disfigured war veteran turned assassin, in the HBO Prohibition drama Boardwalk Empire. Huston was born in London in 1982, the son of Lady Margot Lavinia Cholmondeley and Walter Anthony (Tony) Huston. He decided he wanted to be an actor at the age of six after playing the lead role in a school production of Peter Pan. He began to get major film roles in his early 20s and has since appeared in 19 films and almost every episode of Boardwalk Empire's four seasons. He can currently be seen in Strangers on a Train by Craig Warner. Directed by...
- 12/1/2013
- by Ben Marshall
- The Guardian - Film News
The latest post-Tonys causality? Lyle Kessler’s Orphans, which will play its last performance on Sunday May 19.
The Broadway play — which made headlines prior to opening because of Shia Labeouf’s drama with Alec Baldwin — will have played 27 previews and 37 regular performances when it closes. In addition to Baldwin, the revival, which EW’s Thom Geier called, “a vibrant exploration of masculinity,” also stars Ben Foster (who replaced Labeouf) and Tom Sturridge. Last week, Orphans sold 70% of available tickets for the week, according to BroadwayWorld.com.
The Tony-nominated Orphans follows the recent closing announcements of The Testament of Mary (starring Fiona Shaw) and Jekyll & Hyde,...
The Broadway play — which made headlines prior to opening because of Shia Labeouf’s drama with Alec Baldwin — will have played 27 previews and 37 regular performances when it closes. In addition to Baldwin, the revival, which EW’s Thom Geier called, “a vibrant exploration of masculinity,” also stars Ben Foster (who replaced Labeouf) and Tom Sturridge. Last week, Orphans sold 70% of available tickets for the week, according to BroadwayWorld.com.
The Tony-nominated Orphans follows the recent closing announcements of The Testament of Mary (starring Fiona Shaw) and Jekyll & Hyde,...
- 5/6/2013
- by Erin Strecker
- EW.com - PopWatch
The producers of the Tony Award-nominated play Orphans have announced that the Broadway production will play its final performance on Sunday, May 19 after 27 previews and 37 regular performances at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 236 West 45th Street. The production began performances on March 26 and opened on April 18. The Broadway production of Lyle Kessler'sORPHANS stars Alec Baldwin, Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge and is directed by Daniel Sullivan.
- 5/6/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
New York -- The play "Orphans" has been orphaned on Broadway.
Producers said Monday that Lyle Kessler's play starring Alec Baldwin will close May 19 after 27 previews and 37 regular performances at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
The play earned Tom Sturridge a best lead actor Tony Award nomination and it was named among the Tony contenders for best revival. It tells the story of two orphaned brothers who kidnap an older man.
The show was perhaps best known for a creative dustup between Baldwin and Shia Labeouf, which led to the younger man's leaving before the show opened. Ben Foster replaced Labeouf.
It joins "The Testament of Mary," "Hands on a Hardbody," "The Anarchist," "Scandalous," "Jekyll & Hyde" and "The Performers" to have short Broadway lives this season.
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Online: http://www.orphansonbroadway.com...
Producers said Monday that Lyle Kessler's play starring Alec Baldwin will close May 19 after 27 previews and 37 regular performances at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
The play earned Tom Sturridge a best lead actor Tony Award nomination and it was named among the Tony contenders for best revival. It tells the story of two orphaned brothers who kidnap an older man.
The show was perhaps best known for a creative dustup between Baldwin and Shia Labeouf, which led to the younger man's leaving before the show opened. Ben Foster replaced Labeouf.
It joins "The Testament of Mary," "Hands on a Hardbody," "The Anarchist," "Scandalous," "Jekyll & Hyde" and "The Performers" to have short Broadway lives this season.
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Online: http://www.orphansonbroadway.com...
- 5/6/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
New York -- Orphans has not been adopted by Broadway. Despite its starry cast and a Tony Award nomination for best revival of a play, Daniel Sullivan's production of the 1983 Lyle Kessler drama will close May 19. The limited engagement originally had been scheduled to run through June 30. Video: Letterman Grills Shia Labeouf on 'Orphans' Drama Alec Baldwin, Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge star in the three-character play, about two orphaned brothers living in a run-down North Philadelphia row house, and the wealthy Chicago gangster they kidnap who becomes a surrogate father to them. Sturridge received a Tony
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- 5/6/2013
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Orphans" will end its Broadway run more than month before it was scheduled to close, producers said Monday. The troubled revival of Lyle Kessler's crime drama will play its final performance on Sunday, May 19 after 27 previews and 37 regular performances. The limited engagement was originally supposed to close on June 30. The play has been a staple of the New York City tabloids, but the relentless media attention focused on off-stage conflicts between original star Shia Labeouf and leading man Alec Baldwin. That rancor led to the abrupt departure of...
- 5/6/2013
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Tony Awards 2013: Tom Hanks, Nora Ephron, Cicely Tyson, Tom Sturridge among nominees (photo: Tom Hanks in Lucky Guy) The Tony Awards 2013 nominations were announced earlier today. Missing in action is a whole array of film celebrities, though a few managed to be included in this year’s shortlist. (See also: “Tony Awards 2013: Scarlett Johansson, Sigourney Weaver, Jessica Chastain ‘Snubbed.’“) Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks (Philadelphia, Forrest Gump) is in the running for Best Actor in a Play for Lucky Guy, which is also up for the Best Play Tony Award. Written by Nora Ephron, who directed Hanks and Meg Ryan in two of their biggest box-office hits, Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail, Lucky Guy traces the rise, fall, and rebirth of New York tabloid columnist Mike McAlary. Ephron, among whose other film credits include the Meryl Streep / Amy Adams comedy Julie & Julia and, as a screenwriter,...
- 5/1/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
In the midst of a largely disappointing and fairly fluffy Broadway season, Orphans, now playing at the Gerald Schoenfeld, shines through the mediocrity and dullness as a spark of fun and sincerity. With no theatrical heavyweights on its bill and Alec Baldwin as its only big name, this play surprises with its sincerity and the strength of the performances it contains.
All three actors make some bold choices, committing to them with the poise of one that does not believe in turning back, and the results are rewarding. Taking a character approach to the mysterious Harold, Baldwin seems to be laying it on thick when he first stumbles on drunk, but quickly warms to welcome as his comic and yet touching interpretation unfolds. Maintaining a presence of unquestioned confidence, Baldwin gets laughs without directly playing for them. His character work never undermines the truth of his portrayal, making for an...
All three actors make some bold choices, committing to them with the poise of one that does not believe in turning back, and the results are rewarding. Taking a character approach to the mysterious Harold, Baldwin seems to be laying it on thick when he first stumbles on drunk, but quickly warms to welcome as his comic and yet touching interpretation unfolds. Maintaining a presence of unquestioned confidence, Baldwin gets laughs without directly playing for them. His character work never undermines the truth of his portrayal, making for an...
- 4/23/2013
- by C. Jefferson Thom
- www.culturecatch.com
Jose here. From its start, the new production of Lyle Kessler's famous Orphans, has been plagued with controversy and an aura of pure chaos. First, Shia Labeouf infamously quit the play during the first week of rehearsals leading members of the press to wonder exactly what had gone wrong. While some blamed Alec Baldwin for his notorious bad temper, others wondered if there was indeed more than met the eye. Labeouf was handily replaced by Ben Foster in the midst of a Broadway scandal that combined leaked emails, unexpected theater appearances and juicier drama than anyone in Smash could ever come up with.
- 4/21/2013
- by Jose
- FilmExperience
It's been a busy week for Broadway's Orphans, Lyle Kessler's play starring Alec Baldwin, Ben Foster, and Tom Sturridge. The show opened on Broadway last night, and a starry audience including Dakota Fanning, Tina Fey, Jane Krakowski, Winona Ryder, Sienna Miller, Anna Chlumsky, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Richard Schiff, Anna Wintour, Debbie Harry, Melissa Errico and Patrick McEnroe, Bridget Moynahan and Michael Shannon. Plus, Charlie Rose interviewed the cast on his PBS show on Wednesday evening. Watch it Here...
- 4/19/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Orphans (at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater through June 30) Few actors can make ridiculous things sound as true as Alec Baldwin can. Or true enough. With his excellent ear and oddball air of earnest insincerity, he managed to wrap his mouth around seven years of 30 Rock bizarrerie as if it were Wilde. He’s a dab hand, too, at Orton farce and thirties screwball: He knows when to bunt and when to swing for the fences. Now, in Lyle Kessler’s Orphans, he is giving such a good old-timey performance—commanding and sentimental, precise but unfussy—that you may find yourself imagining him in a remake of Life with Father. Or Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Or, really, anything better than Orphans.Not that it’s a bad play. It’s just weirdly trifling. Baldwin is Harold, a prosperous Chicago criminal of some kind, now relocated to Philadelphia, where he...
- 4/19/2013
- by Jesse Green
- Vulture
New York – Shia who? Just weeks ago the noisy departure of Shia Labeouf during rehearsals – followed by his circulation of email exchanges with fellow cast member Alec Baldwin and director Daniel Sullivan – threatened to overshadow the arrival of Orphans on Broadway. But this dynamite production of Lyle Kessler’s play needs no assist from offstage friction to galvanize attention. Packaged as a post-30 Rock return to the stage for Baldwin, this is a scorching display of ensemble acting in which the star is evenly matched by riveting performances from Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge, making the descent
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- 4/19/2013
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ben Foster has a way of disappearing into roles — from a tightly wound junkie in Alpha Dog to a sweet, mostly silent cop in the upcoming Ain't Them Bodies Saints — but that wasn't really an option for his latest high-profile part: taking over for a fired Shia Labeouf in Lyle Kessler's Orphans on Broadway. As Treat, the short-tempered, domineering older brother to innocent recluse Philip (Tom Sturridge) who decides to kidnap a rich Chicago gangster (Alec Baldwin), he's often the explosive center of attention onstage. Foster (who will also play William Burroughs in Kill Your Darlings later this year) spoke to Vulture about getting bruised, Treat's seventies wardrobe, and moving past the Labeouf kerfuffle.How did you find out about the play?They called and asked me to participate in a reading of it months and months ago. I had a few days to look it over, and I...
- 4/18/2013
- by Rebecca Milzoff
- Vulture
Alec Baldwin, who is now appearing on Broadway in Lyle Kessler's Orphans, will be a guest on both The Howard Stern Show and CBS This Moring on Tuesday, April 16. The Howard Stern Show on Sirius Xm Radio and CBS This Morning on Tuesday, April 16. He is scheduled to be on The Howard Stern Show at 7 Am and on CBS Early Show at 830 Am.
- 4/15/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
This story first appeared in the April 26 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. At a few minutes after 5 p.m. on March 29 — Good Friday — Alec Baldwin bursts from the stage door of the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, where he’s in previews as the gangster-cum-father figure in Orphans. This particular revival of Lyle Kessler’s play is, like Baldwin, embroidered with controversy. Shia Labeouf was to make his Broadway debut in the three-hander, but the 26-year-old left the production a week into rehearsals in February 2012 over “creative differences.” Labeouf subsequently posted e-mail
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- 4/10/2013
- by Marisa Guthrie
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Orphans began performances on March 19 and open on April 7 2013 at the Schoenfeld Theatre 236 West 45th Street, marking the first Broadway staging of the play. Emmy winner and Tony Award and Oscar nominee Alec Baldwin, SAG and Emmy Award winner Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge star in Lyle Kessler's play, directed by Daniel Sullivan and produced by Frederick Zollo and Robert Cole.
- 4/3/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Los Angeles, March 28: Shia Labeouf put his differences with his former theatre co-star Alec Baldwin behind him by attending the first preview performance of the play they were due to appear in together.
"The Transformers" actor dropped out of Broadway play "Orphans" in February this year and he subsequently went public with e-mail correspondence between Baldwin, director Daniel Sullivan and playwright Lyle Kessler in a bid to explain his sudden decision to leave the production, reports contactmusic.com.
The move appeared to infuriate Baldwin, who seemingly suggested Labeouf is not cut out for theatre work during a recent interview.
However,.
"The Transformers" actor dropped out of Broadway play "Orphans" in February this year and he subsequently went public with e-mail correspondence between Baldwin, director Daniel Sullivan and playwright Lyle Kessler in a bid to explain his sudden decision to leave the production, reports contactmusic.com.
The move appeared to infuriate Baldwin, who seemingly suggested Labeouf is not cut out for theatre work during a recent interview.
However,.
- 3/27/2013
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
The Broadway production of Lyle Kessler's Orphans starring Alec Baldwin, Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge and directed by Daniel Sullivan, begins previews tomorrow, Tuesday, March 26 at 7 Pm at the Gerald SchoenfeldTheatre 236 West 45th Street in preparation for a Thursday, April 18 opening night. Check out photos of the the show's star, Alec Baldwin, in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride below...
- 3/26/2013
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Shia LeBeouf was starring in what would have been his Broadway debut alongside Alec Baldwin and Tom Sturridge until yesterday, when the actor dropped out of Lyle Kessler’s play because of creative differences. Then came the fun part, when Labeouf took to his Twitter feed to show off emails allegedly sent between him, Baldwin, Kessler and director Daniel Sullivan that ran the gamut from apologies to rantings, including Baldwin and Labeouf promising not to talk bad about each other and Labeouf mentioning putting his fist through a door during rehearsals (“i’m a child dont mind me”, he wrote to Kessler). He also posted his audition video. Now it is Ben Foster (The Messenger) stepping into the fray, taking on Labeouf’s role of Treat. (For the record, Labeouf tweeted today: Ben Foster Is A Beast. He Will Kill It.) Foster was front-and-center at Sundance last month, starring as...
- 2/21/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Shia Labeouf's unexpected exit from the Broadway play "Orphans" was officially explained as a simple matter of "creative differences," but Labeouf has taken it upon himself to reveal more about the situation through a self-defensive series of tweets.
The posts include an apology email Labeouf sent to co-star Alec Baldwin, who appears to play a significant part in the "creative differences." Labeouf forwarded the email to the show's director Daniel Sullivan, playwright Lyle Kessler, co-star Tom Sturridge and producers Fred Zollo and Robert Cole.
Labeouf's post of the original apology (with text lifted from Esquire) includes a response from Sullivan who praises Labeouf as "one hell of a great actor" but also admits that Labeouf and Baldwin are "incompatible" and that the decision to cast them together in the play will "haunt" him.
Labeouf subsequently tweeted three additional emails: Baldwin's cordial response ("I don't have an unkind word to...
The posts include an apology email Labeouf sent to co-star Alec Baldwin, who appears to play a significant part in the "creative differences." Labeouf forwarded the email to the show's director Daniel Sullivan, playwright Lyle Kessler, co-star Tom Sturridge and producers Fred Zollo and Robert Cole.
Labeouf's post of the original apology (with text lifted from Esquire) includes a response from Sullivan who praises Labeouf as "one hell of a great actor" but also admits that Labeouf and Baldwin are "incompatible" and that the decision to cast them together in the play will "haunt" him.
Labeouf subsequently tweeted three additional emails: Baldwin's cordial response ("I don't have an unkind word to...
- 2/21/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The producers of the Broadway production of Orphans, Lyle Kessler's play, directed by Daniel Sullivan, announced today that Ben Foster will join the cast immediately in the role of Treat. Producers Frederick Zollo and Robert Cole said, We are delighted that Ben will join Alec Baldwin and Tom Sturridge when rehearsals commence at Orphans tomorrow morning. He is an extraordinarily gifted actor.
- 2/21/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Drama from the upcoming Broadway play Orphans is spilling off the stage, as lead Shia Labeouf is quitting the cast due to a disagreement with his costar Alec Baldwin and director Daniel Sullivan. In other words, Baldwin is beefing with The Beef. *rimshot*
The classic “creative differences” excuse was cited to the Associated Press as the reason why Shia won’t be making his Broadway debut in the Lyle Kessler revival this spring. ”He was really into it,” an insider elaborated to People. “But at the end of the day he and the director had very different visions of what his character was like. And, unfortunately, they couldn’t resolve those differences.”
The tensions bubbled over last week when Shia apparently put his fist through a door, but in the end it all became too much. Despite initial rumblings that there were hard feelings between the cast and crew, Labeouf...
The classic “creative differences” excuse was cited to the Associated Press as the reason why Shia won’t be making his Broadway debut in the Lyle Kessler revival this spring. ”He was really into it,” an insider elaborated to People. “But at the end of the day he and the director had very different visions of what his character was like. And, unfortunately, they couldn’t resolve those differences.”
The tensions bubbled over last week when Shia apparently put his fist through a door, but in the end it all became too much. Despite initial rumblings that there were hard feelings between the cast and crew, Labeouf...
- 2/21/2013
- by Jordan Runtagh
- TheFabLife - Movies
Shia Labeouf will not be bowing on the Great White Way this spring. The actor, who was scheduled to make his Broadway debut in a revival of the play Orphans alongside Alec Baldwin, has dropped out due to "creative differences" producers say in a statement released to the Associated Press. A source confirms the actor's departure, telling People, "He was really into it, but at the end of the day he and the director had very different visions of what his character was like. And, unfortunately, they couldn't resolve those differences." Another source close to the play echoes that the...
- 2/21/2013
- PEOPLE.com
Shia Labeouf has quit The Orphans, a Broadway play he was supposed to star in alongside Alec Baldwin, less than a month before its scheduled opening.
Producers said Wednesday that they were parting ways with Labeouf due to "creative differences," and were looking to recast his role. Labeouf took to Twitter, posting pictures of private e-mails between himself and the play's director Daniel Sullivan, playwright Lyle Kessler, Baldwin and their co-star Tom Sturridge, as well as his audition video.
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Producers said Wednesday that they were parting ways with Labeouf due to "creative differences," and were looking to recast his role. Labeouf took to Twitter, posting pictures of private e-mails between himself and the play's director Daniel Sullivan, playwright Lyle Kessler, Baldwin and their co-star Tom Sturridge, as well as his audition video.
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- 2/21/2013
- by Liz Raftery
- TVGuide - Breaking News
A week into rehearsals for a revival of Lyle Kessler's Orphans, Us actor reveals emails to and from creative team in which he apologises for his part in a 'disagreeable situation'
Shia Labeouf has pulled out of what was to be his Broadway debut a week into rehearsals citing "creative differences".
Labeouf was to play Treat in a revival of Lyle Kessler's 1983 play Orphans, starring opposite Alec Baldwin and the widely regarded British actor Tom Sturridge from 19 March. However, two days after tickets went on sale, press representatives for the production confirmed that Labeouf had walked.
Yesterday, the 26-year-old Transformers star took to Twitter to post a series of emails to and from members of the creative team. One, from the production's director Daniel Sullivan, points to artistic tensions. "I'm too old for disagreeable situations," Sullivan writes to Labeouf. "You're one hell of a great actor. Alec is who he is.
Shia Labeouf has pulled out of what was to be his Broadway debut a week into rehearsals citing "creative differences".
Labeouf was to play Treat in a revival of Lyle Kessler's 1983 play Orphans, starring opposite Alec Baldwin and the widely regarded British actor Tom Sturridge from 19 March. However, two days after tickets went on sale, press representatives for the production confirmed that Labeouf had walked.
Yesterday, the 26-year-old Transformers star took to Twitter to post a series of emails to and from members of the creative team. One, from the production's director Daniel Sullivan, points to artistic tensions. "I'm too old for disagreeable situations," Sullivan writes to Labeouf. "You're one hell of a great actor. Alec is who he is.
- 2/21/2013
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
Shia Labeouf's exit from Broadway's Orphans sounds even more dramatic than the play itself! After producers announced Wednesday, Feb. 20 that Labeouf would be leaving the show "due to creative differences," the actor is shedding new light on exactly what those differences were -- and who they were with. Shortly after his departure was made official, Labeouf, 26, posted a video of his audition for Orphans as well as screen shot images of alleged email exchanges with director Daniel Sullivan, playwright Lyle Kessler and costars Alec Baldwin [...]...
- 2/21/2013
- by Nicole Eggenberger
- Us Weekly
New York (AP) — Shia Labeouf is pulling the plug on his Broadway debut. The star of the "Transformers" franchise had been slated to appear opposite Alec Baldwin in "Orphans" but producers said Wednesday that Labeouf would not be continuing "due to creative differences." The play by Lyle Kessler, which premiered in 1983, tells the story of two orphaned brothers living in a decrepit Philadelphia row house who decide to kidnap a wealthy man. Labeouf played one brother and Baldwin the target. "Orphans" opens March 19 at the Schoenfeld Theatre, directed by Daniel Sullivan. Producers said an announcement on Labeouf's replacement...
- 2/21/2013
- by Mark Kennedy (AP)
- Hitfix
Anyone hoping to see Shia Labeouf's Broadway debut this year will have to wait a little longer, as the actor has abruptly exited the revival of Lyle Kessler's play "Orphans" which is also set to star Alec Baldwin.
Labeouf's departure doesn't give producers much time to find a replacement, "Orphans" is scheduled to begin previews on March 19 ahead of an April 7 opening.
There's no official word on what caused Labeouf to leave (or someone to show him the door) beyond the standard "creative differences." But The New York Times reports that director Daniel Sullivan was concerned with Labeouf's "performance choices in the emotionally volatile and ultimately tragic role."
After discussions that involved the producers, Labeouf is no longer with the project. Baldwin and co-star Tom Sturridge ("On the Road") are expected to continue with their roles.
Labeouf's departure doesn't give producers much time to find a replacement, "Orphans" is scheduled to begin previews on March 19 ahead of an April 7 opening.
There's no official word on what caused Labeouf to leave (or someone to show him the door) beyond the standard "creative differences." But The New York Times reports that director Daniel Sullivan was concerned with Labeouf's "performance choices in the emotionally volatile and ultimately tragic role."
After discussions that involved the producers, Labeouf is no longer with the project. Baldwin and co-star Tom Sturridge ("On the Road") are expected to continue with their roles.
- 2/20/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Shia Labeouf’s Broadway deBeout has been indefinitely delayed, as the actor has dropped out of the upcoming Orphans mere weeks before previews were set to begin. Labeouf was set to star in the revival of Lyle Kessler’s 1983 play as the eldest of two orphaned brothers who kidnap a mobster played by Alec Baldwin—a role that, presumably, the studiously Method acting Labeouf prepared for by killing his parents. That preparation was all for naught, unfortunately, as Labeouf has now left the production due to “creative differences,” an intentionally vague excuse that one can interpret in myriad ways ...
- 2/20/2013
- avclub.com
New York — Shia Labeouf is pulling the plug on his Broadway debut.
The star of the "Transformers" franchise had been slated to appear opposite Alec Baldwin in "Orphans" but producers said Wednesday that Labeouf would not be continuing "due to creative differences."
The play by Lyle Kessler, which premiered in 1983, tells the story of two orphaned brothers living in a decrepit Philadelphia row house who decide to kidnap a wealthy man. Labeouf played one brother and Baldwin the target.
"Orphans" opens March 19 at the Schoenfeld Theatre, directed by Daniel Sullivan. Producers said an announcement on Labeouf's replacement would be made soon.
Labeouf, whose films include "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," was most recently seen in John Hillcoat's crime drama "Lawless."...
The star of the "Transformers" franchise had been slated to appear opposite Alec Baldwin in "Orphans" but producers said Wednesday that Labeouf would not be continuing "due to creative differences."
The play by Lyle Kessler, which premiered in 1983, tells the story of two orphaned brothers living in a decrepit Philadelphia row house who decide to kidnap a wealthy man. Labeouf played one brother and Baldwin the target.
"Orphans" opens March 19 at the Schoenfeld Theatre, directed by Daniel Sullivan. Producers said an announcement on Labeouf's replacement would be made soon.
Labeouf, whose films include "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," was most recently seen in John Hillcoat's crime drama "Lawless."...
- 2/20/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Shia Labeouf will not be transforming into a Broadway star just yet. A rep for the 26-year-old actor tells E! News that Labeouf has left the production of the play Orphans, less than a month before it was scheduled to open. The producers for the show, which costars Alec Baldwin and Tom Sturridge, also released a statement regarding Labeouf's departure. "Due to creative differences, the producers of Orphans and Shia Labeouf will be parting ways and he will not be continuing with the production. An announcement on the replacement of the role of Treat will be made shortly." The revival of Lyle Kessler's 1983 play would have marked Labeouf's debut on the Great White...
- 2/20/2013
- E! Online
Shia Labeouf is leaving the Broadway production of Orphans, citing “creative differences.” Labeouf was supposed to play the role of Treat, one of two poor Philadelphia brothers who plan to kidnap a wealthy man. Tom Sturridge and Alec Baldwin are also attached to the production, which was written by Lyle Kessler in 1983 and is being directed by Daniel Sullivan.
Despite the departure, previews for the show are still scheduled to start on March 19, and opening night is April 7 at the Schoenfeld Theatre.
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- 2/20/2013
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW.com - PopWatch
Weeks before previews are to begin, Shia Labeouf has dropped out of his would-be Broadway debut in the play Orphans because of "creative differences." "Due to creative differences, the producers of Orphans and Shia Labeouf will be parting ways, and he will not be continuing with the production. An announcement on the replacement for the role of 'Treat' will be made shortly," the show announced Wednesday. Story: Shia Labeouf Regrets Spielberg Dig, Slams Studio System: 'They Stick a Finger Up Your A--' The 26-year-old actor was to star opposite Alec Baldwin and Tom Sturridge in the revival of Lyle Kessler's 1983 play, which follows two orphaned brothers living off
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- 2/20/2013
- by Erin Carlson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Orphans will begin performances on March 19 and open on April 7 2013 at the Schoenfeld Theatre 236 West 45th Street, marking the first Broadway staging of the play. Alec Baldwin and Shia Labeouf star in Lyle Kessler's play, directed by Daniel Sullivan and produced by Frederick Zollo and Robert Cole. Tom Sturridge will also be making his Broadway debut in Orphans. See Orphans' Broadway marquee below...
- 2/9/2013
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tickets for Broadway's Orphans, starring Alec Baldwin and Shia Labeouf, will go on sale to the general public today, December 30. Lyle Kessler's play will be directed by Daniel Sullivan. This production will begin performances on March 19 and open on April 7 2013 at the Schoenfeld Theatre 236 West 45th Street this will be the first Broadway staging of the play. Frederick Zollo and Robert Cole are the producers.
- 12/30/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tickets for Broadway's Orphans, starring Alec Baldwin and Shia Labeouf, will go on sale to the general public on December 30. Lyle Kessler's play will be directed by Daniel Sullivan. This production will begin performances on March 19 and open on April 7 2013 at the Schoenfeld Theatre 236 West 45th Street this will be the first Broadway staging of the play. Frederick Zollo and Robert Cole are the producers.
- 12/28/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Transformers actor to play troubled brother who abducts a mobster in next year's staging of Orphans
Shia Labeouf is preparing to make his debut on Broadway.
The Transformers star will appear opposite Alec Baldwin in a revival of Lyle Kessler's 1983 drama Orphans, in which two brothers plot to kidnap a mobster, at the Schoenfeld theatre. Previews start on 19 March. Labeouf will play Treat, the elder and more controlling of the brothers, while Baldwin will play the old-school gangster Harold. Casting for Phillip, Treat's brother, has not yet been finalised. All three characters are orphans.
Baldwin is something of a Broadway veteran, having debuted in Joe Orton's Loot opposite Zoe Wanamaker in 1986. He has since played Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and Macbeth, as well as starring in another Orton farce, Entertaining Mr Sloane, off-Broadway.
Kessler's play, which has been credited with Pinteresque undertones by critics in the past,...
Shia Labeouf is preparing to make his debut on Broadway.
The Transformers star will appear opposite Alec Baldwin in a revival of Lyle Kessler's 1983 drama Orphans, in which two brothers plot to kidnap a mobster, at the Schoenfeld theatre. Previews start on 19 March. Labeouf will play Treat, the elder and more controlling of the brothers, while Baldwin will play the old-school gangster Harold. Casting for Phillip, Treat's brother, has not yet been finalised. All three characters are orphans.
Baldwin is something of a Broadway veteran, having debuted in Joe Orton's Loot opposite Zoe Wanamaker in 1986. He has since played Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and Macbeth, as well as starring in another Orton farce, Entertaining Mr Sloane, off-Broadway.
Kessler's play, which has been credited with Pinteresque undertones by critics in the past,...
- 12/12/2012
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
After announcing his retirement from the big-budget movie racket, Shia Labeouf is reportedly headed to the Great White Way.
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According to EW.com, the Transformers star, 26, will make his Broadway debut starring opposite Alec Baldwin, 54, in a production of Lyle Kessler's Orphans.
Labeouf has reportedly been cast as Treat, an orphaned thief who kidnaps a wealthy older man who becomes a father figure to the young man.
The production, which will play at the Schoenfeld Theatre, is set to begin previews March 19.
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According to EW.com, the Transformers star, 26, will make his Broadway debut starring opposite Alec Baldwin, 54, in a production of Lyle Kessler's Orphans.
Labeouf has reportedly been cast as Treat, an orphaned thief who kidnaps a wealthy older man who becomes a father figure to the young man.
The production, which will play at the Schoenfeld Theatre, is set to begin previews March 19.
- 12/12/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
Good thing Shia Labeouf has officially kissed big blockbusters goodbye — he’s now free to star in a Broadway production of Lyle Kessler’s Orphans, which premiered in 1983 in Los Angeles. This will mark the play’s first appearance on Broadway.
Labeouf will play Treat, a young, orphaned thief who lives with his mentally damaged younger brother Phillip (a role that has not yet been cast). When Treat kidnaps the wealthy, older Harold (Alec Baldwin), he and Phillip realize that they may have found the father figure they’ve always yearned for. Baldwin last appeared on Broadway in 2004, when he...
Labeouf will play Treat, a young, orphaned thief who lives with his mentally damaged younger brother Phillip (a role that has not yet been cast). When Treat kidnaps the wealthy, older Harold (Alec Baldwin), he and Phillip realize that they may have found the father figure they’ve always yearned for. Baldwin last appeared on Broadway in 2004, when he...
- 12/11/2012
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Talk about a transformation! Shia Labeouf, best known for his film work, is heading to Broadway this spring to star alongside Alec Baldwin in the play Orphans. It will mark the 26-year-old actor's debut on the Great White Way. The revival of Lyle Kessler's 1983 play, which centers on two orphaned brothers (one being Labeouf) who kidnap a rich older man (Baldwin), will be directed by Tony winner Daniel Sullivan. Preview performances are scheduled to begin March 19, 2013, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, with opening night set for April 7.
- 12/11/2012
- E! Online
Shia Labeouf has been on an unpredictable career streak lately, but joining the cast of upcoming Broadway play "Orphans" sounds like one of his smarter moves.
He'll co-star with Alec Baldwin in Lyle Kessler's 1983 drama about two troubled brothers who kidnap a rich older man (Baldwin). Labeouf will play the elder brother, while the younger has yet to be cast.
"Orphans" had a successful run in the mid-80s in Los Angeles, Chicago, London and Off Broadway. It also inspired a 1987 film starring Albert Finney and Matthew Modine. This production will mark the show's Broadway debut.
Previews begin March 19 at the Schoenfeld Theater, with an official opening night set for April 7. The Schoenfeld is currently home to a revival of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross," starring Al Pacino and directed by Daniel Sullivan, who will also direct "Orphans."...
He'll co-star with Alec Baldwin in Lyle Kessler's 1983 drama about two troubled brothers who kidnap a rich older man (Baldwin). Labeouf will play the elder brother, while the younger has yet to be cast.
"Orphans" had a successful run in the mid-80s in Los Angeles, Chicago, London and Off Broadway. It also inspired a 1987 film starring Albert Finney and Matthew Modine. This production will mark the show's Broadway debut.
Previews begin March 19 at the Schoenfeld Theater, with an official opening night set for April 7. The Schoenfeld is currently home to a revival of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross," starring Al Pacino and directed by Daniel Sullivan, who will also direct "Orphans."...
- 12/11/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The Serious Actor Beard does not lie: Not only is Shia Labeouf done with blockbusters, but he is forging a new career in theater (said in your best Maggie Smith voice.) Shia will make his Broadway debut opposite Mr. Alec Baldwin in Orphans, a Lyle Kessler drama about "two troubled brothers who kidnap a mobster." (Baldwin is the mobster in this situation.) We really could not be more excited about the joint interviews to come.
- 12/11/2012
- by Amanda Dobbins
- Vulture
New York -- Joining a growing roster of screen actors making Broadway debuts this season, Shia Labeouf has signed on to star opposite Alec Baldwin in the upcoming revival of Orphans. Lyle Kessler's 1983 play follows two orphaned brothers living off the proceeds of petty theft in a run-down North Philadelphia row house. Labeouf will play the elder brother who supports his simple-minded younger sibling. One night he kidnaps an enigmatic rich man, played by Baldwin, who becomes the kind of father figure the boys have always longed for. Casting of the role of the second brother will be announced shortly.
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- 12/11/2012
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Shia Labeouf will make his Broadway debut this spring alongside Alec Baldwin in "Orphans," a crime tragedy by Lyle Kessler. Tony Award-winning director Daniel Sullivan ("Proof") will stage the production, which will see Labeouf play a petty thief who kidnaps a rich older man (Baldwin). Complicating matters, Labeouf's character looks after a damaged sibling, and the pair gradually form a parental bond with the man they've imprisoned. Though the play was first performed in 1983 and has been a vehicle for everyone from Albert Finney to "Risky Business" star Joe Pantoliano, this...
- 12/11/2012
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
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