Wicked’s Willemijn Verkaiks tips for musical stardom – BBC News

Willemijn Verkaik has played Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) in Wicked over 1,000 times and performed in the musical on Broadway and now in London. Dutch-born Verkaik is widely considered to be the “ultimate Elphaba” – one of the most iconic roles in modern musical theatre. She has also had starring roles in […]

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Meryl Streep Slams Walt Disney, Celebrates Emma Thompson as a “Rabid, Man-Eating Feminist” | Vanity Fair

Following up on our first report about Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese’s excellent acceptance speech at the National Board of Review gala on Tuesday, Emma Thompson and Meryl Streep were next to entertain the audience in what could have been just another boring speech-fest-clap-a-thon. Accepting the best actress honor, Emma Thompson continued her reign as the most entertaining,outspoken person on […]

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2013 Best Actor Roundtable – THR

Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Josh Brolin and Michael B. Jordan sit down for a freewheeling discussion on audition anxiety, turning down a $15 million payday, and why Leto refuses to watch his own films. Read the full 2013 Top Actor roundtable from Hollywood Reporter article here.

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Farewell Philip Seymour Hoffman – The world of cinema mourns.

  “In my mid-20s, an actor told me, ‘Acting ain’t no puzzle,’ ” Hoffman said, after returning to his seat. “I thought: ‘Ain’t no puzzle?!?’ You must be bad!” He laughed. “You must be really bad, because it is a puzzle. Creating anything is hard. It’s a cliché thing to say, but every time you […]

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Ask Me: Non Union Print (with option to broadcast)

QUESTION FROM: anonymous Just wondering if you would know the answer to this one.  A SAG actor is chosen for a (non union) print job and is asked if they can use the stills for a tv broadcast commercial.  Would this fall under the SAG jurisdiction? Great question. As always, questions regarding the unions are […]

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Ask Me!: Latin American exams good for US colleges?

QUESTION FROM: Maria I m from Latin America and my dream is to make it in Hollywood, this year i started acting lessons and eventhough i m still a little bit shy, i m getting better a it. I m also studing english, next month i m sitting for the firs certificate exam, which is […]

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Ask Me!: How to find online auditions?

QUESTION FROM: Maria Hi, I’m 18 years old and a college student who’s pursuing an acting career. I’ve been doing school plays all my life and now that I’m in college I would like to try something different like filming. I would love to be part of student films and short films etc,. The bad […]

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Ask Me!: Can I audition without the correct visa?

QUESTION FROM: Aidan Whytock  Hi NYC Actor, Thanks for your blog – very insightful. I’m moving to NYC from Cape Town, SA, for 3 months as I have the opportunity to take up a room there. So I’m coming over to:1. Experience a new life and have a quick change from Cape Town.2. Finish editing […]

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