Link on a Hot Tin Roof
Friday, July 28, 2017 at 9:00PM AV Club RIP voice acting legend June Foray
Variety Amazon is moving into being their own distributor now after partnering with other distributors before. They'll try it out with Woody Allen's Wonder Wheel which they seem to have high hopes for.
Screen Crush It's official - Emoji Movie is worst reviewed wide release of the year
/Film a photo tour of the Jim Henson exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image
Deadline Anne Hathaway circling the Barbie movie that Amy Schumer abandoned
Coming Soon Warner Bros considering "formidable" Oscar campaign for Wonder Woman
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Variety Jack O'Connell talks about his nude scene in the new revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and why he hasn't watched Paul Newman in the film version
Playbill Ellen Greene shares a scrapbook from the original run of Little Shop of Horrors
Chicago Tribune recommended theater shows on a budget in Chi-town
Boy Culture the world's youngest living Madonna fan - a 13 year old violinist!
Exeunt a piece about that 'critics camp' I went to this month by one of the other fellows
NYT terribly sad debacle going on with The Great Comet of 1812 on Broadway. When I first heard about Mandy Patinkin's casting I was thrilled because I haven't yet seen the show and totally love that man. But it seems in order to accomodate him (in the role formerly played by Josh Groban) they were ousting their current leading man Okieriete “Oak” Onaodowan (from Hamilton) earlier than his scheduled final date. The optics look bad even though Broadway shows do these type of celebrity casting changes constantly. Patinkin has now dropped out and Oak won't extend and now the entire cast, which includes several actors of color (the show was previously praised for its diverse casting), could be out of jobs because they might close early due to the public outrage.
Exit Video
The new Charlie XCX video "Boys" is a sexy blast. So many celebrity cameos including the internet's current boyfriend Riz Ahmed, diver Tom Daley, and a slew of musicians. There is a chainsaw in this video but as Charli states
NO BOYS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO 💕
Reader Comments (9)
Honestly WTF
Unless they would actually BUY tickets, people should not be outraged by Mandy's casting! It is an UPGRADE from Oak that is for freaking sure. And if it would keep the show afloat, then why not?!
Of course Mandy is a gentleman and after finding this, he decided to get out of there too.
And thanks for some people who doesn't even go to see the show, those cast and crew is in grave danger of losing their jobs.
I've been watching that Charli video all freaking day.
It would be a bad idea for WB to do a major Oscar campaign for Wonder Woman. It was an enjoyable movie, more so than any DC film since the Dark Knight Rises but its not Mad Max Fury Road.
I wouldn't say Mandy is a gentleman for bailing, it's more the bad press me thinks. Regardless, these internet outrages at every little thing are getting ridiculous - this clearly was not race based in any way shape or form.
Had tickets for London Cat on a Hot Tin Roof but had to cancel because my travel plans changed. Now I know that I'm missing out on naked Jack O'Connell? Sigh. Life regret. ;)
Why is Anne Hathaway even considering the Barbie movie?
No one wins in the Patinkin crisis. So sad.
I adored Great Comet and Oak in the role. The bad press was very unfortunate for a show that's doing some pretty innovative things on Broadway. I'm lukewarm on Mandy Patinkin (sorry) and I feel like the casting choice was the laziest kind of thinking - moreso because the show thinks outside of the box at almost every turn.
It's just really unfortunate all around because more people should get to experience this show and I think Oak is giving what it needs. More than Patinkin would have anyway.
Is it news that the Haigh and O'Connell biopic of Alexander McQueen is no longer going ahead? I hadn't heard that news and the interview of the O'Connell piece hadn't heard it either. That's sad news. Although maybe now Russell Tovey can finally pick up the role considering how much he looks like McQueen...
The political correct police has a history of sinking theatrical projects.