Today in 2005, Little Women opened at the Virginia Theatre now the August Wilson Theatre, where it ran for 137 performances. Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters - brassy, tomboy-like, aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and kind-hearted Beth - and their beloved Marmee, at home in Concord, Massachusetts while the family patriarch is away serving as a Union Army chaplain during the Civil War. Intercut with the vignettes in which their lives unfold are several recreations of the melodramatic short stories Jo writes in her attic studio. The Broadway cast included Sutton Foster, Maureen McGovern, Janet Carroll, Jenny Powers, Megan McGinnis, and Amy McAlexander.
- 1/23/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 2005, Little Women opened at the Virginia Theatre now the August Wilson Theatre, where it ran for 137 performances. Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters - brassy, tomboy-like, aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and kind-hearted Beth - and their beloved Marmee, at home in Concord, Massachusetts while the family patriarch is away serving as a Union Army chaplain during the Civil War. Intercut with the vignettes in which their lives unfold are several recreations of the melodramatic short stories Jo writes in her attic studio. The Broadway cast included Sutton Foster, Maureen McGovern, Janet Carroll, Jenny Powers, Megan McGinnis, and Amy McAlexander.
- 1/23/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 2005, Little Women opened at the Virginia Theatre now the August Wilson Theatre, where it ran for 137 performances. Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters - brassy, tomboy-like, aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and kind-hearted Beth - and their beloved Marmee, at home in Concord, Massachusetts while the family patriarch is away serving as a Union Army chaplain during the Civil War. Intercut with the vignettes in which their lives unfold are several recreations of the melodramatic short stories Jo writes in her attic studio. The Broadway cast included Sutton Foster, Maureen McGovern, Janet Carroll, Jenny Powers, Megan McGinnis, and Amy McAlexander.
- 1/23/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 2005, Little Women opened at the Virginia Theatre now the August Wilson Theatre, where it ran for 137 performances. Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters - brassy, tomboy-like, aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and kind-hearted Beth - and their beloved Marmee, at home in Concord, Massachusetts while the family patriarch is away serving as a Union Army chaplain during the Civil War. Intercut with the vignettes in which their lives unfold are several recreations of the melodramatic short stories Jo writes in her attic studio. The Broadway cast included Sutton Foster, Maureen McGovern, Janet Carroll, Jenny Powers, Megan McGinnis, and Amy McAlexander.
- 1/23/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Janet Carroll, the actress best known for playing Tom Cruise's crystal egg-obsessed mom in "Risky Business," died Tuesday in New York at age 71. Carroll's son told the Associated Press his mom died after a long, unspecified illness. Carroll, who began her career in theater, played Jim Dial's (Charles Kimbrough) wife, Doris, on "Murphy Brown," Kimberly's (Marcia Cross) mom on "Melrose Place" and Richard Fish's (Greg Germann) mom on "Ally McBeal." Also read: 'The Master': Paul Thomas Anderson Reaches Out to Scientologist Tom Cruise (Exclusive) She was also Gary, owner of Gary's Shoes, Al...
- 5/24/2012
- by Kimberly Potts
- The Wrap
Stage and screen actress Janet Carroll passed away Tuesday (May 22) in New York after a long illness, her son George Brown tells the Associated Press. She was 71.
Carroll is perhaps best known to film buffs as playing Tom Cruise's mom, owner of the expensive Orrefors crystal egg, in the 1983 movie "Risky Business." She went on to star on TV shows "The Bronx Zoo," "Married With Children," "Melrose Place" and to play Jim Dial's wife Doris on "Murphy Brown."
Her stage credits include "Little Women" the musical, "Electra," "Lady Windemere's Fan," "Hello Dolly," "Guys and Dolls," "Mame" and "South Pacific."
For many years, Carroll was artistic director for the jazz series at the Simi Valley Cultural Center and performed on tour with the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band. A memorial service is being held Saturday, May 26 in New York City. She is survived by son George and daughter-in-law Lauren.
Carroll is perhaps best known to film buffs as playing Tom Cruise's mom, owner of the expensive Orrefors crystal egg, in the 1983 movie "Risky Business." She went on to star on TV shows "The Bronx Zoo," "Married With Children," "Melrose Place" and to play Jim Dial's wife Doris on "Murphy Brown."
Her stage credits include "Little Women" the musical, "Electra," "Lady Windemere's Fan," "Hello Dolly," "Guys and Dolls," "Mame" and "South Pacific."
For many years, Carroll was artistic director for the jazz series at the Simi Valley Cultural Center and performed on tour with the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band. A memorial service is being held Saturday, May 26 in New York City. She is survived by son George and daughter-in-law Lauren.
- 5/24/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Actress Janet Carroll, who played the mother of Tom Cruise's character in the movie "Risky Business," has died. She was 71.
Carroll's son, George Brown, said the actress died Tuesday in New York after a long illness.
Carroll worked steadily since that breakthrough role with Cruise in 1983. Her film credits include "Family Business," with Sean Connery and Matthew Broderick, and "Memories of Me" with Billy Crystal. On television, she appeared in such shows as "Murphy Brown," "Melrose Place" and "Married With Children."
Carroll served as artistic director of the jazz series at the Simi Valley Cultural Center in Southern California for many years and performed on tour with the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band.
A memorial service will be held Saturday in New York City.
Carroll's son, George Brown, said the actress died Tuesday in New York after a long illness.
Carroll worked steadily since that breakthrough role with Cruise in 1983. Her film credits include "Family Business," with Sean Connery and Matthew Broderick, and "Memories of Me" with Billy Crystal. On television, she appeared in such shows as "Murphy Brown," "Melrose Place" and "Married With Children."
Carroll served as artistic director of the jazz series at the Simi Valley Cultural Center in Southern California for many years and performed on tour with the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band.
A memorial service will be held Saturday in New York City.
- 5/24/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
The actress who played Tom Cruise's mother in Risky Business has died, aged 71.
Janet Carroll passed away in New York after a long illness on Tuesday, according to Variety.
Risky Business was Carroll's movie debut. She went on to enjoy a rich TV acting career, appearing in hit shows like Married with Children and Melrose Place.
She also featured in the films The Killing Time, Destiny Turns on the Radio, Forces of Nature and Enough.
Janet Carroll passed away in New York after a long illness on Tuesday, according to Variety.
Risky Business was Carroll's movie debut. She went on to enjoy a rich TV acting career, appearing in hit shows like Married with Children and Melrose Place.
She also featured in the films The Killing Time, Destiny Turns on the Radio, Forces of Nature and Enough.
- 5/24/2012
- WENN
Janet Carroll gambled on Risky Business and it paid off. The clasically trained actress, whose first film role was playing Tom Cruise's mother in the 1983 cult classic, died yesterday in New York City after a long illness. She was 71. And while "just use your best judgment, you know we trust you," may not have been the best advice for her "human fulfillment"-seeking son, Carroll made a lasting impression that led to more film work and dozens of appearances on TV series ranging from Knight Rider and 21 Jump Street to Law & Order: Svu and Scrubs. Born in Chicago, Carroll launched her acting career in the theater before making her small-screen debut (with Dennis Franz and Craig T....
- 5/23/2012
- E! Online
Janet Carroll, who played Tom Cruise's oblivious mother in the movie Risky Business, died Tuesday at 71. The Chicago-born actress, who had a long career in movies and television, died in New York after a lengthy illness, Variety reports. Playing a mother unaware that her son was running a brothel in her own home while she was out of town, Carroll made her movie premiere in the 1983 film that launched Cruise to superstardom. Carroll went on to appear in 20 other films and dozens of TV shows including Murphy Brown, Married with Children and Melrose Place. - Mike Fleeman...
- 5/23/2012
- PEOPLE.com
Janet Carroll, a veteran film, TV and stage actress who played Tom Cruise’s mother on vacation in 1983’s Risky Business, died Tuesday in New York after a long illness. She was 71. During a career that spanned three decades, the Chicago native also had recurring roles in two long-running sitcoms: as the owner of the store in which shoe salesman Al Bundy (Ed O’Neill) works in Fox’s Married … With Children and as the wife of stuffy anchorman Jim Dial (Charles Kimbrough) on CBS’ Murphy Brown. Carroll also worked regularly on TV’s The Bronx Zoo opposite Ed Asner and
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- 5/23/2012
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Today in 2005, Little Women opened at the Virginia Theatre now the August Wilson Theatre, where it ran for 137 performances. Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters - brassy, tomboy-like, aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and kind-hearted Beth - and their beloved Marmee, at home in Concord, Massachusetts while the family patriarch is away serving as a Union Army chaplain during the Civil War. Intercut with the vignettes in which their lives unfold are several recreations of the melodramatic short stories Jo writes in her attic studio. The Broadway cast included Sutton Foster, Maureen McGovern, Janet Carroll, Jenny Powers, Megan McGinnis, and Amy McAlexander.
- 1/23/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
The characters of "All You Need" need a referee -- and the viewer could use a scorecard to keep track of the play-by-play action that occurs during one year in the lives of a seemingly together American family.
"Need", which had its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, is a talky, mostly civilized group meltdown with strongest prospects as a cable item.
A small theatrical release is a possibility for a film with much verbal spiciness but no interfamilial nastiness so dire that viewers will be haunted. In any event, it's up to lead Kellie Martin (NBC's "ER," the CBS telefilm "About Sarah") to lure in the young and mature female audience the U.S. indie needs to survive in unkindly and even combative marketplaces. Tyro director Randy Ser co-wrote the screenplay with fellow producer Sam Hensley Jr., and there are some undeniably effective sequences and performances in "Need".
Given the subject matter of alcoholism, divorce, marital infidelity and starting over in life, Ser and Hensley show admirable restraint and strive for an actor's showcase, which will be good enough for those viewers in the mood for a round of predictable ups and downs in the scripted "real world."
The table is set for a magnificent Thanksgiving dinner, with three married sisters (Martin, Kayren Ann Butler, Amy Raymond) joining their mother (Janet Carroll), father (Robert Pine) and forgetful granny (Gloria Le Roy). Although sundry spouses and grandchildren attend, the celebration turns sour, like so many before it, when old habits lead to unpleasant behavior by the clan's soused matriarch (Carroll).
It's only the beginning for Beth (Martin), who loses her husband Sean Patrick Murphy) to another woman and goes through a numbing divorce. There to represent her and go the extra step of proposing they have an affair is the lawyer husband (Chris Shea) of one unsuspecting sister (Butler), while the other sis (Raymond) starts talking about sexual role-playing games and eventually ends her marriage in a flurry of scandalous developments.
But it's Mom who becomes such a problem that the sisters get a court order to force her to go into treatment for alcoholism, while cowardly Dad offers no solutions and won't abandon his mate. To put it another way: moms and dads -- can't understand them, can't stand under them. The filmmakers and performers are admirably in sync, and the ultimate message Beth gets out of it is "sail away, free bird."
ALL YOU NEED
Klag Prods.
Director: Randy Ser
Screenwriters: Sam Hensley Jr., Randy Ser
Producers: Sam Hensley Jr., Randy Ser, Mike Gabrawy
Executive producer: Randy Holleschau
Director of photography: Jim Orr
Production designer: Erik Olson
Editor: Kimberly Rettberg
Costume designer: Emma Trenchard
Music: David Bergeaud
Casting: Elisabeth Jereski
Color/stereo
Cast:
Beth Sabistan: Kellie Martin
Faran Crenshaw: Kayren Ann Butler
Missy Rampley: Amy Raymond
Jane Sabistan: Janet Carroll
Earl Sabistan: Robert Pine
Nana Sabistan: Gloria Le Roy
Chuck Starnes: Sean Patrick Murphy
Roger Crenshaw: Chris Shea
Running time -- 98 minutes
No MPAA rating...
"Need", which had its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, is a talky, mostly civilized group meltdown with strongest prospects as a cable item.
A small theatrical release is a possibility for a film with much verbal spiciness but no interfamilial nastiness so dire that viewers will be haunted. In any event, it's up to lead Kellie Martin (NBC's "ER," the CBS telefilm "About Sarah") to lure in the young and mature female audience the U.S. indie needs to survive in unkindly and even combative marketplaces. Tyro director Randy Ser co-wrote the screenplay with fellow producer Sam Hensley Jr., and there are some undeniably effective sequences and performances in "Need".
Given the subject matter of alcoholism, divorce, marital infidelity and starting over in life, Ser and Hensley show admirable restraint and strive for an actor's showcase, which will be good enough for those viewers in the mood for a round of predictable ups and downs in the scripted "real world."
The table is set for a magnificent Thanksgiving dinner, with three married sisters (Martin, Kayren Ann Butler, Amy Raymond) joining their mother (Janet Carroll), father (Robert Pine) and forgetful granny (Gloria Le Roy). Although sundry spouses and grandchildren attend, the celebration turns sour, like so many before it, when old habits lead to unpleasant behavior by the clan's soused matriarch (Carroll).
It's only the beginning for Beth (Martin), who loses her husband Sean Patrick Murphy) to another woman and goes through a numbing divorce. There to represent her and go the extra step of proposing they have an affair is the lawyer husband (Chris Shea) of one unsuspecting sister (Butler), while the other sis (Raymond) starts talking about sexual role-playing games and eventually ends her marriage in a flurry of scandalous developments.
But it's Mom who becomes such a problem that the sisters get a court order to force her to go into treatment for alcoholism, while cowardly Dad offers no solutions and won't abandon his mate. To put it another way: moms and dads -- can't understand them, can't stand under them. The filmmakers and performers are admirably in sync, and the ultimate message Beth gets out of it is "sail away, free bird."
ALL YOU NEED
Klag Prods.
Director: Randy Ser
Screenwriters: Sam Hensley Jr., Randy Ser
Producers: Sam Hensley Jr., Randy Ser, Mike Gabrawy
Executive producer: Randy Holleschau
Director of photography: Jim Orr
Production designer: Erik Olson
Editor: Kimberly Rettberg
Costume designer: Emma Trenchard
Music: David Bergeaud
Casting: Elisabeth Jereski
Color/stereo
Cast:
Beth Sabistan: Kellie Martin
Faran Crenshaw: Kayren Ann Butler
Missy Rampley: Amy Raymond
Jane Sabistan: Janet Carroll
Earl Sabistan: Robert Pine
Nana Sabistan: Gloria Le Roy
Chuck Starnes: Sean Patrick Murphy
Roger Crenshaw: Chris Shea
Running time -- 98 minutes
No MPAA rating...
The characters of "All You Need" need a referee -- and the viewer could use a scorecard to keep track of the play-by-play action that occurs during one year in the lives of a seemingly together American family.
"Need", which had its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, is a talky, mostly civilized group meltdown with strongest prospects as a cable item.
A small theatrical release is a possibility for a film with much verbal spiciness but no interfamilial nastiness so dire that viewers will be haunted. In any event, it's up to lead Kellie Martin (NBC's "ER," the CBS telefilm "About Sarah") to lure in the young and mature female audience the U.S. indie needs to survive in unkindly and even combative marketplaces. Tyro director Randy Ser co-wrote the screenplay with fellow producer Sam Hensley Jr., and there are some undeniably effective sequences and performances in "Need".
Given the subject matter of alcoholism, divorce, marital infidelity and starting over in life, Ser and Hensley show admirable restraint and strive for an actor's showcase, which will be good enough for those viewers in the mood for a round of predictable ups and downs in the scripted "real world."
The table is set for a magnificent Thanksgiving dinner, with three married sisters (Martin, Kayren Ann Butler, Amy Raymond) joining their mother (Janet Carroll), father (Robert Pine) and forgetful granny (Gloria Le Roy). Although sundry spouses and grandchildren attend, the celebration turns sour, like so many before it, when old habits lead to unpleasant behavior by the clan's soused matriarch (Carroll).
It's only the beginning for Beth (Martin), who loses her husband Sean Patrick Murphy) to another woman and goes through a numbing divorce. There to represent her and go the extra step of proposing they have an affair is the lawyer husband (Chris Shea) of one unsuspecting sister (Butler), while the other sis (Raymond) starts talking about sexual role-playing games and eventually ends her marriage in a flurry of scandalous developments.
But it's Mom who becomes such a problem that the sisters get a court order to force her to go into treatment for alcoholism, while cowardly Dad offers no solutions and won't abandon his mate. To put it another way: moms and dads -- can't understand them, can't stand under them. The filmmakers and performers are admirably in sync, and the ultimate message Beth gets out of it is "sail away, free bird."
ALL YOU NEED
Klag Prods.
Director: Randy Ser
Screenwriters: Sam Hensley Jr., Randy Ser
Producers: Sam Hensley Jr., Randy Ser, Mike Gabrawy
Executive producer: Randy Holleschau
Director of photography: Jim Orr
Production designer: Erik Olson
Editor: Kimberly Rettberg
Costume designer: Emma Trenchard
Music: David Bergeaud
Casting: Elisabeth Jereski
Color/stereo
Cast:
Beth Sabistan: Kellie Martin
Faran Crenshaw: Kayren Ann Butler
Missy Rampley: Amy Raymond
Jane Sabistan: Janet Carroll
Earl Sabistan: Robert Pine
Nana Sabistan: Gloria Le Roy
Chuck Starnes: Sean Patrick Murphy
Roger Crenshaw: Chris Shea
Running time -- 98 minutes
No MPAA rating...
"Need", which had its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, is a talky, mostly civilized group meltdown with strongest prospects as a cable item.
A small theatrical release is a possibility for a film with much verbal spiciness but no interfamilial nastiness so dire that viewers will be haunted. In any event, it's up to lead Kellie Martin (NBC's "ER," the CBS telefilm "About Sarah") to lure in the young and mature female audience the U.S. indie needs to survive in unkindly and even combative marketplaces. Tyro director Randy Ser co-wrote the screenplay with fellow producer Sam Hensley Jr., and there are some undeniably effective sequences and performances in "Need".
Given the subject matter of alcoholism, divorce, marital infidelity and starting over in life, Ser and Hensley show admirable restraint and strive for an actor's showcase, which will be good enough for those viewers in the mood for a round of predictable ups and downs in the scripted "real world."
The table is set for a magnificent Thanksgiving dinner, with three married sisters (Martin, Kayren Ann Butler, Amy Raymond) joining their mother (Janet Carroll), father (Robert Pine) and forgetful granny (Gloria Le Roy). Although sundry spouses and grandchildren attend, the celebration turns sour, like so many before it, when old habits lead to unpleasant behavior by the clan's soused matriarch (Carroll).
It's only the beginning for Beth (Martin), who loses her husband Sean Patrick Murphy) to another woman and goes through a numbing divorce. There to represent her and go the extra step of proposing they have an affair is the lawyer husband (Chris Shea) of one unsuspecting sister (Butler), while the other sis (Raymond) starts talking about sexual role-playing games and eventually ends her marriage in a flurry of scandalous developments.
But it's Mom who becomes such a problem that the sisters get a court order to force her to go into treatment for alcoholism, while cowardly Dad offers no solutions and won't abandon his mate. To put it another way: moms and dads -- can't understand them, can't stand under them. The filmmakers and performers are admirably in sync, and the ultimate message Beth gets out of it is "sail away, free bird."
ALL YOU NEED
Klag Prods.
Director: Randy Ser
Screenwriters: Sam Hensley Jr., Randy Ser
Producers: Sam Hensley Jr., Randy Ser, Mike Gabrawy
Executive producer: Randy Holleschau
Director of photography: Jim Orr
Production designer: Erik Olson
Editor: Kimberly Rettberg
Costume designer: Emma Trenchard
Music: David Bergeaud
Casting: Elisabeth Jereski
Color/stereo
Cast:
Beth Sabistan: Kellie Martin
Faran Crenshaw: Kayren Ann Butler
Missy Rampley: Amy Raymond
Jane Sabistan: Janet Carroll
Earl Sabistan: Robert Pine
Nana Sabistan: Gloria Le Roy
Chuck Starnes: Sean Patrick Murphy
Roger Crenshaw: Chris Shea
Running time -- 98 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 3/15/2001
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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