London, June 03 – Bradley Cooper and Paul Rudd were surprised to have bagged Broadway roles alongside Julia Roberts because they felt they weren’t orthodox actors.
The pair worked with the beauty on the 2006 New York production of Richard Greenberg’s Three Days of Rain.
The duo believes their career progressed after starring in cult comedy ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ in their early days in the film industry.
“We would sit around laughing saying if we had had a crystal ball when we were shooting Wet Hot American Summer and it had told us we were going to be the two.
The pair worked with the beauty on the 2006 New York production of Richard Greenberg’s Three Days of Rain.
The duo believes their career progressed after starring in cult comedy ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ in their early days in the film industry.
“We would sit around laughing saying if we had had a crystal ball when we were shooting Wet Hot American Summer and it had told us we were going to be the two.
- 6/3/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Bradley Cooper and his pal Paul Rudd couldn't believe their luck when they landed Broadway roles opposite Julia Roberts - because they are the antithesis of stereotypical actors.
The pair worked with the Pretty Woman actress on the 2006 New York production of Richard Greenberg's Three Days of Rain, and were stunned at how far they had come since their days as relative unknowns in cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer - Cooper's debut film.
And the Hangover star insists the strangest part of the pair becoming professional actors was the fact they didn't behave like Hollywood celebrities - admitting they still laugh at their own bodily functions.
He tells Details magazine, "We would sit around laughing saying if we had had a crystal ball when we were shooting Wet Hot American Summer and it had told us we were going to be the two guys opposite Julia Roberts in a play, we would have thought that was crazy.
"Movie stars used to be dashing, masculine, and mysterious and we're the kind of guys that laugh at our own farts."...
The pair worked with the Pretty Woman actress on the 2006 New York production of Richard Greenberg's Three Days of Rain, and were stunned at how far they had come since their days as relative unknowns in cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer - Cooper's debut film.
And the Hangover star insists the strangest part of the pair becoming professional actors was the fact they didn't behave like Hollywood celebrities - admitting they still laugh at their own bodily functions.
He tells Details magazine, "We would sit around laughing saying if we had had a crystal ball when we were shooting Wet Hot American Summer and it had told us we were going to be the two guys opposite Julia Roberts in a play, we would have thought that was crazy.
"Movie stars used to be dashing, masculine, and mysterious and we're the kind of guys that laugh at our own farts."...
- 6/2/2010
- WENN
The applause you're hearing on the Great White Way is for the way Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig handled an obnoxious cell-phone user in the middle of their sold-out play, A Steady Rain - now one of the hottest tickets on Broadway. But the clapping for the play itself isn't nearly as passionate. "It all comes across like an elongated pitch meeting for an over caffeinated buddy-cop movie that might be directed by Sidney Lumet or Martin Scorsese," writes Reuters critic Frank Scheck. The play, in which the pair play cops in love with the same woman, has broken the...
- 9/30/2009
- by Michael Y. Park
- PEOPLE.com
Playwright Richard Greenberg won a Tony Award for Best Play 2003 for Take Me Out. Take Me Out traveled from London to New York in the first co-production of the Donmar Warehouse and The Public Theater, and then transferred to Broadway. He is the author of over 25 plays including 8 South Coast Repertory World Premieres: The Violet Hour, Three Days of Rain (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, Pulitzer Prize finalist, Olivier, Drama Desk and Hull-Warriner nominations), and The Extra Man. He is a winner of the Oppenheimer Award and the first winner of the Pen/Laura Pels Award for a playwright in mid-career.
- 8/7/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Julia Roberts is planning a return to Broadway - despite failing to win over New York theatre critics with her 2006 stage debut in Three Days Of Rain.
The 41-year-old Oscar winner starred in a limited run of Richard Greenberg's play, opposite Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper, three years ago.
The show grossed nearly $1 million (£694,440) in ticket sales during its first week, but Roberts' performance was savaged by reviewers.
However, she is keen to give the New York stage another try - and has vowed to be more careful in choosing which role to take on.
She tells Allure magazine, "I would like to do it one more time, understanding the shape of the beast better now."
And she has a new plan for stage success: "Maybe not pick the hardest play I can find."...
The 41-year-old Oscar winner starred in a limited run of Richard Greenberg's play, opposite Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper, three years ago.
The show grossed nearly $1 million (£694,440) in ticket sales during its first week, but Roberts' performance was savaged by reviewers.
However, she is keen to give the New York stage another try - and has vowed to be more careful in choosing which role to take on.
She tells Allure magazine, "I would like to do it one more time, understanding the shape of the beast better now."
And she has a new plan for stage success: "Maybe not pick the hardest play I can find."...
- 2/19/2009
- WENN
Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) presents the Broadway premiere of Richard Greenberg's The American Plan which is directed by Tony nominee David Grindley (Journey's End). Lily Rabe and Mercedes Ruehl are joined by Benjamin Eakeley (Sweeney Todd), Austin Lysy (A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Delacorte), and Brenda Pressley (The First Breeze of Summer). The limited engagement of The American Plan began previews Friday, January 2, 2009 and opened last night, Thursday, January 22, 2009 at Mtc's Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld's cameras were there to capture the star-studded arrivals! The Broadway production of The American Plan marks Mtc's eighth collaboration with Richard Greenberg; a relationship that includes the original New York production of The American Plan which premiered in 1990 at Mtc at New York City Center - Stage II and then transferred to Stage I. Other Mtc productions of Greenberg plays include: Eastern Standard, The Extra Man,...
- 1/23/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Julia Roberts enjoyed a successful Broadway debut Tuesday night with the first preview of Three Days Of Rain, although she burst out laughing when a plastic tomato prop bounced all over the stage. The Oscar-winning actress was so popular with New York theatre-goers her first few lines were inaudible over the audience's thunderous applause at the Bernard B. Jacobs theatre. The New York Daily News writes: "A moment that reminded the audience this was the first preview came midway through the second act. (Roberts) had to contend with a runaway prop tomato. The plastic veggie landed on the floor, bounced and echoed like a table tennis ball - a blooper that left Roberts briefly in stitches. She broke character and couldn't help flashing her trademark toothy grin. That smile was in evidence at the curtain call, which showed that Roberts had checked her superstar status at the stage door." Three Days Of Rain officially opens on April 19 after more previews. In late January, it scored $7 million in advance sales in one day. The play was written by Richard Greenberg and was a Pulitzer Prize nominee in 1997.
- 3/30/2006
- WENN
Actress Julia Roberts' Broadway debut in Three Days Of Rain has sparked a buying frenzy, causing ticket websites to crash shortly after seats went on sale on Saturday. Tickets to see the Pretty Woman star on the New York stage are costing fans a pretty penny, with the only ones left being premium seats which cost $251.25 each. The show is nearly sold out and scored $7 million in advanced sales in one day. The Oscar-winning actress will play two characters in the limited run of Tony-winner Richard Greenberg's family mystery. Three Days Of Rain will run from March 28 to June 18.
- 2/1/2006
- WENN
Actors Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper have signed up to join Julia Roberts on the New York stage in the revival of Richard Greenberg's Three Days Of Rain. The play, which will mark Roberts' Broadway debut, will begin previews on March 28 and open on April 19 at New York City's Bernard B Jacobs Theatre. The limited run ends on June 18.
- 12/1/2005
- WENN
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