The feature tells the true story of three Black footballers who transformed the fortunes of West Bromwich Albion football team.
UK creative duo Clint Dyer and Roy Williams have lined up their next project, feature Three Degrees, which is currently in development with Film4, and tells the true story of three Black footballers who transformed the fortunes of West Bromwich Albion football team. UK actor Lenny Henry is attached as an executive producer.
Dyer will direct, with Williams writing the screenplay. The duo has previously worked together on London’s National Theatre play Death Of England: Face To Face, which...
UK creative duo Clint Dyer and Roy Williams have lined up their next project, feature Three Degrees, which is currently in development with Film4, and tells the true story of three Black footballers who transformed the fortunes of West Bromwich Albion football team. UK actor Lenny Henry is attached as an executive producer.
Dyer will direct, with Williams writing the screenplay. The duo has previously worked together on London’s National Theatre play Death Of England: Face To Face, which...
- 12/19/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Center Stage (Stanley Kwan)
Following her breakout with Jackie Chan in Police Story and before her iconic roles in the films of Wong Kar-wai and Olivier Assayas, Maggie Cheung delivered one of the best performances of her career in Stanley Kwan’s lush, definitive, and boldly conceived biopic Center Stage, also known as Actress. Now gorgeously restored in 4K from the original negative, and approved by Kwan himself, the film follows Cheung as iconic silent film star Ruan Lingyu, who committed suicide at the age of 24 in 1935 after a tumultuous private life that was frequent fodder for the vicious Shanghai tabloids—and began to mirror the melodramas that brought her fame. With Cheung receiving the Best Actress award at Berlinale, the film...
Center Stage (Stanley Kwan)
Following her breakout with Jackie Chan in Police Story and before her iconic roles in the films of Wong Kar-wai and Olivier Assayas, Maggie Cheung delivered one of the best performances of her career in Stanley Kwan’s lush, definitive, and boldly conceived biopic Center Stage, also known as Actress. Now gorgeously restored in 4K from the original negative, and approved by Kwan himself, the film follows Cheung as iconic silent film star Ruan Lingyu, who committed suicide at the age of 24 in 1935 after a tumultuous private life that was frequent fodder for the vicious Shanghai tabloids—and began to mirror the melodramas that brought her fame. With Cheung receiving the Best Actress award at Berlinale, the film...
- 10/14/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Today Focus Features opens Tár, the strikingly original return of Todd Field, in four locations in NY and LA. The film premiered at Venice winning star Cate Blanchett Best Actress as musician and conductor Lydia Tár. Early this week, it seemed to mesmerize a sold-out Alice Tully Hall at the New York Film Festival.
A 97 with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, Deadline’s review here called Field’s first film since Little Children 16 years ago, a “daring and quite comprehensive immersion in a rarified world [that] features a lead performance the likes of which doesn’t come along very often.” Field wrote the part for Blanchett but at an NYFF Q&a he said he waited to send her the script until it was done and Focus chairman Peter Kujawski “asked me, ‘Who do you have in mind?’ I said I was still thinking about it. Because I was superstitious. That she would say no.
A 97 with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, Deadline’s review here called Field’s first film since Little Children 16 years ago, a “daring and quite comprehensive immersion in a rarified world [that] features a lead performance the likes of which doesn’t come along very often.” Field wrote the part for Blanchett but at an NYFF Q&a he said he waited to send her the script until it was done and Focus chairman Peter Kujawski “asked me, ‘Who do you have in mind?’ I said I was still thinking about it. Because I was superstitious. That she would say no.
- 10/7/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
A premiere at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Carlota Pereda’s Piggy takes a Carrie-esque look at fighting back at bullies with a horror twist. Set in rural Spain, the film follows Sara, a teenager who is subject to ruthlessly bullying. Her day finally comes when she witnesses her tormentors being kidnapped and the story gets darker from there, to say the least. Ahead of an October release, the first trailer has now arrived.
During the sweltering summertime of rural Spain, Sara carries an extra load of teenage agony due to the perpetual bullying from her peers. She’s also an outsider at home—her parents and little brother just don’t understand her—so, feelings internalized, she’s often found buried in her headphones, drowning out her surroundings. One day, Sara’s usual solo dip at the local pool is disrupted by the presence of a mysterious stranger...
During the sweltering summertime of rural Spain, Sara carries an extra load of teenage agony due to the perpetual bullying from her peers. She’s also an outsider at home—her parents and little brother just don’t understand her—so, feelings internalized, she’s often found buried in her headphones, drowning out her surroundings. One day, Sara’s usual solo dip at the local pool is disrupted by the presence of a mysterious stranger...
- 9/23/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
After catching a lot of positive attention from its screening at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, the Spanish-language horror film Piggy will be screening at Fantastic Fest this weekend… and on October 7th, the movie will be receiving a nationwide release at Alamo Drafthouse theatres! It will then be getting a VOD release as well. In anticipation of the Alamo Drafthouse release, a trailer for Piggy has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.
Directed by Carlota Pereda, Piggy has the following synopsis:
With the summer sun beating down on her rural Spanish town, Sara hides away in her parent’s butcher shop. A teenager whose excess weight makes her the target of incessant bullying, she flees a clique of capricious girls who torment her at the town pool, only to stumble upon them being brutally kidnapped by a stranger, who drives off with them in his van.
Directed by Carlota Pereda, Piggy has the following synopsis:
With the summer sun beating down on her rural Spanish town, Sara hides away in her parent’s butcher shop. A teenager whose excess weight makes her the target of incessant bullying, she flees a clique of capricious girls who torment her at the town pool, only to stumble upon them being brutally kidnapped by a stranger, who drives off with them in his van.
- 9/22/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Piggy Trailer — Carlota Pereda‘s Piggy (2022) movie trailer has been released by Magnet Releasing. The Piggy trailer stars Laura Galán, Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Irene Ferreiro, Camielle Aguilar, Pilar Castro, and Claudia Salas. Crew Carlota Pereda wrote the screenplay for Piggy. Poster Piggy Movie Poster Plot Synopsis Piggy‘s plot synopsis: “With the summer sun beating down on [...]
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- 9/21/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"We're blowing this out of proportion." Magnet Releasing has finally debuted the official US trailer for an acclaimed Spanish indie horror feature title Piggy, which originally premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The film is opening in the US starting in October, and is also opening in Spain this October after playing at the San Sebastián Film Festival this month. In this horror, an overweight teen is bullied by a clique of cool girls poolside while holidaying in her village. The long walk home will change the rest of her life. "In Carlota Pereda’s strikingly bold and ominous feature adaptation of her award-winning 2018 short film, Sara must decide whether to cooperate with the police and parents’ questioning about the kidnappings, or take her own, unbridled path—while also discovering the power of desire and belonging, and the distinction between revenge and redemption." Starring Laura Galán, Richard Holmes,...
- 9/21/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Following its world premiere earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, Carlota Pereda’s Piggy will be released in Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas on October 7th, followed by a further theatrical and VOD release on Ocotober 14th, and we have a look at the official trailer!
Written and directed by Carlota Pereda, Piggy stars Laura Galán, Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Irene Ferreiro, and Camielle Aguilar, with special collaborations by Pilar Castro & Claudia Salas.
You can watch the official trailer below, and be sure to read Heather Wixson's Sundance interview with Carlota Pereda!
Synopsis: "With the summer sun beating down on her rural Spanish town, Sara hides away in her parent’s butcher shop. A teenager whose excess weight makes her the target of incessant bullying, she flees a clique of capricious girls who torment her at the town pool, only to stumble upon them being brutally kidnapped by a stranger,...
Written and directed by Carlota Pereda, Piggy stars Laura Galán, Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Irene Ferreiro, and Camielle Aguilar, with special collaborations by Pilar Castro & Claudia Salas.
You can watch the official trailer below, and be sure to read Heather Wixson's Sundance interview with Carlota Pereda!
Synopsis: "With the summer sun beating down on her rural Spanish town, Sara hides away in her parent’s butcher shop. A teenager whose excess weight makes her the target of incessant bullying, she flees a clique of capricious girls who torment her at the town pool, only to stumble upon them being brutally kidnapped by a stranger,...
- 9/21/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
An emotional Michelle Williams praised FX and Fox 21 Television Studios, thanking them for their support and for “paying me equally” in her acceptance speech for her Emmy win for outstanding actress in a limited series or movie for Fosse/Verdon. This was the four-time Oscar-nominated actress’ first Emmy win.
Williams, who won the trophy for her starring role as Broadway dancer/choreographer/singer Gwen Verdon in FX’s Fosse/Verdon, urged pay equality for women, particularly women of color.
“When you put value into a person it empowers that person to get in touch with their own inherent value, and where do they put that value they put it into their work and so the next time that a woman, especially a woman of color because she stands to make 52 cents on the dollar compared to her male white counterpart, tells you what she needs in order to do her job,...
Williams, who won the trophy for her starring role as Broadway dancer/choreographer/singer Gwen Verdon in FX’s Fosse/Verdon, urged pay equality for women, particularly women of color.
“When you put value into a person it empowers that person to get in touch with their own inherent value, and where do they put that value they put it into their work and so the next time that a woman, especially a woman of color because she stands to make 52 cents on the dollar compared to her male white counterpart, tells you what she needs in order to do her job,...
- 9/23/2019
- by Denise Petski and Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Network: FX.
Episodes: Eight (hour).
Seasons: One.
TV show dates: April 9, 2019 — May 28, 2019.
Series status: Ended.
Performers include: Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams, Norbert Leo Butz, Aya Cash, Nate Corddry, Evan Handler, Margaret Qualley, Kelli Barrett, Rick Holmes, Byron Jennings, Bianca Marroquin, Susan Misner, Laura Osnes, Paul Reiser, and Ethan Slater.
TV show description:
From Thomas Kail, Steven Levenson, Joel Fields and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Fosse/Verdon TV show is based on the Sam Wasson book, Fosse. The drama charts the professional and personal relationship between Broadway choreographer Bob Fosse (Rockwell) and star Gwen Verdon (Williams).
The series covers five decades, during which an originally inexperienced Fosse developed into a legendary artist whose work...
Episodes: Eight (hour).
Seasons: One.
TV show dates: April 9, 2019 — May 28, 2019.
Series status: Ended.
Performers include: Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams, Norbert Leo Butz, Aya Cash, Nate Corddry, Evan Handler, Margaret Qualley, Kelli Barrett, Rick Holmes, Byron Jennings, Bianca Marroquin, Susan Misner, Laura Osnes, Paul Reiser, and Ethan Slater.
TV show description:
From Thomas Kail, Steven Levenson, Joel Fields and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Fosse/Verdon TV show is based on the Sam Wasson book, Fosse. The drama charts the professional and personal relationship between Broadway choreographer Bob Fosse (Rockwell) and star Gwen Verdon (Williams).
The series covers five decades, during which an originally inexperienced Fosse developed into a legendary artist whose work...
- 6/1/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
FX will premiere its Fosse/Verdon limited series on Tuesday April 9, the network announced today.
Production on the eight-episode series starring Michelle Williams as dancer/actress Gwen Verdon and Vice Oscar nominee Sam Rockwell as director/choreographer Bob Fosse is underway in New York City.
The premiere date was announced by Chuck Saftler, President, Program Strategy and COO, FX Networks.
Based on Sam Wasson’s biography Fosse, the FX series chronicles the romantic and creative partnership between Broadway legends Fosse and his Sweet Charity star Verdon. Fosse/Verdon will include Fosse’s choreography and, says FX, will explore “the hidden corners of show business, the price of pursuing greatness, and the suffering inflicted in the name of art.”
In addition to Williams and Rockwell, the limited series’ cast includes Norbert Leo Butz, Margaret Qualley, Aya Cash, Nate Corddry, Susan Misner, Bianca Marroquin, Kelli Barrett, Evan Handler, Rick Holmes, Paul Reiser,...
Production on the eight-episode series starring Michelle Williams as dancer/actress Gwen Verdon and Vice Oscar nominee Sam Rockwell as director/choreographer Bob Fosse is underway in New York City.
The premiere date was announced by Chuck Saftler, President, Program Strategy and COO, FX Networks.
Based on Sam Wasson’s biography Fosse, the FX series chronicles the romantic and creative partnership between Broadway legends Fosse and his Sweet Charity star Verdon. Fosse/Verdon will include Fosse’s choreography and, says FX, will explore “the hidden corners of show business, the price of pursuing greatness, and the suffering inflicted in the name of art.”
In addition to Williams and Rockwell, the limited series’ cast includes Norbert Leo Butz, Margaret Qualley, Aya Cash, Nate Corddry, Susan Misner, Bianca Marroquin, Kelli Barrett, Evan Handler, Rick Holmes, Paul Reiser,...
- 1/23/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The finger snaps, angled poses and glimpses of Weimar decadence come fast and furious in FX’s first teaser for Fosse/Verdon, the upcoming limited series about Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. Only one word is uttered: After the dancers have been put through the paces, Fosse, played by Sam Rockwell, orders “Again!”
Verdon is played by Michelle Williams.
Also in the cast: Norbert Leo Butz, Margaret Qualley, Aya Cash, Nate Corddry, Susan Misner, Bianca Marroquin, Kelli Barrett (as Liza Minnelli), Evan Handler, Rick Holmes and Paul Reiser. Ethan Slater, who recently starred as Broadway’s SpongeBob SquarePants, will play Joel Grey, with Byron Jennings as George Abbott and Laura Osnes as Shirley MacLaine.
Exec producing are Thomas Kail, Steven Levenson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Fields, Miranda, Rockwell, Williams and George Stelzner, with Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions producing. Levenson, who will serve as showrunner, wrote the premiere episode...
Verdon is played by Michelle Williams.
Also in the cast: Norbert Leo Butz, Margaret Qualley, Aya Cash, Nate Corddry, Susan Misner, Bianca Marroquin, Kelli Barrett (as Liza Minnelli), Evan Handler, Rick Holmes and Paul Reiser. Ethan Slater, who recently starred as Broadway’s SpongeBob SquarePants, will play Joel Grey, with Byron Jennings as George Abbott and Laura Osnes as Shirley MacLaine.
Exec producing are Thomas Kail, Steven Levenson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Fields, Miranda, Rockwell, Williams and George Stelzner, with Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions producing. Levenson, who will serve as showrunner, wrote the premiere episode...
- 1/7/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Fosse/Verdon Teaser: Michelle Williams and Sam Rockwell Own the Stage in First Look at FX Miniseries
FX’s Bob Fosse-Gwen Verdon miniseries is already trying to steal the spotlight. Just as the 2019 Golden Globes began on Sunday, the network dropped Fosse/Vernon‘s first trailer, giving us a tantalizing look at Michelle Williams (as Verdon) and Sam Rockwell (as Fosse) in action.
Premiering in April, the drama chronicles the partnership of Broadway legends Fosse and Verdon. “He was a filmmaker and one of theater’s most influential choreographers and directors; she was the greatest Broadway dancer of all time,” per a release from FX. “Together, they changed the face of American entertainment — at a perilous cost.
Premiering in April, the drama chronicles the partnership of Broadway legends Fosse and Verdon. “He was a filmmaker and one of theater’s most influential choreographers and directors; she was the greatest Broadway dancer of all time,” per a release from FX. “Together, they changed the face of American entertainment — at a perilous cost.
- 1/7/2019
- TVLine.com
Jane the Virgin co-star Jaime Camil is casting a musical spell on Charmed: The actor will guest-star on the witchy new CW drama as Mr. Morales, “the brash and eccentric new Music Director of Hilltowne University’s a capella group,” EW.com reports.
And that’s just the beginning of the Jane the Virgin connections: Camil’s episode will be directed by Jane herself, actress Gina Rodriguez. (The two shows share an executive producer in Jennie Snyder Urman.)
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* Audience Network has renewed Mr. Mercedes for a 10-episode third season.
* FX...
And that’s just the beginning of the Jane the Virgin connections: Camil’s episode will be directed by Jane herself, actress Gina Rodriguez. (The two shows share an executive producer in Jennie Snyder Urman.)
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* Audience Network has renewed Mr. Mercedes for a 10-episode third season.
* FX...
- 11/19/2018
- TVLine.com
FX has set the main cast for the eight-episode limited series “Fosse/Verdon,” Variety has learned.
The series is based on the biography “Fosse” written by Sam Wasson and tells the story of the romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell) and Gwen Verdon (Michelle Williams).
Norbert Leo Butz has been cast in the series regular role of Paddy Chayefsky, while Margaret Qually will appear in the series regular role of Ann Reinking.
In addition, the following people have been cast in recurring roles: Aya Cash as Joan Simon, Nate Corddry as Neil Simon, Susan Misner as Joan McCracken, Bianca Marroquin as Chita Rivera, Kelli Barrett as Liza Minnelli, Evan Handler as Hal Prince, Rick Holmes as Fred Weaver, Paul Reiser as Cy Feuer, Ethan Slater as Joel Grey, Byron Jennings as George Abbott, and Laura Osnes as Shirley MacLaine.
Butz is currently starring on Broadway in “My Fair Lady...
The series is based on the biography “Fosse” written by Sam Wasson and tells the story of the romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell) and Gwen Verdon (Michelle Williams).
Norbert Leo Butz has been cast in the series regular role of Paddy Chayefsky, while Margaret Qually will appear in the series regular role of Ann Reinking.
In addition, the following people have been cast in recurring roles: Aya Cash as Joan Simon, Nate Corddry as Neil Simon, Susan Misner as Joan McCracken, Bianca Marroquin as Chita Rivera, Kelli Barrett as Liza Minnelli, Evan Handler as Hal Prince, Rick Holmes as Fred Weaver, Paul Reiser as Cy Feuer, Ethan Slater as Joel Grey, Byron Jennings as George Abbott, and Laura Osnes as Shirley MacLaine.
Butz is currently starring on Broadway in “My Fair Lady...
- 11/19/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
FX has rounded out the cast as production begins on Fosse/Verdon (new official title), its high-profile eight-episode limited drama series starring Oscar winner Sam Rockwell and Oscar nominee Michelle Williams in the title roles, from award-winning producers Thomas Kail, Steven Levenson, Lin Manuel-Miranda and Joel Fields, FX Television Studios and FX Productions. Production on the series is currently underway in New York City ahead of its spring 2019 premiere on FX.
Joining previously announced Rockwell and Williams as series regulars are Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz (Bloodline) as Paddy Chayefsky and Margaret Qualley (Novitiate) as Ann Reinking. Additional recurring cast includes Evan Handler (The People v. O.J. Simpson) as Hal Prince; Aya Cash (You’re The Worst) as Joan Simon; Nate Corddry (For All Mankind) as Neil Simon; Susan Misner (Jack Ryan) as Joan McCracken; Bianca Marroquin (Chicago) as Chita Rivera; Kelli Barrett (The Punisher) as Liza Minnelli; Rick Holmes...
Joining previously announced Rockwell and Williams as series regulars are Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz (Bloodline) as Paddy Chayefsky and Margaret Qualley (Novitiate) as Ann Reinking. Additional recurring cast includes Evan Handler (The People v. O.J. Simpson) as Hal Prince; Aya Cash (You’re The Worst) as Joan Simon; Nate Corddry (For All Mankind) as Neil Simon; Susan Misner (Jack Ryan) as Joan McCracken; Bianca Marroquin (Chicago) as Chita Rivera; Kelli Barrett (The Punisher) as Liza Minnelli; Rick Holmes...
- 11/19/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
FX has rounded out its impressive cast for limited series Fosse/Verdon.
Joining the eight-episode drama about the romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell) and Gwen Verdon (Michelle Williams) are series regulars Norbert Leo Butz and Margaret Qualley and recurring players Aya Cash, Nate Corddry, Susan Misner, Bianca Marroquin, Kelli Barrett, Evan Handler, Rick Holmes and Paul Reiser. Also joining the cast are Ethan Slater, Byron Jennings and Laura Osnes.
Fosse/Verdon is based on Fosse, the biography written by Sam Wasson. The eight-part limited series tells the story of the singular romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse ...
Joining the eight-episode drama about the romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell) and Gwen Verdon (Michelle Williams) are series regulars Norbert Leo Butz and Margaret Qualley and recurring players Aya Cash, Nate Corddry, Susan Misner, Bianca Marroquin, Kelli Barrett, Evan Handler, Rick Holmes and Paul Reiser. Also joining the cast are Ethan Slater, Byron Jennings and Laura Osnes.
Fosse/Verdon is based on Fosse, the biography written by Sam Wasson. The eight-part limited series tells the story of the singular romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse ...
- 11/19/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Alec Bojalad Feb 28, 2019
Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams will star in and produce an FX limited series Fosse/Verdon with Lin-Manuel Miranda producing.
FX isn't willing to let its strangehold of the Best Limited Series category at the Golden Globes and Emmys go any time soon. The network has announced a star-studded limited series called Fosse/Verdon that will tell the real life story of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams will star as the titular duo.
“We are over the moon about this dream team we’ve assembled for this incredible series,” FX Co-President of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions Nick Grad said in a statement. “Tommy, Steven, and Lin are the perfect team to tell the story of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, and we’re so thrilled to have Sam and Michelle playing these iconic roles.”
read more: Pose Season...
Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams will star in and produce an FX limited series Fosse/Verdon with Lin-Manuel Miranda producing.
FX isn't willing to let its strangehold of the Best Limited Series category at the Golden Globes and Emmys go any time soon. The network has announced a star-studded limited series called Fosse/Verdon that will tell the real life story of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams will star as the titular duo.
“We are over the moon about this dream team we’ve assembled for this incredible series,” FX Co-President of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions Nick Grad said in a statement. “Tommy, Steven, and Lin are the perfect team to tell the story of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, and we’re so thrilled to have Sam and Michelle playing these iconic roles.”
read more: Pose Season...
- 7/25/2018
- Den of Geek
Dan Cody's Yacht is now in previews ahead of a Wednesday, June 6 opening night at Mtc at New York City Center - Stage I 131 West 55th Street. The cast of Dan Cody's Yacht features Kristen Bush Taking Care of Baby at Mtc, The City of Conversation, Meredith Forlenza 1984, The Winslow Boy, Laura Kai Chen Her, Days of Our Lives,Rick Holmes Junk, Peter and the Starcatcher, John Kroft Dracula, Jordan Lage Race, Speed-the-Plow, Roxanna Hope Radja Ruins of Civilization at Mtc, Torch Song, and Casey Whyland Billy Elliot the Musical.
- 5/31/2018
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Donald Glover intended “Atlanta” to show people what it feels like to be black, and after 10 unpredictable but glorious episodes, the result is inconclusive but hopeful. The show is masterful in eliciting a range of feelings — a combination of joy and horror, tension and relief — but none more so than surprise. But can you now say you know what it feels like to be black? No, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Read More: ‘Atlanta’: Meet the Hip-Hop Music Director Who Made FX’s Beautiful and Baffling Series
What “Atlanta” does instead is use tonal shifts, wholly unanticipated events and surreal elements to create such an atmosphere of subversion that it’s unsettling. And this is turn creates an openness in the audience to experience what comes next without expectation. To use a food metaphor, the acids in a marinade prepare the protein in the steak to...
Read More: ‘Atlanta’: Meet the Hip-Hop Music Director Who Made FX’s Beautiful and Baffling Series
What “Atlanta” does instead is use tonal shifts, wholly unanticipated events and surreal elements to create such an atmosphere of subversion that it’s unsettling. And this is turn creates an openness in the audience to experience what comes next without expectation. To use a food metaphor, the acids in a marinade prepare the protein in the steak to...
- 11/2/2016
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
As much fun as Act I of "Peter and the Starcatcher" is -- and that cannot be overstated -- the second act contains some of the best scenes on Broadway this season.
Christian Borle ("Smash") is absolutely fabulous as a prissy pirate prone to malapropisms. He seems to be channeling some inner Groucho with the huge mustache -- he is, after all Black Stache -- and does the great bug eyes as well. Borle milks every joke, but never a second too long.
Like everyone in Roger Rees and Alex Timbers' precisely directed play, he never misses a beat or a joke. This cast should be used in drama schools to illustrate the beauty of comic timing.
"Peter and the Starcatcher" is not so easily defined. It's a comedy, clean enough for children. The few mildly suggestive jokes sail over kids' heads but get laughs from the adults. It's a musical,...
Christian Borle ("Smash") is absolutely fabulous as a prissy pirate prone to malapropisms. He seems to be channeling some inner Groucho with the huge mustache -- he is, after all Black Stache -- and does the great bug eyes as well. Borle milks every joke, but never a second too long.
Like everyone in Roger Rees and Alex Timbers' precisely directed play, he never misses a beat or a joke. This cast should be used in drama schools to illustrate the beauty of comic timing.
"Peter and the Starcatcher" is not so easily defined. It's a comedy, clean enough for children. The few mildly suggestive jokes sail over kids' heads but get laughs from the adults. It's a musical,...
- 4/24/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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