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This Week on Stage: An actor breaks a leg, old Jews tell jokes, and a 'Cock' fight wows Off Broadway
25 May 2012 7:00 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
That old actor’s adage “Break a leg” is not supposed to be taken literally. But that message apparently didn’t make it to Michael McKean, the Laverne & Shirley and This is Spinal Tap alum now starring in the hit Broadway revival Gore Vidal’s The Best Man. The actor was hospitalized Tuesday with a broken leg after being struck by a car in New York City; James Lecesne will be playing his role as a presidential campaign manager for the foreseeable future.
Otherwise, it was relatively quiet on the theater scene, though L.A.’s Geffen Playhouse announced that »
- Thom Geier
50 Celebrity Names That Sound Like Game Of Thrones Characters
24 May 2012 5:03 PM, PDT | BestWeekEver | See recent BestWeekEver news »
New Party Game! In apropos of nothing, we’ve spent the last two days coming up with Celebrities Whose Names Sound Like Game Of Thrones Characters – meaning, actors, musicians, athletes, and other famous people whose real-life names contain some combination of fantasy-ness, pseudo-ethnicity, and juuust-slightly-offitude worthy of a bonafide Westeros inhabitant. Here are our favorite 50 Celebrity Names That Sound Like Game Of Thrones Characters, along with descriptions of who their names would be on the show (not who they’d be, just the names), ranked from 50 to 1 in order of Game Of Throneyness. Leave your own suggestions in the comments – we stupidly can’t get enough of these: 50. Baz Luhrmann Director of Moulin Rouge; Shifty mage apprentice to the warlock Pyat Pree 49. Jurnee Smollet Played Jess on Friday Night Lights; Homely Winterfell commoner who attracts Theon’s affections 48. Joaquin Phoenix Star of Gladiator and Walk The Line; Standard-Bearer of House »
- Dan Hopper
Michael McKean tweets his fans after being struck by car
24 May 2012 1:53 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Actor Micheal McKean is in stable condition after he was hit by a car on Tuesday (May 22) in New York and now he's feeling well enough to tweet his thanks to friends, family and doctors.
"Lucky man: best wife, great kids, awesome docs and nurses, priceless friends; a little overwhelmed by the sweet tweets," he writes. "Love all y'all."
McKean was struck when a car jumped the curb in Manhattan. Although doctors expect him to make a full recovery, he's had to bow out of his Broadway show, Gore Vidal's "The Best Man."
McKean is best known for his roles in "This is Spinal Tap," "Best in Show" and classic TV's "Laverne & Shirley." »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Michael McKean tweets recovery after being hit by car
24 May 2012 8:25 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
After being struck by a car and breaking his leg in New York City on Tuesday, actor Michael McKean took to Twitter to express his thanks and relief, tweeting: “Lucky man: best wife, great kids, awesome docs and nurses, priceless friends; a little overwhelmed by the sweet tweets. Love all y’all.”
McKean’s wife Annette O’Toole tweeted her appreciation as well on Wednesday morning, writing: “Thank you dear people for your love and support. @MJMcKean and I so appreciative. He is getting great care. Spirits are good. Grateful, we.”
The unfortunate news is that McKean will have to »
- Marc Snetiker
Michael McKean out of Broadway show 'The Best Man' after car accident
23 May 2012 5:03 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Michael McKean was hit by a car and suffered a broken leg on Tuesday, May 22, causing him to miss his first performance ever. He's doing better but is officially out of the Broadway play "The Best Man" that he's been performing in.
According to Boston.com, Producer Jeffrey Richards said that McKean's role will be played by James Lecesne from now on. "I understand from his team that he has never missed a performance in his career," Richards said in a press release. "So this is the kind of first we are reluctant to announce."
The play by Gore Vidal had been nominated for a Tony Award for best revival and the cast includes James Earl Jones, John Larroquette, Candice Bergen, Angela Lansbury, and Eric McCormack. Lecesne had previously been playing a small role in the show and this is his Broadway debut. Get well soon, Michael. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Michael McKean in Stable Condition After Getting Hit by Car
23 May 2012 11:32 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Michael McKean is in stable condition at a New York City hospital after getting hit by a car, his manager tells THR. The actor was walking on a sidewalk in New York City's Upper Wast Side neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon when the car struck him, breaking his leg, said manager Harriet Sternberg. McKean, who is currently starring on Broadway in the Gore Vidal play The Best Man, is recovering at St Luke's hospital and "was never in critical condition," Sternberg added, giving no further details. McKean's prolific acting credits include the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap and TV's
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- Erin Carlson
Michael McKean of Spinal Tap Hit by Car in New York, Seriously Injured
23 May 2012 8:43 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
He was listed in critical condition when this story broke last night but he’s been upgraded to stable according to his rep. The accident happened in Manhattan yesterday around 3pm when when Michael McKean was on his way to the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre for his scheduled performance in Gore Vidal’s The Best Man. The 65-year old comic actor was hit by a car while crossing the street and suffered a broken leg in addition to other injuries including cuts and bruises. His wife, actress Annette O’Toole flew in from L.A. to be at his side. McKean began his career playing Lenny on the Laverne and Shirley TV show in the ’70s and is best know to movie audiences form his costarring roles in This Is Spinal Tap where he played band frontman David St. Hubbins, and the Christopher Guest comedies Waiting For Guffman, Best In Show, »
- Tom Stockman
Michael McKean hit by a car and hospitalized
22 May 2012 8:39 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Actor Michael McKean was hit by a car on Tuesday, May 22 while walking in New York. According to The Wrap, the actor is fine, although his leg was broken. McKean is currently performing in Gore Vidal's Broadway show "The Best Man."
His representative tells the site that this is the first time in McKean's career that he's missed a performance. Now that is an impressive attendance record! Michael, we think this is a good excuse for missing a day of work.
Anyone else hoping for a "Spinal Tap" reunion? Not that many of his movies haven't been a reunion of sorts. Michael, get well soon! »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Michael McKean Hospitalized After Being Struck by Car
22 May 2012 4:55 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Michael McKean was hospitalized in New York on Tuesday after being struck by a car while walking. While McKean's representative told TheWrap that the 64-year-old actor is "fine," his leg was broken during the incident. The actor, known for playing Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski on the '70s sitcom "Laverne and Shirley" and David St. Hubbins in the rock mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap," is currently starring in the Broadway production of Gore Vidal's play "The Best Man." McKean has starred in a number of Broadway productions, including "Hairspray," "The »
- Tim Kenneally
Review: 'Norman Mailer: The American' Is A Cliffs Notes Look At The Life Of A Literary Icon
12 May 2012 9:36 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Provocative, rebellious, a genius and an undeniable force on the American literary landscape, Norman Mailer was an author, social commentator, filmmaker and a personality whose outsized figure nearly eclipsed his two Pulitzer prizes. He had enough experiences and adventures for three lifetimes, and trying to capture him in a documentary and uncover what made him tick is a monumental task. And so Joseph Mantegna's (not the actor), less-than-90-minute film "Norman Mailer: The American" barely scratches the surface, giving a superficial, fast-forward look at his life, with a focus more on the tawdry and salacious, than on the influences and inspirations behind a writer who was equally celebrated and vilified throughout his career.
Are you looking for anything regarding insight into his novels? You won't find it here. Mantegna is in such a hurry to get to the incident in which Mailer stabbed his second wife, which he followed by spending 17 days at Bellvue, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Kristen Stewart Did 'On The Road' For The Price Of A Beatles Song On 'Mad Men' & More About The Walter Salles Adaptation
10 May 2012 6:03 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
The long, difficult journey from page to screen for Jack Kerouac's "On The Road" has been well-documented over the years, and one thing that has been consistent throughout is the passion and love evinced for the novel by all involved --particularly the godfather of it all, Francis Ford Coppola, who acquired the novel's rights back in 1978 at the height of his success.
Now, fifty-one years after the novel was first published, we're on the eve of the film adaptation's unveiling at the Cannes Film Festival. Little word has spilled about the final product, however, the cast and crew's experience is seemingly personified (for better or worse) by an email sent by Walters Salles when things had wrapped, which explained that "being in a movie is like being in a war: when you come back home, it is difficult to tell that story to others."
Perhaps most indicative of just »
- Simon Dang
Broadway box office: 'Nice Work' and 'Once' get biggest post-Tony bumps
7 May 2012 2:47 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
In its first full week since its April 24 opening, Nice Work If You Can Get It joined Broadway’s million-dollar club with a gross of $1,022,115, up a whopping 23 percent from the previous week. For the week ending May 6, the “new” Gershwin brothers’ musical starring Matthew Broderick (pictured above) and Kelli O’Hara also had the largest gain of any production on the Great White Way and was the biggest beneficiary of its 10 Tony nominations. It joined five other shows that earned at least $1 million last week: The Lion King, Wicked, The Book of Mormon, Evita, and Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark. »
- Thom Geier
Stage Door: Tony Award Nominations
1 May 2012 9:22 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
They're here. The 2012 Tony Award nominations. For your perusal and discussion the nominee list. Unfortunately this year I saw relatively few shows: Follies (genius), Porgy & Bess (strong), Bonnie & Clyde (errrr). The stage adaptation of the film musical Once (2007) led the nominations with 11. I still haven't seen it (sniffle) but I love the film. Porgy & Bess is close behind with 10 nominations including a possible record-tying fifth win from the one and only Audra McDonald.
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis (sensational) in Porgy & Bess
Best Play
Clybourne Park Other Desert Cities Peter and the Starcatcher Venus in Fur
Best Musical
Leap of Faith Newsies Nice Work If You Can Get It Once
Yes, three movie adaptations out of four. 75% which is about right given what gets produced these days.
Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman Gore Vidal’s The Best Man Master Class Wit
Best Revival of »
- NATHANIEL R
Smash Recap: I’m in Tech
1 May 2012 7:29 AM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Greetings, People of the Book (by Arthur Laurents)! I’m just back from a weekend in the country (how enchanting, on the manicured lawns), a weekend in the country (with the panting, and the yawns), where the Wi-Fi had not yet been turned on for the season, and I have to admit it was rather a delight to actually say out loud the thoughts and feelings I would ordinarily tweet. But I’m certainly relieved I got back when I did. Otherwise, I would have missed the following retweet (courtesy of our own Gore Vidal, a.k.a. the very delicious Wesley Taylor) in which a theater-loving gentlewoman declines his exhortation to watch tonight’s episode of America’s favorite televised equivalent of ex-sex, saying: “Nope. I followed every Monday night until the gay lifestyle was rubbed in our face.”To which “we” can only reply: oh, honey, no. Rubbing »
- Rachel Shukert
Tony Awards: Complete list of nominations
1 May 2012 7:20 AM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
The 66th annual edition of these top theater kudos will be handed out on Sunday, June 10 at New York's Beacon Theater and air live on CBS. Nominees were determined by 22 theater professionals and winners will be voted on by 851 members of the Broadway community. (Read full report here.) Best Play Clybourne Park Other Desert Cities Peter and the Starcatcher Venus in Fur Best Musical Leap of Faith Newsies Nice Work If You Can Get It Once Best Play Revival Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman Gore Vidal’s The Best Man Master Class Wit Best Musical Revival Evita Follies The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Jesus Christ Superstar -Break- Best Actor (Play) James Corden - One Man, Two Guvnors Philip Seymour Hoffman - Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman James Earl Jones - Gore Vidal’s The Best Man Frank Langella - Man and Boy John Lithgow - The Columnist Best Actress (Play) Nin. »
‘Once’ Dominates Tony Award Nominations
1 May 2012 6:59 AM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
It’s a big day for the musical Once, but not for Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, in the Tony Award nominations out this morning. Once — a romantic comedy involving a flower seller, a street musician, and a vacuum cleaner repairman — received 11 nominations including Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, and Best Actress in a Musical. The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess also fared well with 10 nominations, including Best Musical. But the troubled Spider-Man production is only a candidate for two awards, for scenic design and costume design. The awards will be broadcast June 10 on CBS. Here are the nominations: Best Play Clybourne Park (Author: Bruce Norris) ;Other Desert Cities (Author: Jon Robin Baitz); Peter and the Starcatcher (Author: Rick Elice); Venus in Fur (Author: David Ives) Best Musical Leap of Faith; Newsies; Nice Work If You Can Get It; Once Best Book Of A Musical Lysistrata Jones (Douglas Carter Beane »
- DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor
Tony Award nominations react: Big surprises, shocking snubs
1 May 2012 6:49 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Please cry for Ricky Martin and Elena Roger in the Broadway revival of Evita. The truth is, the Tony nominators didn’t love you. Those stars were two of the biggest snubs at this morning’s announcement of the 66th annual Tony Awards.
One of the biggest shockers? It seems that Angela Lansbury will have to wait for her chance to win a record-breaking sixth Tony Award. Despite critical acclaim for her role as a Southern political doyenne in Gore Vidal’s The Best Man, Lansbury was passed over for Featured Actress in a Play. The surprise nominee in that »
- Thom Geier
The 2012 Tony Nominations Are Here!
1 May 2012 6:21 AM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
The nominations for the 2012 Tony awards were announced this morning, and leading the pack is Once, the musical based on the 2006 indie film of the same name, with eleven nominations. The troubled Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark received only two nods, for Best Scenic Design and Best Costume Design of a Musical. Take a look at the full list below.Best PlayClybourne ParkOther Desert CitiesPeter and the StarcatcherVenus in Fur Best MusicalLeap of FaithNewsiesNice Work If You Can Get ItOnce Best Revival of a PlayArthur Miller’s Death of a SalesmanGore Vidal’s The Best ManMaster ClassWit Best Revival of a MusicalEvitaFolliesThe Gershwins’ Porgy and BessJesus Christ Superstar Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayJames Corden - One Man, Two GuvnorsPhilip Seymour Hoffman - Arthur Miller’s Death of a SalesmanJames Earl Jones - Gore Vidal’s The Best ManFrank Langella - Man and BoyJohn »
- Amanda Dobbins
‘Once’ Leads Field for 2012 Tony Nominations
1 May 2012 6:01 AM, PDT | Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal | See recent Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal news »
Reuters ‘Once’ with Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti.
In a diverse theater season with no clear frontrunner, the Tony Award nominations announced Tuesday morning swept across the board, with nods to major star vehicles like “Death of a Salesman,” offbeat newcomers including the new musical “Once,” work by Broadway veterans such as “Nice Work If You Can Get It” and classic revivals with “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.”
As expected, “Death of a Salesman” scored big. The play with a »
- Ellen Gamerman
Tony Awards: 'Once,' 'Nice Work...' lead nominations -- read the full list here!
1 May 2012 5:58 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Do you smell that? It’s Tony fever, and it starts right now! The theater awards season kicked off this morning when Kristin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons announced the nominations for this year’s Tony Awards, which will air on CBS on Sunday, June 10 on CBS (hosted by Neil Patrick Harris).
Among the most nominated titles this year was Once, which landed 11 nominations including nods for Best Musical and its two stars, Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti. Fan favorites Newsies and Follies got their due, and there was no dearth of big Hollywood names either, with the likes of Stockard Channing, »
- Marc Snetiker
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