Boasting a truly multicultural cast, Michael Michetti’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” for Boston Court Performing Arts Center brings Tennessee Williams’ classic into the modern world. Casting director Victoria Hoffman came on board after having worked with Michetti previously on “Captain of the Bible Quiz Team” at the Rogue Machine Theatre. Rogue Machine is a membership company so Hoffman typically casts from the membership first, but the multicultural needs for “A Streetcar Named Desire,” gave her the opportunity to meet many actors she was unaware of. “I don’t think it’s possible for any one casting person to know every actor in this town because there’s so many, and so many really gifted ones.” Other than the leading role of Blanche (played byJaimi Paige) the entire cast is made up of actors of color. According to Hoffman, the idea was to have Blanche as the only Caucasian onstage...
- 2/24/2018
- backstage.com
How would you react if a famous face showed up at your wedding? Well, quite a few lucky couples got to find out when stars like Brad Pitt, Robert Pattinson, and even Queen Elizabeth II made surprise appearances at their nuptials over the years. Tom Hanks is the latest star to make someone's big day even bigger by unexpectedly crashing their ceremony, but keep reading to see which A-listers have popped up during regular folks' big days. Tom Hanks A photo posted by Meg Miller Photography (@megmillerphotography) on Sep 25, 2016 at 7:06pm Pdt Lucky newlyweds Elisabeth and Ryan got the photobomb of a lifetime in September 2016 when legendary actor Tom Hanks stumbled upon their post-ceremony Central Park photo session and stopped to wish them well. Elisabeth and Ryan's photographer, Meg Miller, captured some hilarious snaps of the trio on Instagram, writing, "Yesterday's wedding was so beautiful! Elisabeth and Ryan you planned one amazing celebration.
- 9/26/2016
- by Maria Mercedes Lara
- Popsugar.com
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