Trevor: The Musical, an acclaimed stage adaptation of the 1994 Oscar-winning short film that gave rise to one of the nation’s most prominent Lgbtq organizations, will make its New York debut this April in an Off Broadway staging by Marc Bruni, director of the Tony-winning Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and the recently announced, in-development musical adaptation of Fran Drescher’s The Nanny.
The musical, with choreography by Beautiful‘s Joshua Prince, was announced today and is produced by Roy Furman, a producer or co-producer of such current New York hits as Tina, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Mean Girls, Dear Evan Hansen, Little Shop of Horrors, and A.B. & W. Productions, the group that’s been developing Trevor since 2013.
Trevor will open in April at Stage 42, the Shubert Organization’s Off Broadway theater district venue that recently housed the hit Yiddish-language production of Fiddler on the Roof. Trevor made its...
The musical, with choreography by Beautiful‘s Joshua Prince, was announced today and is produced by Roy Furman, a producer or co-producer of such current New York hits as Tina, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Mean Girls, Dear Evan Hansen, Little Shop of Horrors, and A.B. & W. Productions, the group that’s been developing Trevor since 2013.
Trevor will open in April at Stage 42, the Shubert Organization’s Off Broadway theater district venue that recently housed the hit Yiddish-language production of Fiddler on the Roof. Trevor made its...
- 1/9/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including Show Biz After Hours With Frank Dilella with Andrew Rannells, James Lecesne, and Rachel Bay Jones Tom Wopat at The Metropolitan Room Kurt Weill on Broadway with Mary Testa and Friends Victoria Cook at 54 Below Women in the World of Sondheim Katie Welsh and Emily Whitaker.
- 6/5/2016
- by Louisa Brady
- BroadwayWorld.com
In honor of NYC Pride 2016, 92Y presents a one-night-only performance of The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, the award-winning play written and performed by James Lecesne, directed by Tony Speciale, with original music by Spring Awakening's Tony Award-winning composer Duncan Sheik. The play has scenic design by Jo Winiarski, lighting design by Matt Richards, sound design by Christian Frederickson, projection design by Aaron Rhyne, original animation amp photography by Matthew Sandager, and costumes by Paul Marlow.
- 5/23/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The 6th annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards were announced May 18. Ike Holter’s “Exit Strategy,” which ran at Primary Stages this spring, and César Alvarez’s “Futurity” from Soho Rep and Ars Nova, were named the best new play and musical, respectively, of the 2015–16 New York theater season. Also among the winners were solo artist James Lecesne for “The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey” and Bedlam’s adaptation of “Sense and Sensibility.” Red Bull Theater’s “The School for Scandal” and Roundabout Theatre Company’s “The Robber Bridegroom” took home best play and musical revival, respectively. The Off Broadway Alliance is a nonprofit led by theater professionals committed to supporting and promoting the world of Off-Broadway. Part of their mission is to make “live theater increasingly accessible to new and diverse audiences.” The 2016 awards will be presented in a ceremony at Sardi’s restaurant on June 21. For more information, visit OffBroadwayAlliance.
- 5/18/2016
- backstage.com
The next “Hamilton” might be among this year’s crop of Off-Broadway Alliance Award nominees. Nominations for their 6th Annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, which honor commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened during the 2015–16 season, have been announced. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” won last year’s Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Musical. Mike Birbiglia (“Thank God for Jokes”), Staceyann Chin (“MotherStruck!”), James Lecesne (“The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey”), Joanna Rush (“Kick”), and Andrew Schneider (“Youarenowhere”) are among this year’s nominees for Best Solo Performance. Broadway publicist Merle Debuskey, Tony Award–winning performer Linda Lavin, director and Playwrights Horizons founder Robert Moss, and Tony-nominated actor Lois Smith are set to receive Legend of Off-Broadway honors. Meanwhile Hall of Fame Awards will be presented posthumously to longtime married actors Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach, actor and comedian Anne Meara, as well as writer, composer, musician, and theater director Elizabeth Swados.
- 4/27/2016
- backstage.com
ActorPlaywright James Lecesne will be presenting a reading of his new play The Mother Of Invention in a benefit reading to support the work of The Alzheimer's Family Support Center of Cape Cod. Directed byTony Speciale, the reading will take place on April 25, 2016 at 7 p.m. at The Barrow Street Theatre 27 Barrow Street, NYC, featuring Linda Lavin, Susie Pourfar, Alfredo Narciso, Isabella Russo and Dale Soules.
- 4/8/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
It's time to make an addition to the list of reasons why Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry are probably dating. The pair's latest fun outing was going to see the one-man play The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey in Los Angeles on Thursday night, which ended with one seriously cute selfie backstage. The photo, posted by the play's star James Lecesne, shows Katy and Orlando hanging out with Ray Donovan actress Vinessa Shaw and her fiancé, Kristopher Gifford, and they are all sporting smiles. The potential couple originally ignited dating rumors after they were spotted flirting in early January at a Golden Globes afterparty, which they later left together. Check out the photo above, and take a look at Katy's hangout session with kindred pop star Gwen Stefani. Tall Image Source: Getty/Kevin Mazur...
- 1/23/2016
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom really can't stay away from each other. Almost two weeks after hanging out at several 2016 Golden Globes after parties and meeting each other again at the Stella McCartney Autumn 2016 Presentation, the two have gotten together for another fun night out. Perry, 31, and Bloom, 39, appeared backstage at the one-man play The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey in the Los Angeles area Thursday, as seen in a selfie posted on Instagram by the production's star, James Lecesne, 61. Also seen in the photo: Ray Donovan star Vinessa Shaw, 39, and her fiancé, Kristopher Gifford. Not spotted: Perry's on-again,...
- 1/23/2016
- E! Online
Good morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news James Lecesne's The Absolute Brightness Of Leonard Pelkey travels to L.A., it's National Swing Dayuse EquityTeamSwing to celebrate, and the company of The Woodsman meets the press, so stay tuned for coverage...
- 1/13/2016
- by Jessica Khan
- BroadwayWorld.com
The United Solo Theatre Festival wrapped Sunday, Nov. 22, with a closing ceremony at New York City’s Theatre Row. As the world’s largest festival for solo theater, the sixth annual outing featured 150 local and international productions over its 10-week run, playing between two and five solo shows every day in categories as wide ranging as storytelling and puppetry to multimedia and musicals. James Lecesne (star and writer of “The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey,” which played Off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre this summer) received the coveted United Solo Special Award, given each year to a solo theater-maker for his/her contributions to the solo art form. “I really applaud you all for using your voice, speaking out, and telling your stories,” Lecesne said while accepting the award. “It’s the greatest thing you can do in your life. Thank you so much for this honor.” Previous recipients of the...
- 11/23/2015
- backstage.com
The producers of the critically-acclaimed new play The Absolute Brightness Of Leonard Pelkey announced today that the play written by and starring James Lecesne will play a strictly limited three week engagement in Los Angeles from Wednesday, January 13, 2016 through Sunday, January 31, 2016 as a guest production at the Kirk Douglas Theatre 9820 Washington Boulevard, Culver City. The hit play ends its Off-Broadway engagement Sunday, October 18, 2015 at the Westside Theatre 407 West 43 Street.
- 10/16/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Solo theater enthusiasts—all theater enthusiasts!—should mark their calendars: the world’s largest solo theater festival will run Sept. 17–Nov. 22 at New York City’s Theatre Row. United Solo will be presenting 150 shows from six continents, a celebration of the art of braving the stage all alone. Whether it’s comedy, drama, new work, or new adaptations you’re looking for, United Solo performances are fascinating to take in and inexpensive to attend. The festival will culminate with the announcement of the United Solo Special Award award winner. This year’s nominees are Tom Dugan, Cush Jumbo, James Lecesne (pictured above in “The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey”), Benjamin Scheuer, and Wanda Sykes, all five of whom have received acclaim for their solo work. Recognizing those at the top of the craft, the award has previously been given to Anna Deavere Smith, Patti LuPone, John Leguizamo, and Fiona Shaw.
- 9/1/2015
- backstage.com
Following a sold-out run at Dixon Place, the limited 12- week engagement of the critically-acclaimed new play The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey officially opened onJuly 27, 2015, at theWestside Theatre 407 West 43 Street. The Absolute Brightness Of Leonard Pelkey, the much talked-about new play written and performed by James Lecesne, will have scenic design by Jo Winiarski, lighting design by Matt Richards, sound design by Christian Frederickson, projection design by Aaron Rhyne, original animation amp photography by Matthew Sandager, and costumes by Paul Marlow.
- 7/29/2015
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Beware short plays bearing long titles; they are usually not short enough. Such is the case with The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, a 75-minute one-man show in which James Lecesne, who also wrote the piece, portrays nine denizens of a Jersey shore town. Chief among them is the improbable, noir-spouting police detective assigned to investigate the disappearance of a 14-year-old who is not just missing but murdered. We quickly learn why, as well: Leonard Pelkey was an outrageously flamboyant gay boy, unwilling or unable to “tone it down” for other people’s comfort or even his own safety. (Among other capital offenses, he liked to wear Capri pants.) Since only one of the townies that Lecesne gives voice to is a homophobe, there’s not much mystery here, nor, in a play consisting mostly of monologues, much drama of any other sort. Instead, we get a series of amusing,...
- 7/28/2015
- Vulture
In adapting his Ya novel Absolute Brightness — a tale, full of funny, familiar residents of a small Jersey town, about the disappearance of a flamboyant, apparently gay teen — for the stage, James Lecesne jettisoned some characters and added others. “It has to be varied, to keep people’s interest for 75 minutes,” he explains. “You can’t have too many people in the hair salon, right?” Then came voices and gestures “to encourage people to think about the uniqueness of each human being.” The accents and movements that distinguish detective from hairdresser from mob wife come from all corners of his life: his Hasbrouck Heights youth, summers at the shore, a stint in a play full of German characters. “I hear them speaking,” he says, “and then I work back.” (The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey just opened at the Westside Theatre.)*This article appears in the July 13, 2015 issue...
- 7/15/2015
- by Boris Kachka
- Vulture
Dixon Place's new production, The Absolute Brightness Of Leonard Pelkey, begins performances tomorrow, Saturday, February 7th at 730 Pm. The play is set to open on Sunday, February 22nd at 600 Pm. Based on his best-selling novel, the production features critically acclaimed, Emmy nominated and award-winning storyteller James Lecesne, who portrays the life and characters of a Jersey Shore town where a young boy goes missing. The play is directed by Tony Speciale, with visuals by Matthew Sandager and incidental music by Duncan Sheik, some of which will be released in his new record 'Legerdemain' in April 2015. The Absolute Brightness Of Leonard Pelkey will run through March 28th at Dixon Place 161 Chrystie Street. BroadwayWorld has a first look at Lecesne onstage below...
- 2/6/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway's Chad Kimball Memphis, Mary Beth Peil Follies, The Good Wife, Elizabeth Morton Death Of A Salesman and Academy Award winner James Lecesne The Best Man, Trevor join Matt Doyle Book Of Mormon, War Horse, Jennifer Cody Shrek, Urinetown and Sheffield Chastain Is He Dead in a industry reading of Ron Pallilo's play,The Lost Boy at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studios, 311 West 43rd St. The Lost Boy will be performed tonight, Sept. 15th at 630 pm and on Tuesday, Sept. 16th at 1230pm.
- 9/15/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway's Chad Kimball Memphis, Mary Beth Peil Follies, The Good Wife, Elizabeth Morton Death Of A Salesman and Academy Award winner James Lecesne The Best Man, Trevor will join the previously announced Matt Doyle Book Of Mormon, War Horse, Jennifer Cody Shrek, Urinetown and Sheffield Chastain Is He Dead in a industry reading of Ron Pallilo's play,The Lost Boy at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studios, 311 West 43rd St. The Lost Boy will be performed Monday, Sept. 15th at 630 pm and on Tuesday, Sept. 16th at 1230pm.
- 9/9/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
James Lecesne has been a little further around the block than most understudies. Before taking his part on Broadway this past spring — a tiny role and a couple of understudy parts in The Best Man — Lecesne had already won an Oscar for a film short, written a couple of Ya books, launched a gay-teen suicide hotline, and created and starred in an acclaimed one-man show. But when Best Man co-star Michael McKean was hit by a cab last Tuesday and Lecesne was chosen to replace him in the role of John Larroquette’s campaign manager, he was as flustered, anxious (and yes, elated) as any ingénue who suddenly gets a shot. He spoke with us about his new star turn.Where were you when you found out about McKean’s accident?I was teaching a class at the New York Film Academy, on story and structure for documentary filmmakers. It...
- 5/29/2012
- by Boris Kachka
- Vulture
This Week on Stage: An actor breaks a leg, old Jews tell jokes, and a 'Cock' fight wows Off Broadway
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...
Otherwise, it was relatively quiet on the theater scene, though L.A.’s Geffen Playhouse announced that...
- 5/25/2012
- by Thom Geier
- EW.com - PopWatch
Oscar winner James Lecesne is to step in for Michael McKean on Broadway as the Spinal Tap star recovers from a car accident in hospital.
McKean has been forced to pull out of the Tony Award-nominated Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man indefinitely after breaking his leg in the New York street accident on Tuesday.
Lecesne, who wrote Oscar-winning short film Trevor, will replace him onstage as Dick Jensen.
The actor previously portrayed a Washington Post reporter in the play, alongside injured McKean, in his Broadway debut.
Producer Jeffrey Richards tells BroadwayWorld.com, "I have worked with Michael on three previous productions... and he has never missed a performance, and I understand from his team that he has never missed a performance in his career. So this is the kind of first we are reluctant to announce.
"He is currently in stable condition, he has a broken leg."
Richards suggests McKean will not return to the show, adding, "I look forward to working with Michael again on a future project."...
McKean has been forced to pull out of the Tony Award-nominated Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man indefinitely after breaking his leg in the New York street accident on Tuesday.
Lecesne, who wrote Oscar-winning short film Trevor, will replace him onstage as Dick Jensen.
The actor previously portrayed a Washington Post reporter in the play, alongside injured McKean, in his Broadway debut.
Producer Jeffrey Richards tells BroadwayWorld.com, "I have worked with Michael on three previous productions... and he has never missed a performance, and I understand from his team that he has never missed a performance in his career. So this is the kind of first we are reluctant to announce.
"He is currently in stable condition, he has a broken leg."
Richards suggests McKean will not return to the show, adding, "I look forward to working with Michael again on a future project."...
- 5/24/2012
- WENN
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...
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...
- 5/24/2012
- by Marc Snetiker
- EW.com - PopWatch
Michael McKean has a New Yorker's stamina - and sense of humor. A day after his horrific encounter with a car that ran out of control onto the sidewalk and slammed him, bleeding, into a Upper West Side Manhattan street, the actor, 64, was cracking wise with the producer of his Broadway show. "We always tell each other to break a leg in this business. I never thought it would happen to me this way!" McKean joked from his hospital bed to his The Best Man producer Jeffrey Richards, reports the New York Post. McKean sustained a broken leg and facial...
- 5/24/2012
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
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.
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.
- 5/24/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
'Harry Potter' star calls the award, which he will accept June 27 at NYC's Trevor Live gala, a 'great honor.'
By Kara Warner
Daniel Radcliffe
Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images
Here at MTV News, we've always been big Daniel Radcliffe fans, starting with the "Harry Potter" role that launched his superstardom and continuing with the successful acting career that has followed. However, recently, it is Radcliffe's more charitable efforts that have been drawing our warm regards.
Since 2009, the 21-year-old has been involved with nonprofit organization the Trevor Project, a suicide-prevention/ support group geared toward gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning teens. In recognition of Radcliffe's awareness-raising efforts, he will soon take a break from his "Potter" promoting and Broadway duties to be presented with the organization's Hero Award at the Trevor Live gala at Capitale in New York City on June 27.
"It's fantastic," Radcliffe said of the award. "The fact...
By Kara Warner
Daniel Radcliffe
Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images
Here at MTV News, we've always been big Daniel Radcliffe fans, starting with the "Harry Potter" role that launched his superstardom and continuing with the successful acting career that has followed. However, recently, it is Radcliffe's more charitable efforts that have been drawing our warm regards.
Since 2009, the 21-year-old has been involved with nonprofit organization the Trevor Project, a suicide-prevention/ support group geared toward gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning teens. In recognition of Radcliffe's awareness-raising efforts, he will soon take a break from his "Potter" promoting and Broadway duties to be presented with the organization's Hero Award at the Trevor Live gala at Capitale in New York City on June 27.
"It's fantastic," Radcliffe said of the award. "The fact...
- 6/1/2011
- MTV Music News
Daniel Radcliffe will be honored by The Trevor Project, an anti-suicide/support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gender teenagers, with their Hero Award at a ceremony in New York in June to recognize his work with the organization.
Daniel, who started working with the group two years ago, said, "It's fantastic. The fact that they think of what I've done by promoting awareness of the Trevor Project itself and the issues that it works to promote and help is a great honor. I think that out of everything that I've done so far in my career, I think this is absolutely one of the most important, if not the most important, thing that I'm associated with."
The "Harry Potter" star, who previously appeared in a public service announcement (PSA) for the Trevor Project's 24-hour help line, also paid tribute to the 160 volunteers and counselors at the facility. He said,...
Daniel, who started working with the group two years ago, said, "It's fantastic. The fact that they think of what I've done by promoting awareness of the Trevor Project itself and the issues that it works to promote and help is a great honor. I think that out of everything that I've done so far in my career, I think this is absolutely one of the most important, if not the most important, thing that I'm associated with."
The "Harry Potter" star, who previously appeared in a public service announcement (PSA) for the Trevor Project's 24-hour help line, also paid tribute to the 160 volunteers and counselors at the facility. He said,...
- 3/22/2011
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
'It's fantastic ... a great honor,' actor/activist responds to the news.
By Aly Semigran
Daniel Radcliffe
Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images
For his tireless efforts and support of the Trevor Project — an anti-suicide/support group geared toward gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning teens; "Harry Potter" actor Daniel Radcliffe will be honored with the Hero Award.
According to The Associated Press, the award, which will be given at a ceremony in New York City this June, "recognizes a person who serves as an inspiration to sexual minority youths." Prior recipients have included actor Nathan Lane, actress Vanessa Williams and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black ("Milk").
"It's fantastic," Radcliffe, who has long been a gay rights activist and began his work with the Trevor Project in 2009, told the AP. "The fact that they think of what I've done by promoting awareness of the Trevor Project itself and the issues that it...
By Aly Semigran
Daniel Radcliffe
Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images
For his tireless efforts and support of the Trevor Project — an anti-suicide/support group geared toward gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning teens; "Harry Potter" actor Daniel Radcliffe will be honored with the Hero Award.
According to The Associated Press, the award, which will be given at a ceremony in New York City this June, "recognizes a person who serves as an inspiration to sexual minority youths." Prior recipients have included actor Nathan Lane, actress Vanessa Williams and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black ("Milk").
"It's fantastic," Radcliffe, who has long been a gay rights activist and began his work with the Trevor Project in 2009, told the AP. "The fact that they think of what I've done by promoting awareness of the Trevor Project itself and the issues that it...
- 3/21/2011
- MTV Music News
This week's releases arrive draped in a pervasive air of dissatisfaction -- Chris Rock's daughter is unhappy with her hair, a '70s feminist movement is unhappy with their options, and Jason Ritter and Jess Weixler are unhappy with each other. Elsewhere, British cultural icons are talked up while global corporate interests are torn down.
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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Oscar-winning filmmaker and activist James Lecesne's decision to bring a production of the Off-Broadway musical "Once on This Island" to the storm-ravaged city of New Orleans was both obvious and inspired, with an extra layer of resonance provided in the casting of local kids affected firsthand by the disaster. Captured by director Hilla Medalia, this documentary takes us behind the scenes of the production to follow 12 young actors...
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"After The Storm"
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Oscar-winning filmmaker and activist James Lecesne's decision to bring a production of the Off-Broadway musical "Once on This Island" to the storm-ravaged city of New Orleans was both obvious and inspired, with an extra layer of resonance provided in the casting of local kids affected firsthand by the disaster. Captured by director Hilla Medalia, this documentary takes us behind the scenes of the production to follow 12 young actors...
- 10/5/2009
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
Recent Tony Award winner Jane Krakowski will take on Liza Minnelli, playing the legendary singer in Dan Minahan's film, Simply Halston, opposite Alec Baldwin. Additionally, the actress of Ally McBeal fame has joined the cast of Paramount Pictures' untitled remake of the 1966 romantic comedy Alfie for director Charles Shyer. Co-written by Minahan and James Lecesne and to be helmed by Minahan (Series 7: The Contenders), Halston centers on the life and death of fashion superstar Roy Halston (Baldwin) and his long-term friendship with Minnelli (Krakowski). Produced by Big Apple-based Killer Films, the project is aiming to start production by year's end and is currently out to financiers.
- 8/22/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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