Exclusive: Dyllón Burnside, star of Ryan Murphy shows Pose, American Horror Story and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, will make his London stage debut in Black Superhero, the debut play from British actor, activist and playwright Danny Lee Wynter.
Florida-born Burnside will play King, a Black, queer movie star “with the world at his feet,” Wynter told Deadline.
King is “an out, global film star,” Wynter added. “He’s open about his sexuality but he’s not open about his private life, about whom he dates,” Wynter explained.
Burnside character King plays a superhero called Craw in the show that will run at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs located in Chelsea’s Sloane Square from March 14 through April 29. Official opening night is March 21.
Wynter, who is also starring in Black Superhero, made his mark in TV drama Joe’s Palace with Michael Gambon and Kelly Reilly and Capturing Mary...
Florida-born Burnside will play King, a Black, queer movie star “with the world at his feet,” Wynter told Deadline.
King is “an out, global film star,” Wynter added. “He’s open about his sexuality but he’s not open about his private life, about whom he dates,” Wynter explained.
Burnside character King plays a superhero called Craw in the show that will run at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs located in Chelsea’s Sloane Square from March 14 through April 29. Official opening night is March 21.
Wynter, who is also starring in Black Superhero, made his mark in TV drama Joe’s Palace with Michael Gambon and Kelly Reilly and Capturing Mary...
- 1/24/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
The West End production of Cabaret featuring Eddie Redmayne leads the roster of 2022 Olivier Awards nominations released Tuesday, with the musical revival scoring 11 nominations.
Winners will be announced April 10 at London’s Royal Albert Hall, marking the first in-person ceremony for the Oliviers since Covid hit two years ago.
See the complete list of nominations below.
In addition to Redmayne, who was nominated in the Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as the Emcee, Cabaret was nominated for Best Musical Revival, as well as nods for actors Jessie Buckley, Liza Sadovy and Elliot Levey. Also nominated were the revival’s costume and scenic designs, sound design, choreography and lighting.
Sutton Foster, currently co-starring with Hugh Jackman in Broadway’s The Music Man, earned a Best Actress in a Musical nomination for her portrayal of Reno Sweeney in the West End revival of Anything Goes.
The complete list of...
Winners will be announced April 10 at London’s Royal Albert Hall, marking the first in-person ceremony for the Oliviers since Covid hit two years ago.
See the complete list of nominations below.
In addition to Redmayne, who was nominated in the Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as the Emcee, Cabaret was nominated for Best Musical Revival, as well as nods for actors Jessie Buckley, Liza Sadovy and Elliot Levey. Also nominated were the revival’s costume and scenic designs, sound design, choreography and lighting.
Sutton Foster, currently co-starring with Hugh Jackman in Broadway’s The Music Man, earned a Best Actress in a Musical nomination for her portrayal of Reno Sweeney in the West End revival of Anything Goes.
The complete list of...
- 3/8/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Hello, and welcome back to our roundup of industry-wide news. From stage to screens big and small, we’ve got you covered. It’s everything you need to know and all you can’t afford to miss. Victory for #YesOrNo initiative as National Theatre signs up.The National Theatre has become the largest institution so far to commit to giving every actor a “yes” or “no” response after auditions. The move was announced last week by the Nt’s head of casting Alastair Coomer as part of their updated casting policy and was welcomed by actors on social media. The fledgling #YesOrNo campaign aims to change what is commonly accepted across the industry: actors often hear nothing back after auditions and have to assume that no news means a rejection. Frequently performers from both stage and screen industries receive no feedback after attending auditions and report finding out official casting...
- 8/21/2018
- backstage.com
Saving Mr Banks producer Alison Owen has claimed that diversity in UK drama is being hampered by the increasingly international nature of the genre.
Owen, managing director of Ruby Film and Television, said she had seen on screen diversity “get better and then get worse” in recent years, highlighting attitudes in other nations as a barrier.
“When I started in the industry, funding was very much domestic from the UK,” she explained. “But what’s really difficult is if you’re trying to raise money for something and you’re raising for an international market. Try selling something to Italy with black people starring in it, try selling something to Asia with women in it. It’s really hard.”
Owen added that it was “dispiriting” as she had “fought so hard” for women and ethnic minorities “only to see that bit eaten away as international sales form so much of the funding these days”.
Speaking this week...
Owen, managing director of Ruby Film and Television, said she had seen on screen diversity “get better and then get worse” in recent years, highlighting attitudes in other nations as a barrier.
“When I started in the industry, funding was very much domestic from the UK,” she explained. “But what’s really difficult is if you’re trying to raise money for something and you’re raising for an international market. Try selling something to Italy with black people starring in it, try selling something to Asia with women in it. It’s really hard.”
Owen added that it was “dispiriting” as she had “fought so hard” for women and ethnic minorities “only to see that bit eaten away as international sales form so much of the funding these days”.
Speaking this week...
- 7/4/2014
- ScreenDaily
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