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Week in Review 1.6.17

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Casting News Tony and Academy Award nominated actor and activist Mark Ruffalo will return to Broadway in Roundabout's revival of Arthur Miller's The Price . Ruffalo ( Spotlight ) replaces the previously announced John Turturro, who had to bow out due to filming commitments. Tony Shalhoub and Jessica Hecht are still scheduled to appear. Previews begin February 16, with opening night scheduled for March 16. Theater Mania has more. Casting for the first national tour of Hamilton has been announced. Joshua Henry , who plays Aaron Burr in the Chicago production, will star as Burr; Michael Luwoye , who is the Broadway Hamilton alternate, will star as Hamilton; and Broadway's outgoing King George III, Rory O'Malley , will be back as the king. The cast will also include Emmy Raver-Lampman (Angelica; she appeared in the Broadway production as an ensemble member), Isaiah Johnson (Washington), and Desmond Newson (ensemble), among others. The tour launches with a five-m...

Golden Globe Nominations

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Nominees for the 74th Golden Globe Awards have been announced. The full list of nominees is below. Winners will be announced and honored at the January 8, 2017, ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Fallon. Movies Best Motion Picture, Drama Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Lion Manchester by the Sea Moonlight Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama Amy Adams , Arrival Jessica Chastain , Miss Sloane Isabelle Huppert , Elle Ruth Negga , Loving Natalie Portman , Jackie     Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Casey Affleck , Manchester by the Sea Joel Edgerton , Loving Andrew Garfield , Hacksaw Ridge   Viggo Mortensen , Captain Fantastic Denzel Washington , Fences   Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy 20th Century Women Deadpool Florence Foster Jenkins La La Land Sing Street   Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy Annette Bening , 20th Century Women   Lily ...

Nocturnal Animals

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This gritty drama, only writer/director Tom Ford 's second film, features both style and substance, with striking aesthetics and intense drama. Amy Adams plays Susan, an LA art dealer, who was once briefly married to writer Edward Sheffield (Jake Gyllenhaal). We will learn, through flashbacks, how Susan and Edward came together and fell apart (watch for a brief but indelible appearance by Laura Linney as Susan's mother), and that their time together still haunts them both. Susan's feelings are awakened when, after years of no communication, Edward sends her a novel he's written, Nocturnal Animals , and Susan recognizes themes of their past in the novel. As Susan reads, Ford ( A Single Man ) takes us into the story within the story, with Gyllenhaal playing the novel's protagonist, Tony. He and his wife, Laura ( Isla Fisher ( The Great Gatsby ), a ringer for Adams), and daughter, India ( Ellie Bamber ), are making their way through West Texas, driving on a de...