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Let’s dive right in to the Rob Ashford-directed revival of Tennessee Williams’s classic play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof . The play truly is a classic play, adhering to the classic conventions of a well made play. The action takes place in real time, with no lapses of time during intermission, and all in one room – Brick and Maggie’s bedroom. Brick (Benjamin Walker) and Maggie (Scarlett Johansson) live on the plantation owned and still lived on by Brick’s parents, Big Daddy (Ciaran Hinds) and Big Mama (Debra Monk). It’s Big Daddy’s 65th birthday and the family is waiting on the results of medical tests to find out whether or not he has cancer. (Some family members know more than others.) Brick has taken to drinking – heavily – in reaction to the loss of a close friend (and possible lover), and the night before the action of the play, he broke his ankle while trying to recapture the glory of being a college (and, briefly, professional) athlete. Maggie the cat is anxious and domineer...

Tony Wrap Up The 66th Tony Awards are in the history books, and it was a great, performance-filled broadcast, with several well-deserved wins, a few surprises and lots of heartfelt speeches. Here are some things to help you gradually recover from Tony fever! Tony wrap up , including the full list of winners Pinterest board full of Tony pics , with red carpet and after party photos Official Tony photos from the Tony website ( and here's even more! ) Party photos , from the New York Times Vogue  followed four nominees , including eventual winner Nina Arianda, as they got ready for the Tonys. News: on the heels of its Tony win for Best Play, Clybourne Park  has extended its run. The Pulitzer and Tony winning play will now run through September 2 . Videos: (1) Broadway.com interviews the stars as they walk the red carpet  (below); (2) Steve Kazee after his win ; (3) Nina Arianda after her win ; (4) Side by Side by Susan Blackwell: Susan chats with the Tony wi...

The Great Gatsby It's here! The trailer for Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby , starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan has been released. This. Looks. Incredible. It comes to a theater near you on December 25, 2012. Anchorman: The Legend Continues Exclusive Anchorman 2 Teaser from Will Ferrell Peter and the Starcatcher Starstuff Another week means another episode of Boy's Life , the Adam Chanler-Berat-hosted behind-the-scenes look at Peter and the Starcatcher . In this week's episode, Chanler-Berat reports on the scene at the Starcatcher lottery. Watch below ! And then head over to Broadway.com to take a look at these photos of the Starcatcher cast greeting notable audience members , like Tony host Neil Patrick Harris! Plus, Playbill gets the scoop on the pineapple motif at Starcatcher . (Hint: Playwright Rick Elice says, "pineapples were the iPa...

Much like anyone who’s worked in an office can simultaneously cringe at and appreciate Office Space , anyone who’s been an assistant can commiserate with the poor office hacks in Leslye Headland’s acerbic new play, Assistance . Headland’s sharp, efficient writing is in full effect in her keenly observed play, one in a series exploring the seven deadly sins. (This one is about greed. Bachelorette —so good at Second Stage Uptown a couple of summers ago—focused on gluttony, and has been adapted for the screen .) It’s seven o’clock on a Friday night and Vince (Lucas Near-Verbrugghe) and Nick (Michael Esper) are still at work. Nick is staying to cover the late shift and train the new girl, Nora (Virginia Kull), who has been waiting in reception for four hours. They all work for Daniel Weisinger, a VIP (whom we never meet) with the worst and most oversized egotistical demands and expectations. (Meaning: he’s the most important person – ever, and he wants exactly what he wants—nothing mor...

Sorkin's New Job Writing About Jobs? According to a report on Collider , the incomparable Aaron Sorkin is in talks to write a Steve Jobs biopic. The film would be loosely based on a recent authorized biography penned by Walter Isaacson. Having worked with the word genius on The Social Network , Sony, who bought the rights to Isaacson's book, is looking to re-team with Sorkin. And Sorkin writing about Jobs isn't so out of left field: In a recent elegiac piece for The Daily Beast, Sorkin wrote about his intermittent phone relationship with Jobs. Since Aaron Sorkin is involved, you can be sure I'll let you know the moment more details are in place. Matt Taibbi on Occupy Wall Street My favorite journalist, who, in recent years, has taken a slight break from the campaign trail and focused his attention on financial crises, has been chiming in on the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. (He is still covering politics, though: In the latest issue of the venerable magazine, he ...

Josh Charles in Character The Good Wife is off to a steamy start, and one of its sexy stars, Josh Charles (a.k.a., Dan Rydell, the fictitious love of my life ) recently posed for Vanity Fair 's Howard Schatz: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees for the next class of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers was announced this week. (Artists are eligible 25 years after the release of their first single or album.) New nominees include Guns 'n' Roses and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. And, since not every artist is selected for the honor in their first year of eligibility, return nominees include the Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Winning artists will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, located in ( oh me-o, oh my-o, oh ) Cleveland, Ohio, in April 2012. Visit rollingstone.com for the full list of nominees and stayed tuned to find out who will make up the next class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Glee Scoop Well, it's been a while since I've brought you any sort of Gl...