Her instructors had warned her that if she wanted a real shot at making it as an actress in the US, she'd have to "fix" her accent. Paltrow's voice - crisp, polished, "full of money," as Gatsby says of Daisy's - became the model. "My teachers were like, Gwyneth Paltrow will be your way in," Novi recalls. When she came across the Goop tutorial, something clicked.
Entering the almost silent rehearsal room, I fear I've blundered into a private moment. The Lady from the Sea cast are seated in a tight circle and at least two of them have tears in their eyes. The quiet murmur of conversation suggests something heavy has just gone down. So I'm relieved when I realise they're reading a scene and stunned to discover the scene was written only yesterday.
"I feel like my life is a musical," says an ebullient Wallace today on a rare day off, calling from New York. She's back on Broadway, starring alongside her friend Billy Porter in, for the first time since playing an egg in Something Rotten! in 2015. "I mean, when I tell people I grew up on a hog farm, that's like the beginning of a musical, right?" Another explosive laugh.
Several new TV shows take on the fight for truth in media, including the 'Office'-esque comedy 'The Paper' and a new season of 'The Morning Show'. The TV landscape is experiencing a shift, reflecting the current climate of media skepticism and the quest for authenticity.
Tim Minchin, born in 1975 in Northampton and raised in Perth, is a musician, comedian, actor, writer, and director known for his unique blend of comedy and music.
Have you ever seen the onearmed man running a bye to the keeper while 20,000 people leap and writhe and hold their heads and the one-armed man shouts in agony? This scene captures the surreal essence of a cricket match, where intense emotion exists even amidst a seemingly uneventful game.
Cupped in the hands of the Bluestack Mountains, the heritage town of Glenties in south west Donegal is about to take a starring role in one of this island's most ambitious ever theatre projects.
Gardening is much more dangerous than quilting, and Harvey Fierstein recounts a humorous mishap with a rose bush that left him bleeding. He now creates approximately 80 to 90 quilts.
Craft and Cocktails, scheduled for July 3, offers an evening of guided painting and cocktail sipping, where participants will transform plant pots using paint dot mandala techniques.
As trans rights and freedoms are in jeopardy, revisiting this story feels timely and necessary. We need more stories that show folks...
In April, a menagerie of lifesize puppet animals began a 20,000km route from the Congo Basin to the Arctic Circle, symbolizing displacement due to climate change.
Phantom Peak returns with The Burning Blimp Festival, winning the 2024 Global Best Immersive Experience award, blending theatre, mystery, and exploration in a unique interactive setting.