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Aug 31, 2010 from Variety:
"Nice Work" had been slated for a Rialto run starring Harry Connick Jr. in spring 2009 until the deal was scuttled prior to the out-of-town tryout in Boston. Since then, book writer Joe DiPietro has picked up two Tonys for last season's "Memphis." Kathleen Marshall, who was originally attached to the tuner before walking away (along with a team of producers) from the earlier incarnation in the summer of 2008, helms the reading. Broderick has not appeared in a Broadway musical since he and Nathan Lane toplined the 2001 smash "The Producers." Foster will star this spring in the Roundabout's Marshall-directed revival of "Anything Goes." (However, an actor's appearance in a developmental reading reps no guarantee the thesp will remain on board for any future staging.) New tuner "Nice Work," which compiles its score from the catalog of George and Ira Gershwin, centers on a Prohibition-era playboy. Project is loosely related to DiPietro's 2001 regional outing, "They All Laughed," inspired by the 1926 Gershwin musical "Oh, Kay!" Scott Landis produces the reading, which is skedded for Oct. 8. No timeline for any full production has been nailed down.Aug 19, 2010 from The Atlantic:
Molly Ringwald: (Laughs) Who said that? (laughs) Did you say that? JM: Yes. MR: You're right. I feel a kindred spirit with him. I love Matthew, and we definitely have charisma together. And he's one of the funniest people I think I've ever met. But I'm very happy with my husband—and I think Matthew is quite happy with his wife. JM: So why didn't you at least make a movie together? MR: We were supposed to be in a John Hughes picture called Oil and Vinegar. The script needed some re-writes and John didn't want to meet and re-write. I ran out of time and had to go shoot another picture. It's too bad because it was a very funny script. The movie would have been fantastic. JM: There was a tribute to Hughes at the Academy Awards ceremony earlier this year. You and Matthew Broderick, Anthony Michael Hall, and Ally Sheedy paid your respects. MR: John would have been very surprised that he was being saluted at the Oscars. Our segment was supposed to have been longer, but the producers cut it. It should have been longer. John Hughes had such a huge impact on filmmaking. Instead, there was a horror film montage that went on twice as long.Aug 10, 2010 from New York Magazine:
Ever mindful of the environment, Daily Intel decided, upon invitation to a screening of new Showtime show The Big C at Donna Karan's home in the Hamptons this past weekend, to take it upon ourselves to find a celebrity spokesman for the BioBug, or as we call it, the Fartmobile, the car that runs on biofuel made from human waste, recently unveiled by a British company. After all, the Prius has Leo, Tesla has David Letterman — who will stick up for poop? After being given the runaround by several well-known celebrities who profess to be ecominded ("It’s a good idea in some ways, but gross," said Matthew Broderick; "I maybe wouldn’t be offended to drive in one," added his wife, Sarah Jessica Parker), we found our man in the show's charming star, Mark Ruffalo. "I think that’s the smartest thing I’ve ever heard," he told us. Would he drive one? "Hell yeah, I’d drive it." BioBug, you are welcome. from New York Observer:
What does the couple, parents of three, usually do while at their Sag Harbor home? "We wake up at the crack of dawn with our children and we never, ever, ever, ever go out," Ms. Parker said. "Never. And literally, it's Fawlty Towers, we have endless houseguests. It's been great, it's been a good summer."Aug 3, 2010 from Broadway World:
Luba Mason: It was kind of magical. We had such a great cast. I learned a lot from him; we had great chemistry. Megan Mullally and Victoria Clark were also in the show and Des McAnuff directed. The show is very moving. Jul 2, 2010 from Playbill:
“Proceeds from the event will benefit the Boomer Esiason Foundation Fighting Cystic Fibrosis and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS,” according to press notes. “In addition, the New York Yankees will donate 2,500 tickets to Bronx-area camps and youth league teams.” Maroulis will perform the national anthem before joining Bleu, Broderick and other Broadway stars on the field to play ball starting around 11:40 AM. The performers will form two teams and play a seven-inning game starting as part of a doubleheader; the second game will feature sports radio personalities from New York station WFAN and VIP guests going toe-to-toe with Yankees alums. Between games, Wicked’s Katie Rose Clarke will take her turn at the mike to sing the national anthem, and “Rockers on Broadway in the Bronx,” a special performance behind home plate, will feature cast members from Billy Elliot, Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages and Memphis. The second game will start at approximately 1:45 PM. Fans can enter the Stadium through the Great Hall beginning at 9:30 AM. Some of your favorite Broadway performers may even be around to say hi and sign autographs between 9:45 and 10:45 AM. General admission tickets ($10) are available by visiting Yankees.com or calling Ticketmaster at (877) 469-9849.Jun 24, 2010 from South County Independent:
"Nathan [Lane] and Matthew [Broderick] couldn't go anywhere without crowds of people following them," Cady Huffman said. "They had to have bodyguards just to go out to eat. I always wondered what it would like to be a Beatle, and when I went out with them, I found out. I was like George, a Beatle on the side." Winning the Tony, she said, was a surreal experience. "What most people don't know is that we all go to the Tony Awards just after finishing our matinee performance that day," Huffman said. "You have like 45 minutes to get ready."from Yahoo! Sports:
"I was with my friend Matthew Broderick and my wife. We literally jumped out of our seats. We couldn't believe he made the catch. I own (Chavez's) last Mets cap." Jun 18, 2010 from Dogs Deserve Better:
Jun 16, 2010 from New York Times:
from New York Post:
The condo already has seven bedrooms and 7,137 square feet, but we hear that Parker asked developer Adam Gordon to throw in another floor without increasing the price. But no deal has been signed, possibly because Parker got spooked by paparazzi ambushing her during her home search. Parker was also spotted earlier this week at a townhouse on West 12th Street. The eight-bedroom townhouse, which was on the market for $24.9 million in 2008, was listed earlier this year as a $42,000-a-month rental.Jun 2, 2010 from Playbill:
More casting has been announced for the 7 PM presentation of the romantic musical fantasy by Alan Jay Lerner (book and lyrics) and Frederick Loewe (music), which will feature a chorus of 50 and an orchestra of 20. Irish Rep artistic director Charlotte Moore will direct a cast that includes Len Cariou as Mr. Lundie; Christine Ebersole as Meg; Jason Danieley as Tommy; Melissa Errico as Fiona; Ciaran Sheehan as Harry; A.J. Shively as Charlie; Don Stephenson as Jeff and more. Mark Hartman will conduct. Choreography is by Barry McNabb. Irish Repertory's 2010 Annual Benefit Gala featuring this rare concert version of "Brigadoon" will be followed by dinner with the cast at Sardi's. For dinner and theatre packages, contact Joanne Shia at (212) 213-1166 or email irishrep@carlacapone.com. Individual tickets run $100-$500. For Theatre Only tickets, call (212) 727-2737 or online at www.irishrep.org.May 30, 2010 from WENN:
The actress married Broderick on 19 May, 1997 in New York City but admits they weren't able to throw a lavish party to commemorate the date - and she's convinced her romance-obsessed alter-ego Carrie Bradshaw would disapprove. Parker explains to Britain's Sunday Mirror, "It was our 13th wedding anniversary last week. We've actually been together for 17 years so you can be more casual about things nowadays. But it doesn't mean any less - although I'm sure Carrie wouldn't feel the same! (But) Matthew is amazing , he's a great support and a fantastic cook. I mean really good - rather like Big!"from Splash:
The Sex and the City star said her and her actor husband, Matthew Broderick, were badly hurt by losing friends from the virus. The actress was asked if she remembered her first real-life gay friend, as in Sex and the City 2 there is a gay wedding scene. 'He's not alive any more, sadly,' she revealed. 'Matthew and I talked about it a lot because even though we were younger than some of our friends who passed away, we were very much a part of the first generation of people who were really affected by AIDS. 'It's so stunning to us how many people in our lives we lost. And there seems to be young men that are now sick again, or are HIV positive, and I think it's because they are too young to have seen what happened 20 years ago, the devastation.'May 25, 2010 from FOX2now:
May 24, 2010 from Playbill:
Upcoming New York engagements on June 7 will include Matthew Broderick, Mario Cantone, Dick Cavett, Jackie Hoffman, Kristen Johnston, Dayle Reyfel, Scott Adsit, Alan Zweibel and Pack; while a special gay pride edition on June 26 at the Gramercy Theatre will include the previously announced Rachel Dratch, Cheyenne Jackson, John Cameron Mitchell, B.D. Wong, Bruce Vilanch, Johnston, Reyfel and Pack. May 13, 2010 from Broadway World:
May 11, 2010 from GossipCenter:
May 7, 2010 from New York Magazine:
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Apr 19, 2010 from PA:
The car, which was tipped to fetch £30,000 to £40,000, is described as "ready to drive". But it clocked up an impressive £79,600, including buyer's premium, after revving up big interest. The comedy movie follows Ferris and his pals as they borrow the replica Ferrari 250GT Spyder California from one of their fathers. Existing examples of the car are "very rare and expensive" so Paramount chose to commission and build a replica for filming purposes, auction house Bonhams said. Only around 100 genuine 250GT Spyder Californias were created by Ferrari between 1958 and 1963. It was sold at Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia auction at the RAF Museum in Hendon, north London.Apr 17, 2010 from Deadline Hollywood:
Apr 12, 2010 from Hollywood Reporter:
Oswalt will play a slacker with inherited wealth who's given the job of running a small Hamptons newspaper. He hires a renowned journalist (Broderick) to help turn the paper around. Kristen Johnston also stars. Apr 9, 2010 from New York Magazine:
from People:
"I've actually seen the movie, and it's wonderful," Broderick told PEOPLE at Thursday's Broadway premiere of the new musical The Addams Family. "But if I were to say anything about it, I think a shot would ring out and I would collapse right here on the red carpet." According to Broderick, Parker "is tightlipped about it, and [I have] the contract of marriage. I can't tell you anything about that movie, except it's excellent." Given all the hubbub the new flick is expected to generate, Broderick, 48, is looking forward to spending some quality time with his family away from the sexy city. "We're going to have a big summer off ... the whole family," he says. "We'll either be in Amagansett [in the Hamptons] or we'll rent a house somewhere. I think we're going to have a nice family summer." Having welcomed twin girls last summer, Broderick says that son James Wilkie, 7, gets more excited as his siblings grow bigger. "He's very cute with them, and now that they're more active, it's more fun for him. They pull his hair. He lies on the rug, and they climb on him. He likes that." So, when it comes to the Broderick brood, "Everybody’s all right. They're all growing, eating and growing … yeah, everybody's good," says the proud pop.Apr 1, 2010
Mar 30, 2010 from WENN:
Mar 29, 2010 from Radio Business Report:
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Mar 7, 2010 from Access Hollywood:
"He's a cobbler!" Sarah Jessica said of her husband. "So he makes shoes too." "Even I didn't know that!" Matthew, who voiced Tack the Cobbler in 1993's animated "The Thief and the Cobbler," joked. "I have a lot of shoes. I get a lot… she buys me shoes." But when it comes to SJP's collection, the "Sex and The City" star takes the cake. "I've inherited a lot because I played this girl once on a show and she likes shoes, so I probably have, I don't know, countless," she grinned, referring to Carrie Bradshaw. "I'm not proud of it."Mar 3, 2010 from Forward:
from Theater Mania:
The film is a behind-the-scenes look at Walt Disney Studios from 1984-1994, using internal memos, home movies, and a cast of characters featuring Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Roy Disney, alongside such as Don Bluth, John Lasseter and Tim Burton. Broadway veterans who appear in the documentary include Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, and Angela Lansbury. Following the screening, there will be a discussion featuring the film's director Don Hahn and producer Peter Schneider. The discussion will be moderated by Patrick Pacheco, who conducted interviews for the film.Mar 2, 2010 from Vanity Fair:
Playing co-host to the festivities, sponsored by Dewar's Signature, was Ed Norton. "I got my professional start as an actor with this company," the two-time Academy Award nominee said. "I have been very committed to it ever since." Norton says he's excited about the new space, which should be finished next year. "[Gehry's] theaters are so much more than the average sort of neutral space. [They] are designed to be these sort of magical spaces you enter into.". Norton was not the only notable thespian in attendance. The distinguished Angela Lansbury also came out to show her support. "I admire what the Signature Theatre represents because they do wonderfully innovative work," she said, referring in part to the fact that Signature is the only theater in America that presents a full season of just one playwright's works. Matthew Broderick felt similarly. "I love watching a year of a playwright," he said. "I know how hard it is to raise money, and I always do anything I can for Signature." He's also looking forward to the theater's redesign. "I can't wait!" he said as he dashed off to catch up with friend and 30 Rock star Jack McBrayer. "I just met [Gehry] and he asked, ‘Are you going to work in there?' And I said, ‘I hope so.'" So, Signature Theatre, if you are looking for a new cast member anytime soon, it seems that the 80s film icon is game.Feb 26, 2010 from Broadway World:
The premise of the show involves real life couples who have been having an on-going fight for a long time. A video clip is shown to the three-member celebrity panel, showing both sides of the argument. The celebrity panel then discuss the merits of each side of the argument and vote on who they think is right. In addition to the celebrity panel, there is also a celebrity fact checker who can provide additional information to aid in the decision making. In the episode with Madonna, for instance, Maria Menounos fills this role. Though the Marriage Ref may take their advice, he is free to make up his own mind about who is right. The show is to be produced by Jerry Seinfeld, who will serve as a judge alongside Kelly Ripa and Alec Baldwin. On the February 19, 2010 edition of the Late Show with David Letterman, guest Tom Papa announced that Marv Albert will be the announcer for The Marriage Ref. The full lineup of guest judges will include Broderick, Baldwin, Short, and Madonna, as well as Matt Lauer, Sarah Silverman, Larry David, Ricky Gervais and Cedric the Entertainer. The show will have a sneak preview on NBC on Sunday, February 28th at 10:30PM Eastern/9:30PM Central, after the 2010 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony and will move to its official time slot on Thursday, March 4 at 10:00PM Eastern/9:00PM Central.from Theater Mania:
The evening will include the presentation of Signature's Playwrights' Award to actress Hallie Foote, daughter of the late playwright Horton Foote, who is currently starring at Signature in her father's critically acclaimed world premiere trilogy, The Orphans' Home Cycle. The guest of honor will be Frank Gehry, architect of the new Signature Center, currently under construction on West 42nd Street Tribute participants will include Edward Norton, Angela Lansbury, Matthew Broderick, Lois Smith, John Guare, Michael Wilson, and Elizabeth Ashley.Feb 22, 2010 from New York Post:
Feb 19, 2010 from Movie Web:
Lisa Kudrow: Yes. Well, Sarah Jessica immediately and of course because we're both moms so that's who I was primarily in touch with. And it was, oh, and by the way if Matthew's interested that would be great too. So, yes. Feb 10, 2010 from Inside Movies:
6. Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey played siblings and nemeses in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off,' but off-screen, they were in love. They tried to keep their relationship a secret from other cast-members, including Mia Sara, who played Ferris's girlfriend Sloane, and had a crush on Broderick at the time. Feb 8, 2010 from New York Post:
They bought their first two homes in Amagansett for $4.6 million and $2 million. The latest, purchased in 2008, cost $5.8 million. from AP:
Feb 1, 2010 from Hollywood Reporter:
The actor, who had been courted by TV networks for years to headline a show, is attached to star in NBC's multicamera comedy pilot "Beach Lane," which was given the green light Monday. "Beach Lane," from UMS, Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video and writer Paul Simms ("NewsRadio"), stars Broderick as a celebrity author hired by an irresponsible millionaire heir to run his struggling small-town newspaper in the Hamptons. Broderick was approached to do the project months ago but would only commit after reading the final script. His involvement in "Beach Lane" follows his guest stint on NBC's "30 Rock," which is exec produced by Michaels. Michaels is exec producing "Beach Lane" with Marci Klein.Jan 27, 2010 from Playbill:
Presented Jan. 28 at 7:30 PM, the sold-out evening of short plays will benefit Naked Angels' New Play Development Fund. The performance is hosted and co-directed by Naked Angels artistic director Geoffrey Nauffts (Next Fall) and Pippin Parker. The four plays and their casts include A Passion Play by Pippin Parker, featuring Marisa Tomei and Patrick Breen; Sex With the Censor by Theresa Rebeck, featuring Zachary Quinto and Jodie Markell; Beauty Runs on Light Feet by Kenneth Lonergan, featuring Lonergan and Kelly Wolf; Coq Au Vin by Jon Robin Baitz, featuring Matthew Broderick and John Slattery. The Issues Project will be presented at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre.from Broadway World:
Jan 22, 2010 from Shreveport Times:
The screenings, held at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Jan. 29 at 617 Texas St. in Shreveport, will feature the new film "Wonderful World," which stars Matthew Broderick and written and directed by Joshua Goldin. Both Broderick and Goldin will attend and host a live post-screening question-and-answer sessions after each showing. Tickets are $75 each and include the screening and question-and-answer period. Tickets can be purchased by calling (318) 459-4122 or at the box office. All proceeds will benefit the film center's cultural and educational programs.Jan 21, 2010 from Fashion.ie:
Jan 14, 2010 from TIME:
from Baltimore Sun:
"I kept missing my wife a lot," he says. "Anne was a Democrat, and she would have enjoyed that night." The televised ceremony featured a musical medley from several of Brooks' shows. At one point, the cameras panned to Brooks in the honorees' box where, with a huge smile on his face, he was mouthing the words to his lyrics along with the performers on stage. "It was thrilling, absolutely thrilling," he says, "really the highlight of the year for me. I nearly cried when Matthew Broderick was singing, and I'm not a sentimental guy. Plus, in a few weeks, I can put the award they gave me on eBay. I should get a few thousand for it." And, like the seasoned pro he is, Brooks waited for the laugh he knew was coming.Jan 13, 2010 from AP:
Under terms of his Wednesday sentence, Chad Dojack of Bridgeport in eastern Ohio must complete 50 days of house arrest, three years' probation and 100 hours of community service. He had pleaded no contest to dereliction of duty, a misdemeanor. Dojack and Barry Carpenter, now ex-chief of nearby Martins Ferry, were accused of scheming to take things from the surrogate mother's Martins Ferry home last year to sell to celebrity photographers. Carpenter was convicted of felony charges and sentenced to two years, eight months in prison. Bridgeport is considering whether Dojack will remain chief.Jan 11, 2010 from Splash News:
The Ferris Bueller's Day Off star shared a snap of the girls, Marion Loretta and Tabitha Hodge, on The Ellen DeGeneres show today. And he joked that the pair did not look that alike. The proud dad said: 'They have very different hairdos, each of them. 'They're incredibly cute. They're bigger than that now. I think they're about four-months-old [here].' Matthew, 47, also said he and wife Sarah Jessica Parker's son, James Wilke, seven, had welcomed the new additions to the family after being initially wary of them. He said: 'He's coming around.' TV host Ellen then gave him miniature pink and red high heels and handbags as gifts for the tots. She joked that the babies would soon need somewhere to put their pacifiers [dummies] – and said the items were ideal for the daughters of fashion-conscious Parker, 44.Jan 6, 2010 from WENN:
The couple has never appeared onscreen together throughout their 13-year marrriage, and Ferris Bueller star Broderick decided that wasn't going to change when his wife's TV show became a smash hit. He reveals he has turned down every opportunity to appear alongside his spouse. He tells Us Weekly magazine, "We did a play together, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, but it's not really something we look for. "I had a couple of chances when the TV show (Sex and the City) was on. But I was never free for the right character."Jan 4, 2010 from Huffington Post:
So he blew off the first couple of phone messages from representatives of writer-director Joshua Goldin about the film Wonderful World, which opens Friday (1/8/10). It was only when Goldin himself reached Williams that the Brooklyn-born actor figured something might actually be up. "I thought it was a mass call; I got intimidated because it was opposite Matthew Broderick," Williams recalls, adding that, when he first was notified of the audition, "I thought, I'm not going to waste my time. Then Josh called me back a few times and said he wanted me. So I went in." In Wonderful World, Williams plays Ibou, Broderick's roommate, a Senegalese immigrant to whom the unhappily divorced Broderick regularly loses at chess. When Ibou suffers a health crisis, Broderick's character finds a purpose for his own confused life, fighting city hall on his roommate's behalf. Williams worked on his character's accent while filming Spike Lee's Miracle of St. Ann in Tuscany two years ago: "I befriended a gentleman from Senegal. He taught me a lot about what sort of person this character was, how to pronounce the language. It was a lot of help. That accent was by far my biggest challenge." The two characters seem unlikely friends, but, Williams says, "I guess that opposites attract. Plus Matthew's character needed a roommate, needed the money. They felt each other out and become friends over time." And who is actually the superior chess player - him or Broderick? "I'm a little rusty at chess," Williams says. "Matthew's got me by a hair." |
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