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Would You Bring a Pet to the Movies?
I've spotted a tiny Maltese secretly carried into a Columbus Circle theater and North loves to go to Film Night in the Park, but I can't imagine bringing bigger pups, cats, or naughty/noisy pets of any size to catch an indoor flick. Vienna's Admiral cinema has recently started a Doggy Day to compete with the new multiplex cinemas built nearby – for around $8 a (human) ticket, a pup can go in free and gets a blanket to make the seats more snuggly, too. I'm pretty sure this violates health codes here in the US, but let's pretend for a moment that it didn't – if you could, would you do it?
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Keira Knightley to Tread the Boards in West End
Keira Knightley is set to make her West End debut in December. She will play an American film star opposite fellow Brit Damian Lewis in Moliere's The Misanthrope, which is due to open at the Comedy Theatre on 17 December and run until 13 March. Keira has already started preparing for the role ahead of official rehearsals next month, and has reportedly been working with a voice coach and taking singing lessons to help with projection.
Does a Big Name Star Draw You to the Theatre?
Big name stars continue to tread the boards in the West End, and yesterday saw the press night of A Streetcar Named Desire starring an impressive Rachel Weisz alongside Ruth Wilson and Elliot Cowan, as well as the cast change of Calendar Girls, featuring Jack Ryder, Jerry Hall, June Brown, Jill Halfpenny and Gemma Atkinson. Jude Law continued to get mobbed after his performance in Hamlet last night, with fans queueing from 4am to get tickets. The growing involvement of A-list actors in stage productions has encouraged younger audiences to theatres and increased press coverage too.
Pop Poll: Do Theatre Prices Put You Off?
Catherine Tate has been speaking out about the price of theatre tickets ahead of her stint treading the West End boards in Under The Blue Sky, saying:
"If you want more people to come to the theatre, don't put the prices at £50. You have to make theatre inclusive, and at the moment the prices are exclusive."
Having recently thought about taking some friends to see the awesome musical Hairspray, I balked at prices that topped £50 in some cases.
Who's Most Fab at the American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala?
Last night was the 69th Annual American Ballet Theatre Spring gala at the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC. The elegant event saw equally chic attendees like Ivanka Trump, Iman, Claire Danes, Lindsay Price, and Coco Rocha. The go-to designer of the evening was Carolina Herrera and almost everyone had the blues — a gaggle of blue dresses draped gorgeous bods like Ivanka's.
Josh Joins Hamlets Jude and David To Celebrate Theatre
Josh Hartnett, Jude Law and David Tennant slipped on their ties for the Evening Standard Theatre Awards at London's Royal Opera House yesterday. Josh is becoming quite a fixture on the London scene, thanks to his role in Rain Man, and he looked dreamy alongside his fellow thespians. While David will be bringing his take on Hamlet to London next week, we've got to wait until summer to see Jude in the role.
Pop Reports: Rain Man at The Apollo Theatre
Last night (with Lipstick Jungle on record) I took a trip to the theatre to see one of the first performances of Rain Man in the West End, starring Josh Hartnett and Adam Godley. The play is an adaptation of the movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, about a selfish young guy named Charlie Babbitt, whose rich father dies and leaves him very little. The money goes into a trust for an older brother he didn't know he had, autistic-savant Raymond, who he takes on a road trip across the States.
Jude Takes Hamlet From the UK to the US
Jude Law has taken Hamlet from its successful run at the West End to a brand new domain — Broadway! Last night was opening night in New York for Jude and the cast, and he had some famous support in the audience including Sam Mendes and fellow Brit actor in NYC, Ed Westwick. Also in the audience was his Closer costar Natalie Portman, who didn't pose for photographers outside, rushing past them and into the theatre with a big smile on her face.
Hugh and Daniel Keep Their Cool During A Steady Rain
Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman were joined by their partners Satsuki Mitchell and Deborra-Lee Furness for the opening night of their well-received and record-breaking Broadway play A Steady Rain at the Schoenfeld Theatre last night. They were full of smiles as they posed at the press conference, took their curtain call bow, and signed autographs for fans outside, but their preview performances didn't go entirely smoothly as an audience member's mobile phone rang — check out Hugh's response to the interruption after the jump!
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Sienna's All Smiles For Her Broadway Debut In After Miss Julie
Sienna Miller was full of smiles last night as she signed autographs in New York after finishing up a the first preview of her new show After Miss Julie which opens officially in October. It was Sienna's Broadway debut, and after the curtain call she went outside alongside costars Jonny Lee Miller and Marin Ireland to meet fans who had queued up outside the theatre! She had every reason to look happy too, as first reports say theatregoers were very impressed by her performance — well done, Sienna!
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