Conversations with Judy Greer on December 10, 2012. Moderated by Richard Ridge, Broadway World. Judy Greer consistently captivates both critics and audiences with her engaging performances. She is one of the most prolific actresses of her time, appearing in 80 roles across film and television to date. She is currently making her Broadway debut alongside Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz in the Broadway show "Dead Accounts" by Theresa Rebeck. "Dead Accounts"is the story of a brother, a sister, an...
Jul 28, 2020•1 hr 53 min
Career Conversations Q&A with Joshua Jackson (The Affair, Dawson’s Creek), star of Children of a Lesser God, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!" on April 26, 2018. Joshua Jackson makes his Broadway debut in Children of a Lesser God alongside Lauren Ridloff, telling the story of an unconventional teacher at a school for the deaf and remarkable woman he meets there. It received rave reviews (The New York Times called Jackson a revelation in his role) d...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Career Q&A with Allison Janney on October 7, 2014. Moderated by Debra Birnbaum, Variety. In addition to starring in MOM, Emmy Award winner Allison Janney recently guest starred in the cable series "Masters of Sex." Her recent film credits include "Get on Up," "The Way, Way Back," "Touchy Feely," "Trust Me" and "Bad Words." She lent her voice to the animated film "Mr. Peabody & Sherman." Janney co-starred in the Academy Award-nominated film "The Help," for which the cast won ensemble awar...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 24 min
Career Q&A with Roger Rees on August 7, 2012. Moderated by Rick Elice. ROGER REES' project, Peter and the Starcatcher, written by Rick Elice and co-directed with Alex Timbers, won 5 TONY awards; this prequel to Peter Pan continues to delight audiences at the Brooks Atkinson Theater on 47th street in New York. Mr. Rees won the Olivier Award in London, the Tony Award in New York, plus an Emmy nomination for Best Actor, playing Nicholas in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Mr. Rees ...
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 55 min
Q&A with Billy Porter on May 24, 2013. Moderated by Richard Ridge. Billy Porter currently stars on Broadway as Lola in the hit new musical Kinky Boots (Tony Award-nominee for Best Actor in a Musical). Other Broadway: Miss Saigon, Five Guys..., Grease, Smokey Joe's..., Dreamgirls. Off-Broadway/regional: Angels in America, The Merchant of Venice, Radiant Baby, Birdie Blue, Songs for a New World, Ghetto Superstar (one-man show),Topdog/Underdog, King Lear, The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler....
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 27 min
Career Q&A with Holland Taylor on September 23, 2014. Moderated by John Alan Simon. Emmy Award winner Holland Taylor is a veteran of film, television and theater. Her film credits include "Baby Mama," "Legally Blonde," "Wedding Date," "Keeping the Faith," "D.E.B.S., " "Spy Kids 2 and 3," "The Truman Show," "George of the Jungle," "One Fine Day," "To Die For," "How to Make an American Quilt," "Alice," "She's Having a Baby," "Jewel of the Nile," "Romancing the Stone" and "The Chosen One." In 2...
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 56 min
Career Conversations with Matt Bomer, currently starring in The Boys in the Band, moderated by Broadway World's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!" on July 12, 2018. Matt Bomer: Theatre: Williamstown Theatre Festival, New York Stage and Film, Sundance Theatre Lab, Alley Theatre. Television: The Normal Heart (Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice Award, Emmy nom.), White Collar (People’s Choice Award), American Horror Story: Hotel, The Last Tycoon, Traveler, Chuck, Glee. Recently, Bomer made...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Career retrospective with current SAG Award Nominee Octavia Spencer on January 23, 2017. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Octavia Spencer currently stars in Hidden Figures. Additional film credits include: Fruitvale Station, Paradise, Smashed, Seven Pounds, Coach Carter, Bad Santa, Spiderman, Big Mama's House, Being John Malkovich, Never Been Kissed, A Time to Kill and many more. She recently guest starred on the CBS comedy Mom and has appeared on many other television shows including The Bi...
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Career Q&A with Morgan Freeman on November 11, 2014, at Oxford Union. Moderated by Mayank Banerjee.
Jun 04, 2020•50 min
Career Q&A with Jane Curtin on March 29, 2018. Moderated by Bruce Fretts, Closer Weekly. Jane Curtin first gained national attention when she made her TV debut in 1975 as one of the original members of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players on the hit late-night series “Saturday Night Live”. During her five year run on that show, she received critical acclaim and two Emmy nominations for her creation of many memorable characters. She starred with Susan Saint James for five years on the popular...
May 26, 2020•1 hr 12 min
A career retrospective with Mahershala Ali, SAG Award Nominee for Moonlight, from January 12, 2017. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. The summer after his graduation, Mr. Ali made his professional debut performing for a season with the California Shakespeare Festival in Orinda, California, where he also served as an apprentice. Soon after, he was accepted into graduate school at New York University, where he received a Master’s degree in acting. While at NYU, he appeared in productions of Blu...
May 19, 2020•1 hr 20 min
A career Conversations with Cherry Jones on October 3, 2013, moderated by Broadway World's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!" Cherry Jones (Amanda). Broadway and Off- Broadway: Doubt (Tony, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle and Obie Awards), Lincoln Center Theater's production of The Heiress (Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards); Pride's Crossing (Drama Desk Award); The Baltimore Waltz (Obie Award); Faith Healer; Flesh and Blood; Imaginary Friends; A Mo...
May 12, 2020•1 hr 39 min
Career Q&A with Louis Gossett, Jr. on June 15, 2015. Moderated by Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood. Award winning actor, Louis Gossett Jr. is recognized as one of the most respected and beloved actors on stage, screen and television. Off screen, he has spent his life as a social activist, educator, film producer and author trying to educate and enrich the lives of those around him. Among Gossett’s many accolades are an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy...
May 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Career retrospective with Felicity Huffman on May 5, 2015. Moderated by Jarett Wieselman, BuzzFeed.
Apr 28, 2020•1 hr 28 min
Career Q&A with Kate Beckinsale from September 22, 2016. Moderated by Dave Karger. Kate Beckinsale early established herself playing in classic and literary adaptations, some with an Austen pedigree. While still a student at Oxford she played opposite Robert Sean Leonard as “Hero” in Kenneth Branagh’s version of Much Ado About Nothing. She also won the title role in the widely admired British mini-series adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma and particular notice for her performance in John Schle...
Apr 21, 2020•46 min
Career Q&A with Kevin Costner on December 1, 2014. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety.
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 37 min
Career Retrospective with Hugh Grant from August 3, 2016. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety.
Apr 07, 2020•1 hr 16 min
A career retrospective with Jake Gyllenhaal on December 1, 2016. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety . Jake Gyllenhaal , an Academy Award nominee, has established himself as one of the finest actors of his generation. With his new production company Nine Stories, he is also on his way to becoming a filmmaker of note – sourcing material, developing it from the ground up, collaborating with bold storytellers, and shepherding the projects through release. In 2014, he starred in Dan Gilroy’s Nightcr...
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr 3 min
A Career Retrospective Conversation with Amy Ryan, currently starring in Lost Girls, on March 5, 2020. Moderated by Mara Webster. Amy Ryan is an Academy Award nominated actress, well-known for her work on the big and small screen, as well as her Tony-nominated work on stage. Ryan will next be seen in the Netflix Independent film, LOST GIRLS, which premiered at Sundance in January 2020 to critical acclaim. The Liz Garbus-directed film recounts a true story of the “Craigslist Killer,” who used the...
Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 33 min
Career Retrospective with Anne Archer on March 5, 2020. Moderated by Michelle Danner. Anne Archer was nominated for an Academy Award®, a Golden Globe and the British (BAFTA) Academy Award for her role as Michael Douglas' sympathetic, tortured wife, Beth Gallagher, in Adrian Lyne's 1987 thriller, "Fatal Attraction." Archer is also well-known for her poignant Golden Globe-winning performance in the ensemble cast of Robert Altman's "Short Cuts" and for playing CIA agent Jack Ryan's beleaguered wife...
Mar 17, 2020•53 min
Career Retrospective with Charlize Theron on August 9, 2018. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. South African born and Oscar®-winning actress Charlize Theron is one of the most celebrated actresses of our time, captivating audiences with her ability to embody a range of characters. Over the years, Charlize has appeared in numerous films including The Devil’s Advocate, The Cider House Rules, the critically acclaimed Monster for which she earned an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors ...
Mar 10, 2020•57 min
Conversations with Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart on January 28, 2014. Moderated by Richard Ridge, Broadway World. IAN McKELLEN (Spooner in No Man's Land and Estragon in Waiting for Godot) has over 40 international awards for his half-century on screen and stage. He has worked regularly for Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre of Great Britain and on the West End stage in Shakespeare and a wide range of classic and new plays. In New York, he won every available award for Amad...
Mar 03, 2020•1 hr 32 min
A Career Retrospective with Lesley Manville, currently starring in Ordinary Love (Bleecker Street), on February 18, 2020. Moderated by Mara Webster. LESLEY MANVILLE is an award-winning stage and screen actress who most recently starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s highly acclaimed drama Phantom Thread. For her role as Cyril Woodcock, she received both BAFTA and Academy Award® nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Manville is set to star in Misbehaviour, based on the 1970 Miss World beauty compet...
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Career Conversations with Leonardo DiCaprio on February 21, 2014. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety.
Feb 18, 2020•1 hr 12 min
A career retrospective with Kirk Douglas on July 26, 2007. Moderated by Jenelle Riley.
Feb 11, 2020•43 min
A Career Retrospective with Jonathan Pryce on January 27, 2020. Moderated by Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter. Academy Award® nominated Jonathan Pryce is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning actor of the stage and screen. He is best known for Brazil, Glengarry Glen Ross, Evita, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The Pirates of the Caribbean series, as well as his widely recognized performances as the High Sparrow in HBO’s Game of Thrones and Cardinal Wolsey in The BBC’s Wolf Hall. On stage, J...
Feb 04, 2020•1 hr 17 min
A career retrospective with recording artist Rain Phoenix on January 22, 2020 . Moderated by James Patrick Herman. Music chooses its vessels early on. At three-years-old, Rain Phoenix first uncovered her voice. Standing next to late big brother River, she belted along as he strummed “ a guitar way too big for his five-year-old body .” Her story as an artist started there. “My first music memory was singing along to my brother at three,” she recalls. “The rest was history. From that day on, I san...
Jan 28, 2020•58 min
A Q&A with Alan Alda on November 19, 2019. Moderated by Brian Rose. Alan Alda is indelibly linked to his eleven seasons as Dr. Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H, which debuted in 1972. His work on the comedic drama set in the Korean War made him the only person to win acting, directing and writing Emmys® for the same series. M*A*S*H became a ratings juggernaut, and remains popular with old and new audiences on streaming services and DVD. In addition to his starring role, Alda directed and co-wrote i...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 4 min
A career retrospective with Renée Zellweger from November 26, 2019. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Renée Zellweger is one of the most cherished and respected actors in modern cinema. Zellweger is most notably known for her starring role as the seminal British everywoman in the film BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY and its sequel BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON, both opposite Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. In the first installment of the franchise, Zellweger earned her first Oscar® nomination, also ear...
Jan 14, 2020•1 hr 2 min
A Career Retrospective with Billy Crudup recorded on December 17th, 2019. Moderated by Mara Webster. Equally memorable on the stage and screen, Billy Crudup has earned critical accolades for his performances. Currently he stars as Corey Ellison in Apple’s Golden-Globe nominated The Morning Show alongside Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carrell, which earned him both Critics’ Choice Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Recently, he starred in the film adaptation of Maria...
Jan 07, 2020•1 hr 32 min
