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Anthony Hopkins to Overact in a Classical Mode
Hopkins Is Learing: Sometimes it takes news a while to travel across the pond, and last week the Guardian confirmed that Anthony Hopkins will play the title role in a movie version of King Lear. Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts, and Keira Knightley are set to play his three daughters.

New York Times ArtsBeat Blog

London Theater Journal: Two Generations of Travails for Britain’s Wayward Youth
Much ink is spilled bemoaning the sad state of British youth, but it’s all there on the stage, too, in wonderful new productions of “The Chalk Garden” and “That Face.”

Bloomberg.com

Pulitzer Winner Letts Toasts Chicago With `Superior Donuts': Jeremy Gerard
The counter stools at the run-down coffee shop are red leatherette and the sign listing the varieties of donuts looks as if it's been there for decades. The walls are smudged with age and tagged with an obscenity on the morning after a break-in.

Back Stage

Making Your Own Luck
For actor-writers Lacie Harmon and Robin Greenspan, creating their own projects — plays, screenplays, and solo shows — has opened so many doors.

The Playgoer Blog

Ragtime: Too Hot for Wilmette?

Playbill

* Amy Ryan Will Be Part of NBC's "The Office"
* Arden, Howard, McCartney, Mauzey, Kudisch and More Set for Summer Broadway Festival
* McDonald, Carroll, Keen, Mackintosh and Morrisey to Be Part of Almeida Season
* Perrin and Betts to Join London's 39 Steps in July
* The Strangerer to Play Off-Broadway's Barrow Street Theatre in July
* Adding Machine to Close July 20
* Kennedy and Campbell Will Host Divas! Benefit; Bessette and Callaways to Perform
* "Mamma Mia!" Film Makes World Premiere June 30
* Mullally, Cumpsty, Cavenaugh, Golden and More Set for Project Shaw's Major Barbara
* Actors' Equity and Broadway League Continue Contract Talks

TheaterMania

* Andreas, Kudisch, Mauzey, McCartney, Woods, et al. Set for Summer Broadway Festival
* Amy Ryan to Return to NBC's The Office
* Adding Machine to Close July 20
* Campbell, Calllaway, Kennedy, et al. Set for Hudson Stage DIVAS Benefit
* Nigel Betts, Alan Perrin to Join London's 39 Steps on July 28
* Actors' Equity and Broadway League Continue Talks Past Deadline
* Cumpsty, Esper, Mullally, Reeder, et al. Set for Project Shaw's Major Barbara

Broadway.com

ASK A STAR: Jane Krakowski

Q & A: Matthew Morrison

* Ted Chapin Named Chairman of the Board of American Theatre Wing
* New York Theatre Workshop Sets 2008-09 Season Lineup
* Adding Machine Sets Closing Date Off-Broadway
* The Marvelous Wonderettes Will Get Off-Broadway Run

CurtainUp

Review: All's Well That Ends Well

The Guardian - Performing Arts Blog

Chris Wilkinson: (Black) Watch again: the verdict
David Ward: Keswick diary: tales of the traverse stage
Jacqui Honess-Martin : Tell Out My Soul: Hymning and hawing

Whatsonstage.com - Off-West End & Fringe

Openings: Rocks, Daisy, Frozen & Unstated
Amongst the openings in London Off-West End and Fringe venues this week are:

London Theatre Guide

Betts and Perrin take 39 Steps
Alan Perrin and Nigel Betts will join the cast of Laurence Olivier Award-winning comedy The 39 Steps on 28 July, to play the character-juggling roles of Man 1 and Man 2.