John Lithgow

WATCH: John Lithgow On The 'Least Cool' Moment Of His Life

Posted 05.22.2012

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John Lithgow, who just received his sixth Tony award nomination for his role in "The Columnist" tells Jimmy Fallon why growing up in the sixties reall...

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Stage Door: Ghost, The Columnist

Fern Siegel | Posted 04.30.2012

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Fern Siegel

There is a difference between an apparition and the real thing -- and the same can be said of a Broadway show. It can be rendered cinematically, as in Ghost, The Musical, thereby becoming a musical that thinks it's a movie.

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'The Columnist' Review: Life in the Closet

Wilborn Hampton | Posted 04.26.2012

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Wilborn Hampton

The Columnist focuses mainly on Joseph Alsop's closeted homosexuality and dwindling influence during the Vietnam War era, never examining other facets of a complicated man.

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National Book Award Winners - Revealed!

Posted 11.17.2011

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The National Book Awards 2011 were announced last night at a ceremony in a downtown New York venue. Though the nominees announcement had been overs...

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Who Won The National Book Award?

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 01.16.2012

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NEW YORK — The National Book Awards ceremony, held just blocks from the Occupy Wall Street protests, was a gilded tribute to the 99 percent. St...

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Nicki Gostin

John Lithgow On 'Drama: Actor's Education' Memoir

HuffingtonPost.com | Nicki Gostin | Posted 12.11.2011

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If you're expecting to find out what Jane Curtin was like to work with in John Lithgow's new memoir, "Drama: An Actor's Education," you'll be sorely d...

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More Stars Join Morgan Freeman In Prop. 8 Play

AP | Posted 11.08.2011

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NEW YORK -- A new play about the legal battle over same-sex marriage in California keeps attracting big-name talent. Producers announced Thursday tha...

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WATCH: Unexpected Stars Audition For 'Jersey Shore'

Posted 10.16.2011

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With the cast of "Jersey Shore" headed off to Italy this season and in-fighting causing rifts that could only be found in reality TV, it was only a ma...

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John Lithgow Returns To Broadway

AP | Posted 09.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- John Lithgow is coming back to Broadway in a familiar role – a newspaper columnist. The Tony Award-winning star of the TV show "3rd...

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WATCH: James Franco, John Lithgow in 'Apes' Prequel

Posted 09.19.2011

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes," the big budget prequel to the 1968 classic, "Planet of the Apes," is set for release on Aug. 5, and this newly releas...

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WATCH: John Lithgow's Dramatic Interpretation Of Gingrich Press Release

Posted 07.20.2011

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John Lithgow is an alumnus of the London Academy Of Music & Dramatic Art, which some have argued is the world's finest acting school. And on Thursday ...

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NPH Talks Kids, Gets New Dad

Posted 05.25.2011

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Neil Patrick Harris certainly has a lot going on with his family these days -- both on and off screen. The multi-talented funnyman, who in October ...

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The NERDIEST Celebrities (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Celebs aren't usually known for their book smarts or academic awards, but there are a few who defy expectations. Who would have thought that the dad f...

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Lost, Glee, Mad Men and More: Fearless Emmy Advice -- 2010 Edition

Ed Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Martin

As you read this, members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences are busily poring over their 2010 Emmy Awards ballots. Here are my suggestions for the top programs and performers.

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Thoughts on Haiti, And the Spirit of Activism in Film

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

Great activist movies portray the ongoing struggle between the welfare of working people and larger societal forces, seemingly beyond their control, that threaten their integrity, livelihood, and often, their very survival.

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Golden Globes 2010: The TV Winners

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Golden Globes can't get enough of "Mad Men." AMC's critically acclaimed series about a 1960s-era ad agency won its ...

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HuffPost Review: Leap Year

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Leap Year is the kind of movie of which I wish I could say, "You couldn't pay me to watch that crap." Obviously, however, you can -- but not nearly enough.

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David Letterman, Sons of Anarchy, Grey's Anatomy, Dexter: Random Reflections on the Opening Weeks of the Fall TV Season

Ed Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Martin

The most-improved broadcast series of the new season is Grey's Anatomy, and the most improved on basic cable is FX's gritty, riveting Sons of Anarchy.

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John Lithgow And Patrick Wilson's Odd Theater Experience

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The last time that John Lithgow and Patrick Wilson participated in the kind of theater exercises that they did to prepare for the current Broadway re...

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Katie Holmes Heading To Broadway For Arthur Miller Play

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Katie Holmes is looking to bounce back from a box-office flop with her Broadway debut. The "Dawson's Creek" star and wife of Tom Cru...

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