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Hats Off to Elizabeth Rodriguez

Posted on June 10th, by Nick in Theater. No Comments

Elizabeth Rodriguez (© Tristan Fuge)

Elizabeth Rodriguez is currently making her Broadway debut as the not-recovering drug addict Veronica in the world premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ The Motherf**ker with the Hat, for which she has received the 2011 Outer Critics Award and a 2011 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play. TheaterMania recently spoke with Rodriguez about the show and her career.

THEATERMANIA: This is some way to make your Broadway debut. Has all this acclaim been a bit surreal?
ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ: I keep asking myself that same question. People come up to me all of the time and say, “You must be excited.” It feels really good that my hard work is acknowledged.Read the rest

Annie Parisse Is Truly Bard

Posted on June 5th, by Nick in Theater. No Comments

Annie Parissein All's Well That Ends Well (© Joan Marcus)

Annie Parisse has made memorable stage appearances in such works as Prelude to a Kiss, Clybourne Park and Becky Shaw, and is well known to television viewers for her work as Julia Lindsey Snyder on As the World Turns, and Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Borgia on Law and Order. This summer, Parisse will be playing Helena in All’s Well That Ends Well and Mariana in Measure for Measure as part of the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park season. TheaterMania recently spoke with Parisse about her upcoming summer gig.

THEATERMANIA: This is your first summer doing Shakespeare in the Park. Was this something you wanted to do for a while?… Read the rest