Straight is a small play with big thoughts. Like a lot of recent plays on-and-off-Broadway, Straight features only a few actors and a lot of dialogue on various themes—all within a breezy 90 minutes. While the several themes touched upon in the play are wide-ranging–love, gender, career, infidelity—the main theme we see through the lens of the main character’s life is identity. In Straight, Ben (Jake Epstein) is a typical 26-year-old investment banker living in Boston. He has a longtime college girlfriend, Emily. Emily (Jenna Gavigan) is getting her PhD in genetics and
Sharing the same screen with the likes of Colin Firth, Michael Caine, and Samuel L. Jackson is no easy feat. But, this Welsh heartthrob has proven he’s more than capable. In 2014, he played Gary “Eggsy” Unwin—bad boy turned spy—in Matthew Vaughn’s blockbuster: Kingsman: The Secret Service. The role established Taron Egerton as one of Hollywood’s breakout stars. Now, he can be seen in theaters as Eddie the Eagle, alongside Hugh Jackman. Taron’s love for acting started at a young age. He caught the bug after performing in Shakespeare’s A
The countdown to the 88th Academy Awards has begun, and February is winding down, so #TBT to some of our favorite romantic films that have walked away with the golden statue. In no particular order… Shakespeare in Love I think women everywhere swooned when they saw Joseph Fiennes as the dashing, poetic English bard. The writing and performing of Romeo & Juliet, a tale practically everyone is familiar with, was the perfect backdrop to Shakespeare’s own love story. We laughed, we smiled, and we sighed as we watched Shakespeare
Game of Thrones’ star, Finn Jones, is heading to Netflix! It was announced earlier today that the English actor has landed the title role in Marvel’s Iron Fist. We couldn’t be more excited. There isn’t an actor more deserving. Iron Fist will be the fourth Marvel/Netflix collaboration. And, I’ll go out on a limb and say you’ve heard of: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and the forthcoming Luke Cage. *Spoiler alert* It’s rumored all four will eventually join forces in The Defenders. Finn will play Danny Rand aka Iron Fist. If you’re