Orphans star Alec Baldwin could be the newest addition to NBC’s late-night lineup! According to The New York Times, the Peacock network is currently considering a late-night show hosted by Baldwin. The Emmy winner and Tony nominee is a longtime friend of NBC thanks to his role as Jack Donaghy on the recently-ended 30 Rock, and his countless appearances ...

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Philadelphia-born playwright Lyle Kessler began his career as an actor, studying with Lee Strasberg at The Actors Studio before turning his attention to writing plays. Kessler’s dramas, including The Watering Place, which opened on Broadway in 1969, are known for their gritty realism and dark humor. After spending the past 30 years in Los Angeles, Kessler ...

The Broadway premiere of Lyle Kessler's Orphans began performances on March 26 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, where it will play a limited engagement run through June 30. Set in a broken-down North Philadelphia row house, the play stars Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge as two orphaned brothers, Treat and Phillip, whose lives change forever when they kidnap Harold ...

Thirty years after its L.A. premiere, Lyle Kessler’s darkly humorous and unflinching drama Orphans is having its Broadway premiere with a top-notch cast led by Alec Baldwin, Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge. Read on to find out how this fearless piece of theater built its reputation and impressed audiences around the world.


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Shia LaBeouf has been very candid about his firing from Orphans, and he even stopped by the Late Show with David Letterman to speak openly about his exit from the Broadway show. Though the creative folks behind the production would likely prefer to leave the exit drama well enough alone, the play's stars—Alec Baldwin, Ben Foster and Tom ...

Shia LaBeouf appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman on April 1 to talk about why he was fired from the Broadway production of Orphans in February. LaBeouf addressed the tension that erupted between him and his former co-star Alec Baldwin during rehearsals. "I'm pretty passionate and impulsive, and he's a very passionate individual as well and ...

Alec Baldwin swung by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on April 1 to chat about his role as kidnapped gangster Harold in the Broadway premiere of Orphans. Baldwin revealed why he felt compelled to take on Lyle Kessler's "funny, dark and absurd fable." "Theater for an actor is like the sorbet course, it's like the palate cleanser that ...

The Broadway production of Orphans, starring Alec Baldwin, Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge, begins performances March 26 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Directed by Daniel Sullivan, the production will officially open on April 18.

Written by Lyle Kessler, Orphans is the story of two orphaned brothers living in a decrepit North Philadelphia row house. Treat (Foster), the eldest, supports his ...

Orphans star Alec Baldwin won two Emmys for playing 30 Rock's slick network executive Jack Donaghy, and it seems the character's affinity for backhanded compliments has rubbed off on the star...especially when it comes to his almost co-star Shia LaBeouf.

Vulture.com asked Baldwin his thoughts on LaBeouf's latest Twitter tirade, in which the actor wrote ...

After all its recasting drama, looks like the upcoming Broadway production of Orphans needs a bit more time to get things rolling. Starring Tony nominee Alec Baldwin, Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge, the play has rescheduled its first preview for March 26 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Opening night will now take place on April 18, instead of April ...