Harden, Aghdashloo up for "The No Game"
Posted: 2009-09-02
According to
The Hollywood Reporter,
Shohreh Aghdashloo and Marcia Gay Harden will go head-to-head in the indie drama "The No
Game." Sherry Horman is directing the coming-of-age piece, which follows an 18-year old
Jewish woman who finds out her biological mother is Palestinian. The search for her
identity takes her to an aunt (Aghdashloo) in Brooklyn, where their immediate bonding
causes problems with her adoptive mother (Harden, who is in negotiations). Shooting begins
next month in New York; lensing in Israel also is on tap. David Abramowitz and Elizabeth
Fein wrote the screenplay; Doris Kirch produces. Aghdashloo and Harden were Oscar-nominated
in 2004 for their respective work in "House of Sand and Fog" and "Mystic River," and
they're nominated for Emmys this year for "House of Saddam" and "The Courageous Heart of
Irena Sendler."
Harden, Howard to Be Honored at This Is Tisch! Gala
Date added: 2009-08-18
Tony and Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden will be honored during the Nov.
2 This Is Tisch! fundraising gala at the Frederick P. Rose Hall. Spike Lee, Brett Ratner
and Sir Howard Stringer serve as honorary chairs for the event. Playwright Tony Kushner will
present Harden with her honor, while Spike Lee will present Nevins with hers, and Stringer
will present Grazer's honor. An additional presenter will be announced. "I am very proud
to be honored by Tisch on November 2nd," Harden said in a statement. "The education and
training that I received there enabled me to find my voice as a young artist and gave me
the skill and confidence that I needed to succeed in a very competitive field. What I am
most proud of, though, is what Tisch is doing today to reach and enroll those students in
this country, and even around the world, who have a great gift, but who are not able to
afford or access the fantastic training that I received."
God of Carnage Extends Broadway Run Through February 2010
Date added: 2009-08-18
"God of Carnage", Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning dark comedy, will continue its Broadway
run at least through February 2010. A production spokesperson confirms that tickets for
the smash-hit play are now on sale through February 28. The four-person original cast
is currently contracted through November 14 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. After
opening on Broadway on March 22, 2009, "God of Carnage" quickly become one of the biggest
successes of the season, routinely out-selling many large-scale musicals. For the week
ending July 26, the final week before closing for a six-week summer hiatus, Carnage
grossed more than $1 million, a rare feat for a play. The celebrated original cast agreed
to return to Broadway on September 8 for a 10-week extension; no word on whether any of
them will remain with the show through the winter.
Marcia Gay Harden receives Emmy nomination
Date added: 2009-07-16
Marcia has received an Emmy nomination as Best Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series
or Movie for "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler". She shares this category with
Shohreh Aghdashloo for "House Of Saddam", Jeanne Tripplehorn for "Grey Gardens", Janet McTeer
for "Into The Storm" and Cicely Tyson for "Relative Stranger". This is Marcia's second
Emmy nomination, she was previously in the running for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit".
The Emmy Awards will be handed out during a live ceremony on September 20, 2009.
Congratulations!
Marcia Gay Harden wins Tony Award
Date added: 2009-06-08
Marcia can add the theater business' highest award to her trophies shelf - she won the
Tony Award as Best Actress for her performance in "God of Carnage". The play also won in
the "Best Play" and "Best Direction in a Play" category. Congratulations! Lots of pictures
from the ceremony can be found in the Image Library with many more to follow, as well as
video clips!
"God of Carnage" to shut down July 27 and re-open September 8
Date added: 2009-06-04
The Tony nominated cast of Yasmina Reza's "God of Carnage" will extend their contracts
through November 15. The entire production will take a 6 week summer hiatus beginning July
27 to allow the cast to fulfill previously scheduled family commitments. The production,
starring Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden will resume
performances on Tuesday, September 8 and continue through Sunday, November 15. Lead
producers Stuart Thompson and Robert Fox said, "We are delighted that Jeff, Hope, James
and Marcia are having such a wonderful time performing in God of Carnage that they have
decided to extend their contracts. Now, even more theatergoers will be able to experience
Yasmina Reza's magnificent sold-out play." Tickets for performances beginning September 8
will go on sale at 12PM EST tomorrow, Wednesday, June 3.
Marcia wins Outer Critics Circle Award
Date added: 2009-05-12
Marcia has won the Best Actress award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance
in "God of Carnage". The play also won in the Best New Broadway Play category. Congratulations!
Marcia Gay Harden receives Tony nomination!
Date added: 2009-05-05
Marcia Gay Harden has received a Tony Award nomination
for her performance in "God of Carnage". The Broadway hit, based on Yasmina Reza's play,
has been nominated in a total 6 categories, featuring Best Play, Best Directing in a Play,
two Best Actress nominations for Marcia and Hope Davis as well as two Best Actor nominations
for James Gandolfini and Hope Davis. The Tony Awards will be live broadcast on June 7, 2009.
This is Marcia's second Tony nomination, she was previously nominated in 1993 for "Angels
in America".
Harden receives Drama Desk Award nomination
Date added: 2009-04-27
And again, Marcia has been nominated for her work in "God of Carnage", this time in the
Outstanding Actress in a Play category of the Drama Desk Award. She shares this category
with Saidah Arrika Ekulona (Ruined), Jane Fonda (33 Variations), Elizabeth Marvel (Fifty
Words), Jan Maxwell (Scenes From an Execution) and Janet McTeer (Mary Stuart). The 54th
annual Drama Desk Awards will be presented at a ceremony at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert
Hall at Lincoln Center, on Sunday, May 17.
Harden receives Drama League Award nomination
Date added: 2009-04-21
Marcia has received yet another nomination for her celebrated performance on Broadway's
"God of Carnage". She was nominated in the Distinguished Performance category, alongside colleague
James Gandolfini. The play scored a third nomination as Distinguished Play of the Year. The
Drama League Awards will be handed out on May 15, 2009.
Marcia Gay Harden receives Outer Critics Circle Award nomination
Date added: 2009-04-21
The Outer Critics Circle has nominated "God of Carnage", "Irena's Vow", "Reasons to Be Pretty" and
"33 Variations" for its outstanding new Broadway play prize. Named in the outstanding
actress in a play category are Saidah Arrika Ekulona for "Ruined", Carla Gugino for "Desire
Under the Elms", Marcia Gay Harden for "God of Carnage", and Janet McTeer and Harriet
Walter for "Mary Stuart". Outer Critics award winners are announced May 11, with a ceremony set
for May 21.
Harden play to extend Broadway run?
Date added: 2009-04-21
Article courtesy Liz Smith at
Variety: On the Broadway stage, people lucky enough to snag tickets to "God of Carnage,"
get the chance to see the award-winning Marcia Gay Harden playing the wife of James "The
Sopranos" Gandolfini in a work of high comedy that is a smash hit. I spoke to Marcia Gay,
my U. of Texas alumnae pal, and asked if she and her distinguished cast would extend their
run past the July 19 cutoff date? She sighed: "We are trying to figure it out. If we can
all go on, we will, happily. We are such a team." She laughed at how busy she has been.
"Liz, I haven't crossed my legs in private life!" (Marcia Gay is wed to a man who builds
houses, edits videos and "knows how to do an awful lot," according to his actress wife.
They are living now in Harlem during her Broadway run but call a large spread in the
Catskills home.) I asked the actress if she had read the rave review I gave to her and
"God of Carnage?" She said, "Honestly, I haven't. Our director, Matthew Warchus, asked us
not to read the reviews. He is afraid we will begin to perform the play according to what
the reviewers said and not the way we originally conceived it." So, hey, people - the cast
of "God of Carnage" doesn't even know they are in Broadway's biggest
hit!
Marcia Gay Harden in Hartford to discuss cancer
Date added: 2009-04-15
A new state partnership,
We Work for
Health Connecticut, was introduced at a press conference at the Legislative Office
Building Tuesday. The partnership has more than 30 partners, including local businesses
and academic and healthcare groups, and it is dedicated to protecting and fostering medical
innovation. Connecticut already excels in medical innovation, several speakers at the press
conference pointed out, saying that over 70 medicines to treat or prevent cancer are being
developed by Connecticut companies. Attending the press conference was Academy Award-winning
actress Marcia Gay Harden, who advocates for breast cancer patients. "I absolutely believe
that together we can win this fight," Harden said of the battle against cancer.
Irena Sendler, the "Female Schindler", portrayed in CBS Movie
Date added: 2009-02-15
An upcoming TV movie details the heroic life of Irena Sendler, credited with saving the
lives of thousands of Jewish children during World War II. CBS will air a TV movie on April
19 about the story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker responsible for
saving 2,500 Jewish children during the Holocaust. Sendler died on May 12, 2008, at the
age of 98. The movie, "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler" is based on Anna Mieszkowska’s 2005 biography, "Mother of the
Children of the Holocaust: The Irena Sendler Story." Anna Paquin recently agreed to play
the starring role, according to United Press International. Marcia Gay Harden, Nathaniel
Parker and Goran Visnjic will also be starring in the movie.
Marcia Gay Harden and more to honor Marian Seldes
Date added: 2009-01-16
Tony Award winner Marian Seldes will be the honoree at The Vineyard Theatre's annual benefit
gala, to be held at The Rainbow Room on Monday, February 9 at 6 pm. Celebrity participants
will include Nathan Lane, Anika Noni Rose, Marcia Gay Harden, Lucie Arnaz, Hunter Bell,
Jeff Bowen, Patricia Clarkson, Craig Lucas, Terrence McNally, as well as McKenzie Frey,
Angela Grovey and Rebecca Naomi Jones, who co-starred in the Vineyard's recent production
of Wig Out!. The gala will celebrate its theme of community spirit and neighborhood involvement
by also honoring The Union Square Partnership. Seldes originated her role in Edward Albee's
Pulitzer Prize-winning play Three Tall Women at the Vineyard in 1993. She won a Tony for
her performance in A Delicate Balance, and was Tony-nominated for Dinner at Eight, Ring
Round the Moon, Deathtrap, and Father's Day. For more information, visit
www.vineyardtheatre.org.
Gandolfini, Harden, Daniels to star in "God of Carnage"
Date added: 2009-01-16
According to
Playbill,
Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden will star in Yasmina Reza's
"God of Carnage" - translated by Christopher Hampton - which will begin previews at the
Bernard Jacobs Theatre Feb. 28. Opening night on Broadway is set for March 22. Matthew
Warchus, who directed the London production, will also helm the Broadway staging. The
play, according to press notes, "is a comedy of manners without the manners. The play
deals with the aftermath of a playground altercation between two boys and what happens
when their parents meet to talk about it." The Bernard Jacobs Theatre is located in
Manhattan at 242 West 45th Street.
