Last week actor Zachary Quinto sat down with Broadway and Law & Order SVU actor BD Wong at Wong’s NoHo apartment to chat about theater and their careers at a party to benefit Rosie O’Donnell’s Theater Kids organization. Quinto is making his Broadway debut this fall as Tom Wingfield in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ most autobiographical play The Glass Menagerie with Cherry Jones playing his Southern belle mother and original orchestrations by former Paper magazineBeautiful Person Nico Muhly (a production that premiered this past winter at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA.). We chatted with the Star Trek star about his connection to Williams, his Broadway debut and what he’s up to this summer.
What made you decide to be a part of tonight?
I grew up with the privilege of being able to go to theater school. I’m here because of those experiences I had when I was 10 or 11 years old and the kids that benefit from this organization are kids who might not have that opportunity otherwise, but might now have a career that’s more magical than they could ever imagine. And that to me is really exciting, so the fact that I could come and have a conversation about my experience and my journey to benefit them is great.
And now you’re about to be on Broadway! You’ve been attending Broadway opening nights for several years and appeared in Angels in America off-Broadway… have you been planning this move to Broadway?
I have! I didn’t really want it to be perceived as someone whisking in from Hollywood to do something on a hiatus. My entire career traces back to my roots in the theater, so I have a tremendous respect for the process. I go to the theater every time I’m in New York. I feel like it was important to me to have my first New York production be an off-Broadway ensemble piece, which Angels in America was, and then we started this production [of The Glass Menagerie] out of town, so it was really initially about the process and the creative experience not just about trying to get to Broadway. We had no idea when we did this play at the American Repertory Theater that we’d transfer in, so for me it’s just been about building towards something by doing hopefully good work. I’m thrilled that it’s with this production and this play and I cannot wait to do it. I wish we were starting this week, but we’re not starting for another month and a half…
Did you get offers for Broadway shows before this?
I knew I wanted to come back to the theater but I also knew I had more work to do to establish myself in the film and television realm to support that, so once I started looking—I told my agents that I wanted to do a play at the beginning of 2013—the Glass Menagerie was one of three opportunities that they brought to me but it made the most sense. The other two were here in New York: One was an off-Broadway play and the other was a direct-to-Broadway commercial production of a new adaptation of a book. But I just felt like with Cherry Jones, John Tiffany, Bob Coley and Nico Muhly … that’s the kind of work I want to do. Coming to New York was really secondary.
What are you most looking forward to about being on Broadway?
I think the sense of community. Being at the Tony Awards the other night — it was my first time at the Tonys — and realizing how many people I know in the New York theater community and how many people I love here. I never really dreamt of being a movie star, I dreamt of being on Broadway. That was my dream as a kid growing up, even when I was in L.A. struggling to make it as an actor … the sustaining thought, the thing that I could always see myself doing was a play.
Do you feel more comfortable around Hollywood or Broadway?
[Broadway,] absolutely. It’s such a more open, supportive community. I mean it’s no less political, and of course there’s the bottom line which is really the thing that matters to everyone eventually, but the process of it and the people that populate New York theater have always made it feel more like home.
Do you feel a strong connection to your character Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie?
The connection to him is really about my connection to Tennessee Williams and that is something that I totally underestimated until I got into preparing to go and work on it. Learning about Tennessee and learning about how many ways his life resonates in me and his experience resonates in me makes me feel really connected to something bigger than myself. I think this play serves that purpose to audiences.
What are you going to do this summer before you buckle down on Broadway?
Well I’m going on a trip. I’m going home to visit my family next week and then I’m going to Paris with my brother. I lived in Galway, Ireland for a while so after I go to Fashion Week in Paris I’m going to go to a film festival in Galway because they’ve invited me back. I thought that was really sweet.
This is a 16 1/2 minute long video. I found I fit almost all of the traits listed. There are three computer voices that read through the lists. There is an option of turning off the voices and just reading the lists yourself. My son heard some of the lists being read and he told me that it sounded like him. Females and males on the Autism Spectrum share certain traits, but females tend to demonstrate many traits differently than males. This is why females tend to get overlooked or misdiagnosed.
This needs to be listed on paper, too.
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PANEL OF THE DAY - MR. MURDER IS DEAD
When you’re a detective, it’s important to follow your instincts, even if they may lead you to a dangerous road.
This is a great graphic novel.
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Living in New York I get this said to me frequently on the street. It is always on a day when I am incredibly stressed or dealing with a serious and troubling emotional problem. Apparently, because I am a woman, I’m not allowed to be angry or upset. I should just fake happiness. I’m expected to smile and be pretty, even when I’m depressed or full of anxiety. Women are always suppose to be these beaming rays of sunshine! It makes me angry and, unfortunately, can make the different between a bad day and a terrible one. (via microaggressions) There are times where I am glad I live in a place that is not conducive to this kind of nonsense. But yes, I’ve been ‘smile-checked’. Last time that happened, I gave the guy one of my evil psychopath polar bear smiles. He almost ran away. |
Fuck you, Rick Scott.
File under: Reasons not to live in Florida.
Okay, here’s the Florida House version of the Full Bill: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h0049z1.CRJS.DOCX&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=0049&Session=2013
And here’s the Florida Senate confirmation of said: http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1140
This bill bans Hypodermic Needles, if they’re “used, intended for use, or designed for use in parenterally injecting controlled substances into the human body.”
That’s what a hypodermic needle DOES. The Drugs that go INTO it somehow determine whether the Thing Itself is illegal? That’s like saying “A Legally Bought Gun Is Illegal Entire If It Has Illegal Rounds In It.”
“Laptops are illegal if they have illegal software on them.”
What SENSE does that make?
Along with the ban on sick pay, Florida is becoming a third-world country. Sad, really.
Whole Foods Shows Customers the Bleak Future of Produce Without Bees
“The decline in bee populations has been all the buzz lately, which led Whole Foods Market to team up with the Xerces Society to show us what a world—or at least, produce section—without bees would look like. The University Heights, Rhode Island store removed all foods that are reliant upon the important pollinators, and it leaves a pretty slim selection; 52% of the produce department’s offerings would be pulled from shelves without bees around to help.”
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What if sleeping beauty became a knight instead?
A mini project I’ve been thinking about for awhile. You can find a backstory comic [here].
Yes, please.
