A Golden-Globe® winner for her performance in
Closer, Portman’s career skyrocketed
following her breakout film performance
in The Professional. While Portman is perhaps best known as
Queen Amidala in the Star Wars trilogy and as the star of V for Vendetta,
one of our favorite performances is her star turn in Garden State with
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Forever linked to his breakout film role as
Ducky in Pretty in Pink, Cryer is now
best recognized as the Emmy® Award-winning star of the CBS
hit sitcom Two and a Half Men. Equal
parts actor and writer, Cryer’s film
writing/producing credits include The Pompatus
of Love. He made his Broadway debut opposite
Harvey Feirstein in Torch Song Trilogy.
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Best known as Tony Stark in the blockbuster film Iron Man, Downey was
Oscar®-nominated for his role as Charlie
Chaplin in Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin.
Downey is equally comfortable on the small
screen, having starred on TV's Ally McBeal. Downey’s
range as a performer is also on showcase in
The Singing Detective and on his solo album. |
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With her breakout starring turn as Wendla Bergman in the Broadway hit Spring Awakening, Lea confirmed her status as one of Broadway's rising stars.
Lea first appeared on Broadway in Les Miserables, then went on to create the role of the Little Girl in the Broadway original cast of Ragtime.
She now stars as Rachel in the hit FOX series Glee. |
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With the release of License to Wed, How To Deal, and A Walk To Remember,
Mandy Moore established herself as one of Hollywood’s favorite young actresses.
Moore has released 7 best-selling albums, including her latest, Wild Hope.
Film star? Music star? TV star? Who says you have to pick? |
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Recognized as one of Broadway’s most-important composers for her brilliant work on Shrek and Caroline, or Change, this multiple Tony®-award-nominated
composer also wrote the new music for Thoroughly Modern Millie. As a returning guest to Stagedoor, Tesori watched students rehearse
Violet, her acclaimed musical. |
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Now starring in the CBS series The Good Wife, this Baltimore native recently starred in the HBO series In Treatment.
Charles first broke out as Knox Overstreet in Peter Weir’s Dead Poet’s Society, opposite Robin Williams. Recent
starring roles include anchor Dan Rydell on
ABC-TV’s SportsNight, T.J. McCabe in S.W.A.T., and Detective Fowler in Four Brothers. |
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One of Hollywood’s most sought-after and successful
film directors and producers, Levy has already accomplished
what many filmmakers only dream of: His first SIX feature
films – Big Fat Liar, Just
Married, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther, Night at the Museum, AND Night at the Museum 2
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Nominated for a Tony® award for his work
as a composer on Urban Cowboy, Blumenkrantz
is one of the most important songwriters working in musical theatre. As an actor,
his Broadway appearances include A Class Act, Into the Woods,
How To Succeed…, and Damn Yankees. |
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One of the most popular musical directors and conductors in the industry, Grigsby's Broadway credits include Spring Awakening, the revival of Grease!, The Light in the Piazza, Caroline, or Change,
The Full Monty, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Twelfth Night. She returns to Stagedoor to hold Master Classes almost every summer. |
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Widely recognized for his role as Phil on the NBC series ED and as the absurd pitchman for Sierra Mist, Black is the co-founder of
The State and STELLA. In 2008, his book My Custom Van...And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays That Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face was purchased by more than 30 people.
In 2009, Black conducted the world's first Twitter war against actor Levar Burton. His latest series, Michael and Michael Have Issues, is a hit on Comedy Central and iTunes. |
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While multiple Golden Globe® and Emmy®-nominee Braff is best known for his roles as Dr. John (JD) Dorian
on the hit NBC series, Scrubs, and as the voice of Disney's Chicken Little, Braff
is also an accomplished writer and filmmaker. He wrote, directed, and starred in the hit film
Garden State (with fellow Stagedoor alum, Natalie Portman). |
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Her third film – M. Night Shymalan's The Village – placed Bryce on the short list of Hollywood's most talented
young actresses. Her next, Shymalan's The Lady in the Water, was followed by her portrayal of Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3
and Roselind in Kenneth Branagh's As You Like It. Her most recent star turn: Kate Connor in Terminator Salvation. |
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Pascal is best known for his Tony®-nominated performance as Roger Davis in the original cast of Jonathan Larson's musical Rent
on Broadway and in the 2005 movie musical. Pascal also originated the role of Radames in Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida and as the
Emcee in the 1998 revival of Cabaret. His latest CD release, Blinding Light, was released in 2008. |
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Amy Ryan's breakout role in Gone, Baby, Gone earned her numerous "Best Supporting Actress" awards, and a recent nomination for an Academy-Award®
A two-time Tony® nominee for her work in A Streetcar Named Desire and Uncle Vanya, Ryan is well-known to TV audiences for her work on NBC's The Office,
HBO's The Wire, and numerous episodes of Law & Order. Her recent film projects include The Changeling (with Angelina Jolie) and Green Zone (with Matt Damon).
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Chaplin is instantly recognizable to millions of fans as the bumbling, naïve speechwriter, James Hobert, on
the hit ABC-series Spin City and for his numerous TV appearances on Scrubs, and Law and Order. Chaplin
is also an accomplished stage and film actor. He starred in Comic Potential, the Alan Ayckbourn comedy, at the Manhattan
Theater Club. |
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Federer made her Broadway debut as Nessarose in the original Broadway cast of Wicked. A BFA Musical
Theater graduate of Ithaca College, Federer’ stage credits include Lincoln Center’s A
Man of No Importance and the 50th Anniversary production of The Trip to Bountiful. Federer returns to Wicked this Fall. |
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Arias is known to TV audiences around the world as the star of NBC’s Kingpin, for his role as Emilio on One Life To Live, and as Alex on the NBC series Knight Rider.
Arias’s Broadway credits include Miss Saigon and creating the role of
"Black" in the Public Theater’s production of The Wild Party. |
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This Golden Globe®-nominated actress is a true chameleon, having starred in such diverse
roles as Stacy Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High to Tralala in Last Exit
to Brooklyn to Annie Sullivan in The Road to Perdition. She starred
in her feature film writing and directorial debut, The Anniversary Party.
In 2010, she stars in Greenberg, which she also produced.
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A quintuple threat (actor, singer, composer, writer, director), Graff paid homage to Stagedoor
Manor in his feature film directorial debut, CAMP which was nominated for the Grand Jury prize at Sundance in 2003. A Tony®-nominated actor for
creating the role of Danny in Baby, Graff has acted in a variety of films, including
The Abyss, Dominick and Eugene, and Five Corners. His film writing
credits include The Vanishing and Used People. |
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One of New York’s most-popular voiceover and television actresses, Murney is best known
for creating the roles of Queenie in Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party and Felicia
in A Class Act. Murney made her Broadway debut in Lennon and then starred as Elpheba
in the Broadway company of Wicked. Murney was one of only 15 female performers selected to appear on
the RCA album, Broadway Divas-100 Years of Music. |
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Jonathan Marc Sherman's plays include the recent off-Broadway hit Things We Want,
directed by Ethan Hawke. Sherman's breakout play, Women and
Wallace, won the Young Playwrights Festival at Playwrights Horizons and was televised on American Playhouse.
His other works include Sophistry, and Knickerbocker, which recently premiered at Williamstown Theatre Festival.
He also acts on occasion to remind himself why he became a playwright. |
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