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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Sarah Snook Doesn't Know How Cate Blanchett Would Turn 'Picture Of Dorian Gray' Into A Film, But Would Love To Help Her Try
Sarah Snook, who won a Tony Award for Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play for The Picture of Dorian Gray, is stumped about how it would ever be turned into a film. That's the aim of Cate Blanchett's Dirty Pictures, as Deadline was the first to report in 2024. The vision of the current stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel sees her playing 26 different roles in a highly stylized production, which took London by storm before heading to Broadway. More from Deadline Deadline's Tony Awards Live Blog Cynthia Erivo's Original Song Provides Lively Opening To Tony Awards As She Earns A Standing Ovation How To Watch Sunday's Tony Awards: Red Carpet, Preshow & Cynthia Erivo-Hosted Ceremony Asked for the latest on the Blanchett-backed film adaptation during an appearance in the Tonys media room Sunday, Snook replied, 'I have as much idea as you do about where that is.' She continued, 'I don't know how this gets turned into a film. It's a particularly complex piece to do as a theater show. I mean, dramaturgically it holds up and I think Kip [Williams, the show's director] would be an incredible director for that project. If she were able to take part in the film version, Snook added, 'it would be a dream come true, but who knows?' The Succession alum was asked about the theater accomplishments of its cast and creative team since the series wrapped its HBO run in 2023. 'It's such a special group chat,' she said. 'We're all big theater nerds deep down. It's been really nice to have that revealed and shared with each other.' The ritual of being a Tony nominee, and now winner, was a new experience for Snook. 'I didn't even know Tony season even existed!' she laughed. 'You end up seeing all of the people who are nominated with you for other shows. … It's really nice because you get to meet the person who is creating art at the same time as you are.' Sarah Snook, a #TonyAwards winner for her performance in 'The Picture of Dorian Grey,' was asked backstage about Cate Blanchett's production company acquiring film rights to the stage adaptation — Deadline (@DEADLINE) June 9, 2025 Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 'Stick' Soundtrack: All The Songs You'll Hear In The Apple TV+ Golf Series
ABC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Sarah Snook wins Tony award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in The Picture of Dorian Gray
Australian actor Sarah Snook has won a Tony award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for The Picture of Dorian Gray. The play marked Snook's Broadway debut. "This is an intimidating room full of incredibly talented people," Snook told the crowd upon accepting her award. Stars including George Clooney, Cynthia Erivo, Ben Stiller and Keanu Reeves were present at the awards ceremony. "Thank you so much for this," Snook said. Snook thanked her team, and people associated with the show. "It's billed as a one person show and I don't feel alone in any night that I do this show," Snook said. "There are so many people on stage making it work and so many people behind the stage making it work." Snook singled out director Kip Williams who is also nominated. She also thanked her husband Dave Lawson "for keeping the family together". Snook is on her way to EGOT status — when a performer has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Snook already has an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Succession. The Picture of Dorian Gray was nominated in six categories, with seven Australians recognised. Australian Marg Horwell has also won for Best Costume Design of a Play.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Sarah Snook wins best actress at Tony awards for The Picture of Dorian Gray
Sarah Snook has won the Tony award for best actress in a play for her performance in all 26 roles in The Picture of Dorian Gray, the Sydney Theatre Company one-woman show that has become a Broadway hit. 'This means so much for a little Australian girl,' she said, from the podium, thanking her husband for 'holding down the fort and keeping our family together.' The show marks the Australian actor's Broadway debut, after having also performed the show in London's West End, for which she won an Olivier award last year. Snook took over the role from actor Erin-Jean Norvill, who originated the performance to acclaim in Australia between 2020 and 2022. 'It's about concealing and revealing, putting on masks, taking off masks,' Snook told the New York Times. 'It's about having your soul be seen.' On Sunday, New York Times critic Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote, 'When I left The Picture of Dorian Gray all those weeks ago, I said to whoever would listen on Eighth Avenue that they might as well start engraving Sarah Snook's Tony right then and there. I will claim this one for my clairvoyant skills.' The play, directed by former STC artistic director Kip Williams, has been widely praised by critics and was nominated for six Tonys this year. On Sunday night, Melbourne-based costume designer Marg Horwell also won the costume design category for Dorian Gray, but the show lost out in the lighting, sound and scenic design categories. Williams is also nominated for best director. After the success of Dorian Gray on Broadway, Williams is set to stage his one-woman production of Dracula there, with Wicked star Cynthia Erivo playing all 23 roles.
Gizmodo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Master of Multiplication Cynthia Erivo Will Play 23 Characters in a New Dracula Play
She sings. She dances. She plays historical figures, detectives, and murderers with equal flair. Is there anything Cynthia Erivo can't do? We already know she can play multiple people at once on the same TV episode (see: the Poker Face season two premiere, featuring Erivo as identical quintuplets)—and we have every confidence she'll bring all the characters in the new Wicked audiobook to vivid life. So there's no reason to think she won't kill it playing 23 roles, including the title vampire, in a new stage production of Dracula. Deadline brings this news that has us seriously considering booking an international theater trip, though the folks behind it also created and produced the Sarah Snook-starring The Picture of Dorian Grey—featuring the Succession star in 26 different parts—which came to Broadway after a successful run in London's West End. That's not a guarantee that Dracula, which will open next year and is described as 'a one-woman theatrical extravaganza,' will follow in its footsteps, but it is a hopeful sign for stateside Erivo fans. Kip Williams adapted Bram Stoker's vampire classic and will also direct the play, which marks Erivo's return to live theater after her Tony-winning stint in The Color Purple nearly a decade ago. According to the trade, 'the list of 23 characters that Erivo will perform include the fanged Count Dracula, who sustains life by sucking the blood of the living; Jonathan Harker, a newly qualified solicitor who travels to to meet his new client who resides in a castle nestled in the remote Transylvanian mountains; Mina Murray, Harker's fiancée; her friend Lucy Westenra; and Professor Van Hesling, vampire hunter and expert in occult lore.' Erivo will also get to flex her commanding vocal talents, though sadly Dracula only features one musical number. Speaking of, with Wicked: For Good coming out this fall, Dracula's co-producer Michael Cassel has already taken Erivo's potential need to attend award ceremonies during Dracula's early 2026 run (February 4-May 31). 'We're taking that into account, putting all those pieces in place so that Cynthia can be a part of everything else that's going on in her life—we'll build that in,' Cassel explained. She really can do it all! Definitely check out all the Erivo variants on Poker Face's season two premiere—the hilariously deadpan DJ Erivo was my favorite—now streaming on Peacock.
Daily Mail
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Wicked star Cynthia Erivo lands a HUGE new job on London's West End - and she's set to play another legendary villain
Cynthia Erivo is set to return to the West End stage next year as the star lands a huge new job as another legendary villain. The actress, 38, recently starred opposite Ariana Grande in the film adaptation of the musical Wicked as Elphaba. Now, she will sink her teeth into the role of Dracula and 22 other roles in a one-actor adaptation of Bram Stoker's gothic novel. The play is adapted and directed by Kip Williams following his award-winning version of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, which starred Sarah Snook. Dracula originally premiered in Australia back in 2024 and will make its international debut at London's Noel Coward Theatre in February 2026. This isn't be Cynthia's first stint on the West End, having made her debut in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg back in 2011. However, it was her Broadway debut as Celie in The Colour Purple (2015-2017) that saw her win a Tony. Speaking about her upcoming roles, the actress said: 'Returning to the stage feels like a homecoming, one that I've been craving for a long time. 'To do so with a story as rich, complex, and haunting as DRACULA offers a beautiful opportunity to delve into character, into myth, and into the heart of what makes us human. 'From the moment I was asked, I could not get the role out of my mind. Kip's vision is thrilling, terrifying, and deeply resonant, offering a chance to sit with not only the darkness in the world, but also the light we fight to hold onto. 'It's a rare gift for an actor to inhabit so many voices and perspectives in one piece, and I'm honoured to do it for West End audiences in this extraordinary production. 'The prospect of doing this show scares me and I know it will be a huge challenge. This show will ask everything of me — and I'm ready to give it.' Meanwhile, director Kip said: 'I am thrilled to be returning to the West End to direct my adaptation of Bram Stoker's DRACULA and to collaborate with the extraordinary Cynthia Erivo, as she brings to life the many iconic characters of this much-adored tale. 'Our production expands upon Stoker's exploration of the tension between fear and desire, offering a contemporary perspective on the vampire as a monster that lurks not beyond, but within. 'I am excited to reunite with many of my Dorian Gray collaborators on this project, and it is an immense privilege to have such a singularly gifted artist as Cynthia at the heart of it. 'I can't wait to share this piece with London audiences, especially in the West End, a place where Bram spent so much of his creative life.' Cynthia was reportedly approached about the role during the promotional tour for Wicked nine months ago. In March, she attended the Broadway premiere of The Picture of Dorian Gray and is understood to have spoken with Sarah her performance. Michael Cassel, co-producing the West End run with Adam Kenwright, told Deadline: '[Cynthia] has really spent most of her time with Kip just talking through the inspiration and the dramaturgy of it all. 'For them to connect in that way has been important for them because this is a show that they go and create together.' The original Sydney production will not 'be a blueprint' for the West End version. However, Michael added that it's very 'appealing to Cynthia to put her own interpretation on the role and explore that with Kip.' While the West End play is not a musical, fans of Wicked will be delighted to know that there is one original song near the end of the show, by composer Clemence Williams. Tickets for DRACULA will go on sale later in the year, with details and waitlist available at
