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Elle
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
Sarah Pidgeon on 'Stereophonic', Horror Films, and Broadway Dreams
Justin French Short trench, trousers, Loewe. Earrings, Cartier. Right before our interview, Sarah Pidgeon headed to her home pour-over setup and hastily threw together some caffeinated sustenance. The results were grainier than she'd prefer. 'It has more…texture than you want a cup of coffee to have,' she says, grimacing a little over her mug. This might mark the first and only time Pidgeon has rushed through something. Her Broadway debut, in the Tony Awards–sweeping play (for which she was nominated for Best Featured Actress), was a slow and steady ascent—she auditioned just before the pandemic, after which the show understandably was paused, and then, in 2023, her chance came again. In the ensuing years, she had grown up a lot, and brought a hard-won depth and maturity to the character of Diana, a member of a '70s band on the rise. Stereophonic was 'such a beast of a project,' between its three-hour run time and extensive vocal requirements. Justin French Dress, shoes, Bottega Veneta. Earrings, ring, Shay Jewelry. 'Every character I've played, I'm always 'Team Fill-in-the-Blank.' Even if they're extremely flawed, there's a way to justify what they did,' Pidgeon says. 'I did judge Diana a bit for being in this relationship [with her bandmate] and finding it so difficult to advocate for herself. It's like, 'Just get out, leave him,' but it's so much more complicated than that. She's in a different time, and she's extremely dependent on him. He introduced her to music, he helped her write all of her first songs, and now she's starting to have a lot of agency as a songwriter by herself.' 'Motorcycles actually scare me a lot more than horror movies do.' Pidgeon has always been a theater kid. She studied at Interlochen, the famed arts camp and academy in Michigan, where 'the cutest guy could be the oboe player. It was like, 'Oh, he is really good at oboe, though,'' she says, adopting a lovelorn-tween lilt. She then headed to Carnegie Mellon (alma mater of Billy Porter) before landing roles on The Wilds and Tiny Beautiful Things . Justin French Short trench, trousers, Loewe. Earrings, Cartier. Next up for Pidgeon is a trifecta of big- and small-screen roles. This summer, you can catch her in the sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer . The original came out when she was only a year old, but she's nevertheless a fan of the franchise (and of horror in general—as a kid, she watched the Saw series 'night after night,' she says, with her dog sitting beside her). In the hands of director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, the genius behind Pidgeon will also appear in the motorcycle movie Born to Lose , which she filmed in Paducah, Kentucky, immediately after concluding her Stereophonic run. ('Motorcycles actually scare me a lot more than horror movies do,' she notes.) And after our interview, the news broke that she would be playing American Love Stor y series for FX. But her heart still resides in the glow of the footlights. She'd love to do a Chekhov play or a one-woman show. And as far as movies go, 'I'd also be down to do a real period piece,' she says, adding jokingly, 'I think it'd be fun to, I don't know, carry buckets of milk around a pasture.' Knowing Pidgeon, she'd find a way to make that utterly compelling. Hair by Sami Knight for Rehab ; makeup by Alexandra French at Forward Artists; manicure by Jolene Brodeur at The Wall Group; produced by Anthony Federici at Petty Cash Production; photographed at Malibu Creek Ranch. A version of this story appears in the Summer 2025 issue of ELLE. Related Stories
Glasgow Times
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Glasgow Times
Names in the frame to lead Glasgow Labour at City Chambers
Councillor Redmond announced last month he was stepping down as leader of the opposition group. His successor will be chosen by the 31 Labour councillors on Tuesday at the AGM in the city chambers. READ NEXT: Senior SNP councillor quits group on Glasgow City Council The two names going forward to the ballot are Jill Pidgeon councillor for Shettleston and Rashid Hussain, councillor for Pollok. Both would be considered relatively inexperienced having only been elected in 2022 although Councillor Pidgeon has been on the poerful City Administration Committee and is education spokesperson for the group. Councillor Hussain is a data analyst for BAE Systems. He sits on the Glasgow Licensing Board Councillor Pidgeon is a director of a company Jill Pidgeon Digital and works for Glasgow South West Labour MP Zubir Ahmed. READ NEXT:Fans excluded from top level talks about Celtic title party gatherings Councillor Pidgeon said:' A decade of disastrous SNP misrule has brought Glasgow to its knees - our schools and colleges are in crisis, robbing pupils of the chance to realise their potential and betraying our city's brilliant and hard-working teachers and lecturers. Our roads are in ruins, and families and communities across the city have been abandoned by Susan Aitken's SNP. 'As a mum with a child at a Glasgow school, I deeply understand the daily struggles families face. I know the worries parents have for their children, the concerns children have for ageing parents, and the anxiety about systems and structures that too often let people down. We urgently need change.' She said she wants more investment in Glasgow, adding: 'Working alongside Labour colleagues at Holyrood and Westminster, I'll champion policies that attract inward investment, streamline planning processes, and build confidence among businesses looking to invest in Glasgow. This approach will accelerate the delivery of affordable housing, giving hope to those on waiting lists and incentivising housing associations to build the family homes we so desperately need. 'It's also important to acknowledge that if elected, I'd be proud to become the first female leader of Glasgow Labour for a long time - but my primary focus is clear: to champion Glasgow and fight for every family and community, to restore its ambition, and ensure it is a city that truly delivers for everyone.' There will be a contest for the deputy leader as well. John Carson and Stephen Docherty are the two names going forward for the post currently held by Soryia Siddique. The Glasgow Times attempted to contact Councillor Rashid for comment.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
When will hummingbirds migrate back to Wisconsin this year?
With just a few weeks until the first official day of spring, you might be wondering when you'll hear hummingbirds chirping around Wisconsin again. A few birds have already started to arrive in the state for the spring, such as robins and red-winged blackbirds, according to Anna Pidgeon, a professor of avian ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Though hummingbirds are a little further behind, there are a few steps you can take in the coming weeks to encourage them to your yard later in the spring. Here's when Wisconsinites will start seeing hummingbirds and the best ways to observe them: More: What bird signifies spring for you? Let us know in this survey Hummingbirds typically start arriving in Wisconsin in the beginning of May, though a few outlier birds may arrive a bit earlier, Pidgeon said. Like most birds species, male hummingbirds will migrate first, with female birds following a few weeks later. "We're just at the very early vanguard now," Pidgeon said of the spring migration. "But over time, you'll see more and more birds, and then there'll be some territorial disputes, so trying to claim or move others off of prime territory, and then females will show up sometime after that." After a few warmer months in Wisconsin, hummingbirds will start migrating south again from April through October. Though some hummingbirds spend the winter on Florida's southern cost, the majority of hummingbirds will migrate farther south to areas of Central America, such as the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, Pidgeon said As of March 3, hummingbird sightings in the U.S. have been reported primarily in Florida, Louisiana, Texas and California, according to Hummingbird Central. No birds have been reported in the Midwest yet. You can follow Hummingbird Central's live map throughout the spring and summer, as well as report your own sightings here. The best way to encourage hummingbirds to your yard is to plant plenty of food resources for them, Pidgeon said. "Flowers that produce a lot of nectar and are native species that grow in Wisconsin, or used to grow in Wisconsin, are really best for habitat for hummingbirds and for all birds," she said. You should ideally grow a variety of nectar-producing flowers, with feeders to supplement when blooms are in short supply, according to the UW-Madison Department of Horticulture. The department also recommends staggering bloom times to make sure hummingbirds have a food source for the entire season, as well as providing a source of water and trees or tall shrubs for nesting and perching. Make sure to avoid using pesticides that kill small insects that hummingbirds regularly eat. Here are some of the best Midwestern plants to grow for hummingbirds, according to UW-Madison. There are many other plans that will also attract the birds, so find a longer list here. Cuphea, especially "David Verity" cuphea plants Cardinals Coral honeysuckle Beebalm Texas or scarlet sage Blue anise sage Wisconsin has more than 300 birding hotspots, including wildlife areas like the Horicon Marsh and the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. To find a birding hotspot near you, click here to visit the Travel Wisconsin website. Amateur birders can report and track their daily bird sighting on the following sites: Wisconsin eBird: Allows you to report and track your daily sighting from your birding excursions. You can also see real-time bird sightings from other birders across the state. Wisconsin Society of Ornithology: Provides information to document rare birds and how to use eBird for seasonal reports. The Great Backyard Bird Count: A global project to record bird abundance and distribution. You can contribute by reporting your observations of Wisconsin birds. Report a rare bird: This information is used for species on Wisconsin's Natural Heritage Working List. Report a sick or dead bird by using the directory of wildlife rehabilitators or contacting your local DNR office. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Hummingbird migration in Wisconsin 2025: When will the birds be back?
