Rickman is "Broadway's Sexiest Man"
...crossposted at rattlesnakeroot
Alan Rickman had everyone worried last week due his bout with pneumonia, yet even ill he managed to win Broadway.com's Sexiest Man poll last weekend!!!
Two-time Tony nominee Alan Rickman is currently headlining Theresa Rebeck's new play, Seminar as a celebrated author and teacher. Best known as Snape, the potions professor of Harry Potter (How to Succeed's Daniel Radcliffe), he has shown off his sexy side in a variety of film roles.
Reviews are glowing ~ some examples (thanks to stn5 for the links):
This is a virtuoso role for Rickman; it’s to his credit and Gold’s that he makes it an integral part of the ensemble, not a star turn.
~ The Hollywood Reporter Here
Alan Rickman is heaven-sent as the sexy, sneering, snarling literary legend who condescends to tutor four aspiring novelists who have paid through the nose for the privilege of being abused.
~ Marilyn Stasio, Variety via Broadway World Review Roundup
Rickman is clearly very good at playing arrogant and sneering, but he shows a touchingly vulnerable side while also delivering a lacerating monologue about what the publishing industry does to young talent and how words can really hurt.
~ Mark Kennedy, Associated Press via Broadway World Review Roundup
The actor is absolutely delicious as Leonard slides a metaphorical knife in so smoothly and off-handedly that the victim can't even feel it. Watch Rickman as Leonard delivers a blistering assessment of a student's bleak future. Only gradually does it become apparent that the teacher is speaking about himself. This is the kind of part that could have been played with fireworks, but Rickman sounds subtle and beautiful grace notes.
~ David Sheward, Backstage via Broadway World Review Roundup
Seminar Opening Night on Broadway
Alan Rickman had everyone worried last week due his bout with pneumonia, yet even ill he managed to win Broadway.com's Sexiest Man poll last weekend!!!
Two-time Tony nominee Alan Rickman is currently headlining Theresa Rebeck's new play, Seminar as a celebrated author and teacher. Best known as Snape, the potions professor of Harry Potter (How to Succeed's Daniel Radcliffe), he has shown off his sexy side in a variety of film roles.
Reviews are glowing ~ some examples (thanks to stn5 for the links):
This is a virtuoso role for Rickman; it’s to his credit and Gold’s that he makes it an integral part of the ensemble, not a star turn.
~ The Hollywood Reporter Here
Alan Rickman is heaven-sent as the sexy, sneering, snarling literary legend who condescends to tutor four aspiring novelists who have paid through the nose for the privilege of being abused.
~ Marilyn Stasio, Variety via Broadway World Review Roundup
Rickman is clearly very good at playing arrogant and sneering, but he shows a touchingly vulnerable side while also delivering a lacerating monologue about what the publishing industry does to young talent and how words can really hurt.
~ Mark Kennedy, Associated Press via Broadway World Review Roundup
The actor is absolutely delicious as Leonard slides a metaphorical knife in so smoothly and off-handedly that the victim can't even feel it. Watch Rickman as Leonard delivers a blistering assessment of a student's bleak future. Only gradually does it become apparent that the teacher is speaking about himself. This is the kind of part that could have been played with fireworks, but Rickman sounds subtle and beautiful grace notes.
~ David Sheward, Backstage via Broadway World Review Roundup
Seminar Opening Night on Broadway
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