Gross will play CBS executive William S. Paley in the stage adaptation of Good Night, and Good Luck
Paul Gross, right, is currently starring in Canadian Stage’s production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in Toronto until Feb. 16.Canadian stage and screen star Paul Gross will return to Broadway this spring, acting opposite George Clooney in a new adaptation of the filmGross will play CBS executive William S. Paley, originally played by Frank Langella in the 2005 historical drama about American journalism.
“The play is eerily prescient, the creative team is a powerhouse and the city isn’t too shabby either,” joked Gross in an exclusive e-mailed statement to The Globe, expressing his excitement for the role.“I saw the film when it first was released and thought it was not only wonderful but important,” said Gross of, whose screenplay and stage adaptation were co-written by Clooney and Grant Heslov. “Its thematic subject seems even more incisive in the unstable world of today.
“It’s been a tremendous privilege to endure,” said Gross of the experience. “Exhilaratingly punishing. It will be a nice change for Martha and I to hang out in our New York apartment without screaming at each other for three hours.”which begins previews at New York’s Winter Garden Theatre on March 12, Gross unleashed his legendarily dry sense of humour.
“The truth is that I lent Mr. Clooney a considerable sum of money many years ago, which he has been outrageously delinquent in repaying,” he quipped. “After tremendous pressure being applied through several acquaintances in the underworld, he finally proposed a role in the production as compensation. I now consider his debt repaid. Partially.”COC’s Madama Butterfly bucks stereotypes and defies expectationsSwitch gears. Give your brain a workout and do today's Daily Cryptic Crossword.
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