July 29
Discovery Channel announced today that Robin, Samuel L. Jackson and Brendan Fraser will join the cast of hosts for the landmark event series CURIOSITY premiering Sunday, August 7 at 8PM E/P and airing each Sunday.
From the visionary mind of Discovery's iconic founder John Hendricks comes an unprecedented new special series bringing the 'I wonder?' moment to television with a unique array of provocative subjects such as Williams studying what drugs do to our bodies, Jackson surveying how the world might end and Fraser digging deep to study what really lies beneath Egypt.
In addition to Williams, Jackson and Fraser, CURIOSITY hosts include actor, auteur director Eli Roth testing the nature of evil, Morgan Freeman investigating the possibility of a parallel universe, Maggie Gyllenhaal exploring why sex is fun, Lost and Avatar star Michelle Rodriguez asking how we might survive an alien attack, Morgan Spurlock seeing if living as a primitive caveman would actually improve our health, MythBusters' Adam Savage testing if we can really live forever and award-winning filmmaker and Dirty Jobs' Mike Rowe revealing the hidden live organisms that call our bodies home.
Read more"We all wonder. Curiosity is the driving force in every discovery that has advanced our civilization. From the most obscure details to the biggest questions of our lives, the innate desire to ask why makes us uniquely human. Each week, the CURIOSITY series will capture that fundamental sense of wonder and present an engaging visualization of our minds' search for answers," said John Hendricks, Founder and Chairman of Discovery Communications and CURIOSITY Series Creator.
Online viewers whose wonder has been set to overdrive by CURIOSITY the series, can find in-depth video interviews with an eclectic cavalcade of experts, short segments from the show, articles related to episodes and blogs from writers dedicated to thoughtfully dissecting episode questions at: www.curiosity.com. In addition, CURIOSITY is multi-platform in offering educational opportunities through partnerships with Discovery Retreats, Discovery Education, and top colleges and universities.
CURIOSITY premieres Sunday, August 7 at 8PM E/P on Discovery Channel as the biggest mystery of the universe is posed by the biggest name in science: Professor Stephen Hawking asks, 'Did God Create the Universe?' CURIOSITY spans five years with 60 episodes and companion content across Science Channel, HD Theater, Planet Green, and Discovery's international networks.
CURIOSITY launches with a bang on Sunday, August 7th -- some might even say a Big Bang, as world-renown astrophysicist Stephen Hawking unabashedly takes on the third rail of academia. For centuries religion and science have clashed over the question of explaining the universe. How was the world created? Can the laws of Nature co-exist equally with a belief in God? Blending cutting-edge CGI with unparalleled scholarship, Hawking traces the ancient discoveries of Artistocus and Galileo to the scientific breakthroughs of Einstein in arguing that the simple properties of our universe far outweigh the possibility of the invisible hand of God.
July 19
Robin Williams and Zelda recorded this last May 23rd in NYC.
Those who missed the first one, it's right here:
July 3
Robin Williams and Bill Irwin perform a spot improv scene at Laff-a-Thon II, hosted by Chicago City Limits.
Sorry about the poor sound quality.
July 3
Today Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo was performed for the last time on Broadway today. There're plans to bring the play overseas (Germany, Italy & France)
Article below written by: Broadwayworld.com
Rajiv Joseph's critically-acclaimed play starring Robin Williams --will conclude its Broadway run on July 3 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 W. 46 St.) in Manhattan. Directed by Moises Kaufman and starring Robin Williams in his Broadway acting debut, BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO remains one of the most widely-praised new plays of the season.
BENGAL TIGER's run on Broadway is the most recent chapter in the remarkable life of this new American play, which had its world-premiere in 2009 at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles, returned there by popular demand in 2010, and was a finalist that year for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play began previews on Broadway on March 11, 2011 and opened March 31. BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO marked playwright Rajiv Joseph's Broadway debut, as well.
The next leg of the play's journey will take it to Europe as rights to the play have been sold for productions in Germany, Italy and France, it has been announced by BENGAL TIGER producer Robyn Goodman, adding that discussions are underway for a London production, as well.
BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO has been nominated for three Tony Awards, including Best Featured Actor in a Play for Arian Moayed; Best Lighting Design for David Lander; and Best Sound Design of a Play for Acme Sound and Cricket S. Myers. The production received two Drama Desk Awards -- Best Lighting for David Lander and Best Sound Design for Acme Sound and Cricket S. Myers.
The New York Times review of BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO hailed the play as "A visionary new work of American theater." Time Out NY called BENGAL TIGER "a gripping ferocious new drama," and the Associated Press said the play is "brave, bold and fascinating -- you can't turn away." Newsday wrote, "BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO is excellent and deliriously original," and the Los Angeles Times called it "daring and magnificent."
Mr. Williams along with the entire cast have received considerable acclaim for their performances in BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO.
About Mr. Williams, Variety wrote, "Robin Williams is phenomenal." And The New York Times said, "Mr. Williams gives a performance of focused intelligence and integrity, embodying the animal who becomes the play's questioning conscience with a savage bite that never loosens its grip. And, oh yes, Mr. Williams is quite funny too."
Featured along with Robin Williams in the cast of BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO are Glenn Davis, Brad Fleischer, Arian Moayed, Hrach Titizian, Sheila Vand and Necar Zadegan.
With the exception of Mr. Fleischer, all of the actors in BENGAL TIGER made their Broadway debut with this production.
In BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO, the lives of two American marines and an Iraqi translator are forever changed by an encounter with a quick-witted tiger who haunts the streets of war-torn Baghdad attempting to find meaning, forgiveness and redemption amidst the city's ruins. Rajiv Joseph's ground-breaking new American play explores both the powers and perils of human nature.
BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO is produced on Broadway by Robyn Goodman, Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Ruth Hendel/Burnt Umber, Scott & Brian Zeilinger, Center Theatre Group and Stephen Kocis/Walt Grossman.
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