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soopheliaAccording to BroadwayWorld, RSL is going to be taking part in the Red Bull Theater’s Revelation Readings on Feb 10th. He’ll read the Scarlet Letter along with Katie Hamill, Kelley Curran and Olivia Oguma. You can go to RedBullTheater for tickets
RSL to Guest Star on The Good Doctor
Sep. 13th, 2019 07:55 amSelected Shorts: Forgiving and Forgetting
Aug. 9th, 2019 10:20 amdiscofunctionRSL hosts another episode of selected shorts:
Guest host Robert Sean Leonard presents stories about transgression, misunderstandings, and betrayal. “Initials Etched on a Dining Room Table Lockeport Nova Scotia” call up a host of memories in this story by Peter Orner, performed by Maulik Pancholy. A chef down on his luck gets a new start in “Ollie’s Back,” by Lynn Sloan, performed by Nate Corddry. And parents disagree about the raising of a lively daughter, in “Light,” by Lesley Nneka Arimah, performed by Crystal Dickinson.
https://player.fm/series/selected-shorts-69113/forgiving-and-forgetting
This one is nice as right at the end, he talks very candidly (and in typically droll fashion) briefly about raising girls. It's quite heart-warming hearing him talk about 'my 3 girls' and how 'boy it's a lot of fun in my house!'
Guest host Robert Sean Leonard presents stories about transgression, misunderstandings, and betrayal. “Initials Etched on a Dining Room Table Lockeport Nova Scotia” call up a host of memories in this story by Peter Orner, performed by Maulik Pancholy. A chef down on his luck gets a new start in “Ollie’s Back,” by Lynn Sloan, performed by Nate Corddry. And parents disagree about the raising of a lively daughter, in “Light,” by Lesley Nneka Arimah, performed by Crystal Dickinson.
https://player.fm/series/selected-shorts-69113/forgiving-and-forgetting
This one is nice as right at the end, he talks very candidly (and in typically droll fashion) briefly about raising girls. It's quite heart-warming hearing him talk about 'my 3 girls' and how 'boy it's a lot of fun in my house!'
An Article about Ground Control
Jul. 25th, 2019 02:49 pmsoopheliaHere's an article about the movie Ground Control (yeah I never thought I'd see that either—most reviewers mention Dead Poets Society) entitled The Underrated Charms of Ground Control.
Here's an excerpt about RSL:
Robert Sean Leonard plays Harris’s opposite number, a young, cocky antagonist named Cruise who thinks he knows better than the washout. The name kind of fits, because he’s almost like if Tom Cruise had become a controller instead of a pilot in Top Gun.
As anyone who saw Leonard as Dr. James Wilson in House knows, he can play a bit of a jerk when he has to—and here he leans into it perfectly. He’s got that little extra amount of smarm that makes you want to punch him on more than one occasion
Here's an excerpt about RSL:
Robert Sean Leonard plays Harris’s opposite number, a young, cocky antagonist named Cruise who thinks he knows better than the washout. The name kind of fits, because he’s almost like if Tom Cruise had become a controller instead of a pilot in Top Gun.
As anyone who saw Leonard as Dr. James Wilson in House knows, he can play a bit of a jerk when he has to—and here he leans into it perfectly. He’s got that little extra amount of smarm that makes you want to punch him on more than one occasion
Selected Shorts: Forgiving and Forgetting
Jul. 25th, 2019 02:44 pmsoopheliaI think this is a re-run, but RSL was hosting this one. It's up on iTunes (if you're in the U.S.), but not on the Selected Shorts website
RSL & Stockard Channing Lead Broken
Feb. 12th, 2019 02:37 pmsoopheliaRSL is starring in a new play (or an "industry presentation") with Stockard Channing called Broken. They star as a mother and son reunited after decades apart. It's an invitation-only presentation at the MTC Rehearsal Studios.
Source: Broadway / TheatreMania
Source: Broadway / TheatreMania
Robert Sean Leonard TONY winner really?
Nov. 16th, 2018 09:35 amdiscofunction Hi everyone! Sorry I've not been online or around much at all lately, life is busy. Doesn't appear to be any news about RSL's next project (other than the Hot Zone TV series) but while I was having a little Google, I came across this oldish Broadway World message board. It made me smile, so thought I would share it.
Basically, someone posted said title, suggesting they found it hard to believe. Which then leads to a whole thread of long-term true Broadway fans defending him, and replying what a great actor he is! Most agreed that Harold Hill wasn't the role for him, but everyone comments about how brilliant an actor he is, someone even says he is "really one of the best we have" :D
Anyway, it made me smile, which is not something that happens all that much in these strange and scary times we are living in, so I thought I would share it: https://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=1078712
Basically, someone posted said title, suggesting they found it hard to believe. Which then leads to a whole thread of long-term true Broadway fans defending him, and replying what a great actor he is! Most agreed that Harold Hill wasn't the role for him, but everyone comments about how brilliant an actor he is, someone even says he is "really one of the best we have" :D
Anyway, it made me smile, which is not something that happens all that much in these strange and scary times we are living in, so I thought I would share it: https://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=1078712
soopheliaOctober 2018: Food Fight
12/06/2018
Rites of Passage: Stories from The Paris Review
GUEST HOST: Robert Sean Leonard
“How to Travel with a Salmon,” by Umberto Eco, performed by Jin Ha
“Marabou,” by Joy Williams, performed by Michael Emerson
“The Twenty-Sixth Second,” by George Fox, performed by Linda Lavin
“The Hat,” by Patrick Modiano, performed by Robert Sean Leonard
12/20/2018
Tough Love for the Holidays
GUEST HOST: ROBERT SEAN LEONARD
“Interview with God,” by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, performed by James Naughton and Jayne Atkinson
“The Fir Tree,” by Hans Christian Andersen, performed by James Naughton
“A Present for Big Saint Nick,” by Kurt Vonnegut, performed by Tate Donovan
12/06/2018
Rites of Passage: Stories from The Paris Review
GUEST HOST: Robert Sean Leonard
“How to Travel with a Salmon,” by Umberto Eco, performed by Jin Ha
“Marabou,” by Joy Williams, performed by Michael Emerson
“The Twenty-Sixth Second,” by George Fox, performed by Linda Lavin
“The Hat,” by Patrick Modiano, performed by Robert Sean Leonard
12/20/2018
Tough Love for the Holidays
GUEST HOST: ROBERT SEAN LEONARD
“Interview with God,” by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, performed by James Naughton and Jayne Atkinson
“The Fir Tree,” by Hans Christian Andersen, performed by James Naughton
“A Present for Big Saint Nick,” by Kurt Vonnegut, performed by Tate Donovan
RSL's Yearbook Photo
Oct. 11th, 2018 05:44 pmsoopheliaSomeone posted a yearbook photo of RSL from junior high.
*Click on the link if you can't see the pic
*Click on the link if you can't see the pic
Random thing I just realized...I always knew my junior high produced some famous people (Robert Sean Leonard, Casper Van Dien, Andy Daly) but it hadn't occurred to me that we all appeared in the same yearbook (my 8th grade year). pic.twitter.com/D0HcSId3TY
— Skellyton (@cornax) August 10, 2018
Old New House MD Promo Stills
Sep. 14th, 2018 11:41 pmsoopheliaFound some old House MD promo stills that I haven't seen before.
Sorry these won't embed. Click on the links.
Damned If You Do
House and Wilson
House and Wilson 2
House and Wilson 3
Wilson
The Socratic Method
House and Wilson
Cursed
House and Wilson
House and Wilson 2
House and Wilson 3
Three Stories
House and Wilson
Heavy
Wilson
Wilson and Forman
Spin
Wilson and Cameron
Sex Kills Promo Stills
Wilson and patient (?)
Daddy's Boy
Wilson and Patient
Sorry these won't embed. Click on the links.
Damned If You Do
House and Wilson
House and Wilson 2
House and Wilson 3
Wilson
The Socratic Method
House and Wilson
Cursed
House and Wilson
House and Wilson 2
House and Wilson 3
Three Stories
House and Wilson
Heavy
Wilson
Wilson and Forman
Spin
Wilson and Cameron
Sex Kills Promo Stills
Wilson and patient (?)
Daddy's Boy
Wilson and Patient
RSL Joins Hot Zone Limited Mini-Series
Sep. 14th, 2018 11:39 pmsoopheliaRSL has joined the Hot Zone. It's going to air on Nat Geo and be a 6 episode limited miniseries based on the book of the same name by John Preston. RSL will play Hazelton research lab liaison Walter Humboldt. The Hot Zone will premiere in 2019.
And if you haven't already read the book, please do. It's really good.
Source: TVLine
And if you haven't already read the book, please do. It's really good.
Source: TVLine
Whit Stillman on the Last Days of Disco
Aug. 16th, 2018 10:19 amsoopheliaStillman was asked about the actors dancing and how he got around the actors' being insecure about it.
"Some people were really comfortable with it. I think all the women were really comfortable with it and Matt Ross, who has become a director, he really made it a great comic thing. And then, Robert Sean Leonard was just sensational. And that’s my favorite scene in the movie: Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny are dancing and having a really good time, and then the camera pushes in on them through a whole crowded dance floor. It’s a Chic song, I think “Everybody Dance.” Robert Sean Leonard arrives playing the Tom character and he and Chloë start dancing."
Source: Vulture
"Some people were really comfortable with it. I think all the women were really comfortable with it and Matt Ross, who has become a director, he really made it a great comic thing. And then, Robert Sean Leonard was just sensational. And that’s my favorite scene in the movie: Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny are dancing and having a really good time, and then the camera pushes in on them through a whole crowded dance floor. It’s a Chic song, I think “Everybody Dance.” Robert Sean Leonard arrives playing the Tom character and he and Chloë start dancing."
Source: Vulture
