NOTE: This interview was recorded in April 2022, so all mentions of time reflect that period.
Today, I am so happy to annnounce my interview with veteran actor Simon Jones, star of The Real Thing, Trouble in Mind, Waiting in the Wings, The Gilded Age, and so many more shows. Tune in today to hear some of the stories of his long career, including: a murderous slip-of-the-tongue by Angela Lansbury, the role that Lauren Bacall refused to play correctly, an ungracious invite from Joan Collins, his family connection to Daniel Craig, the rivalry between Rex Harrison and Claudette Colbert, how he knocked his teeth out during My Fair Lady, an alcoholic backstage ritual during Farinelli and the King, the young actor that Lawrence Olivier wanted to punch, the oddness of rehearsing with Nicol Williamson, a cryptic answer from Tom Stoppard, running the theater company TACT, the many reunions involved in The Gilded Age, his strange experience with Covid, and so much more. You won’t want to miss this episode with a delightfully funny gentleman of the theater.
Frank Rich
Elena Shaddow
Celia Keenan-Bolger
Sara Gettelfinger
Rick Elice
Doug Hughes
Maryann Plunkett
Melba Moore
Caroline O'Connor
Kelli O'Hara
Craig Lucas
Adam Guettel
Richard Topol
Wanda Richert
Lesley Ann Warren
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