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Actor John Lithgow has reflected on Roald Dahl’s “complicated” legacy, as he stars as the late author in the West End play Giant. Lithgow, 79, portrays the children’s writer during a ...
‘Giant’ Review: John Lithgow Is Incendiary in an Arresting Debut Play About Roald Dahl and Antisemitism Harold Pinter Theatre, London; 796 seats; £210 ($280) top, £300 ($401) premium.
As much as Dahl ever was, Lithgow is in total control, one minute purring, only occasionally roaring. Ricocheting between victim and viciousness, he cajoles yet controls the entire household.
LONDON (AP) — American actor John Lithgow won the best actor trophy at the London stage Olivier Awards on Sunday for exploring the dark side of children's writer Roald Dahl in "Giant." Backwards ...
Tessa Bonham Jones, Elliot Levey, Aya Cash, John Lithgow, Rachael Stirling, and Richard Hope bow during the curtain call at the press night performance of Giant at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London, ...
When you’re a 79-year-old, multi-award-winning actor, you don’t pay much attention when the cancel culture comes knocking at your door. Actor John Lithgow, famed for his roles in “The World According ...
John Lithgow wasn't thinking about J.K. Rowling's anti-trans rhetoric when he accepted his role in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series. “I thought, why is this a factor at all?" the 79-year-old ...
The Tony, Golden Globe and recently minted Olivier Award winner, who is currently reprising his role as Roald Dahl in Giant at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre, added that he was also confused ...
Lithgow also compared his decision to join the Harry Potter series despite the backlash to what he’s done in the theater, playing Roald Dahl, who was antisemitic.