Neeson and Streep hosted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
Posted: 2001-12-12 |
Liam Neeson and Meryl Streep hosted the Nobel Peace Price Concert yesterday in
Oslo. Winner of the award was Kofi Anan. Musical guests that evening included
Paul McCartney, Aha, Anastacia and Wyclef Jean
Meryl attends Equality Now's Afghanistan conference
Posted: 2001-12-20 |
Afghan Women's Summit delegates' meeting with the United Nations Security Council
urged that aid to Afghanistan be sent on condition of improving women's
rights. Shafiqa Habibi was head of the Women's Radio and Television Broadcast Organization
until the Taliban came to power. Meryl Streep joined the news conference to lend support,
saying ina statement, "These women are strong and courageous, and their leadership
and commitment are inspiring to all of us."
Meryl Streep attends the Tribeca Film Festival press conference
Posted: 2001-12-06 |
In support of the Tribeca Film Festival, Meryl appeared alongside founder Robert
De Niro and alos Martin Scorcese and Ed Burns at a press conference.
The festival will have it's premiere fom May 1 to May 5 2002
Meryl Streep announced to host the Nobel Peace Prize Concert
Posted: 2001-11-29 |
Actors Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson are going to host this year's Nobel Peace
Prize Concert in Oslo. The event is sheduled December 11th 2001
Meryl on stage in the one-night's "The World of Nick Adams"
Posted: 2001-11-19 |
An all-star cast including actors Paul Newman, Meryl Streep, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts will
collaborate, in November, on a revival and adaptation of The World of Nick Adams by A. E.
Hotchner and Aaron Copland.
The work, originally broadcast by CBS-TV in 1957, will be presented at New York'sAvery Fisher
Hall on November 19.
The piece, which is based on the short stories of Ernest Hemingway, hasn't been performed
since its initial airing on television.
The performance will be a benefit for Newman's Association of Hole in the Wall Gang
Camps, which services children with life-threatening diseases.
Meryl to narrate "American Forrests" documentary
Posted: 2001-11-20 |
The website americanforests.org reported that
Meryl Streep can now be heard narrating public service announcements for AMERICAN
FORESTS, the nation’s oldest nonprofit conservation
organization and a world leader in planting trees for environmental restoration. The
new PSAs are currently airing on ABC, CBS, HGTV, Animal Planet, and dozens of local
network television affiliates and cable companies across the United States. Streep
recently recorded the PSAs while she was in New York City, appearing in a theater
production in Central Park.
Meryl follows a "Magical Evening" by Christopher Reeve
Posted: 2001-11-13 |
Christopher Reeve joined some 1,000 friends and donors at the Waldorf Astoria in
New York City Tuesday for "A Magical Evening: Discover the Magic," a black-tie
fundraiser for the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. Helen Hunt hosted the
event, which was attended by couples Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick and Susan
Sarandon and Tim Robbins, as well as Billy Baldwin, Denise Rich, Meryl Streep,
Glenn Close and Joe Pantoliano.
New release dates and casting info for upcoming films
Posted: 2001-07-31 |
I've heard some rumors, that "The Hours" is delayed until summer 2002. An official release
date is not yet known. Adaptation will start in March in the Netherlands. Also, some new
names in the "Adaptation" cast: John Cusack (plays hisself) and Brian Cox.
Meryl Streep attends Summer Festival's honor to Papp wife
Posted: 2001-07-31 |
Meryl was seen at the 2001 Summer Benefit. The festival honored Gail Merrifield Papp,
the wife of the Joseph Papp, who is the founder of The Public Theater/ New York Shakespeare
Festival.
"Angels" may fly to America
Posted: 2001-07-27 |
Hollywood.com reported that ten years after it became a sensation on Broadway,
Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning gay-themed play Angels in America, may be
coming to television as an HBO miniseries starring Al Pacino and Meryl Streep
and directed by Mike Nichols, the New York Post reported Friday, citing a person
close to the project. The project will be a joint production between HBO and A
venue Pictures and would be aired as six one-hour episodes, the newspaper said.
"The Seagull" world premieres in Central Park
Posted: 2001-06-24 |
Today, "The Seagull" starts in the Delacorte Theatre in the Central Park. Have a good time for those,
who have the luck to see Meryl on stage.
Marcia Gay Harden joins "The Seagull"
Posted: 2001-06-17 |
Excellent news, AP reports that Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden (Pollock) has joined the cast
of 'The Seagull', which opens July 24th. The players, including Streep and Harden, as well as
Kevin Kline, Christopher Walken and John Goodman have their last show on August 10 at the outdoor
Delacorte Theater.
Paltrow may be soon Meryl's on-screen daughter
Posted: 2001-04-24 |
It's some years ago, I heard that Meryl is going to play the leading role in 'The
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba'. Now, the project is back in the news, but still not more than
gossip. If anything is officially stated, I'll report.
Meryl finishes shooting of new film "The Hours"
Posted: 2001-03-27 |
It was reported, that Meryl has finished her work at the set from 'The Hours' (they now
begin to shot the episode scenes with Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman). Meryl now begins
to work on "The Seagull", which will start on stage in summer
"The Seagull" is set to be performed at the Delacorte Theatre
Posted: 2001-03-04 |
The play starring Meryl, Kevin Kline and Natalie Portman has found a place to start: The
Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, the place, where Meryl started her career in the
early 60s.
Allison Janney to play Sally Lester in "The Hours"
Posted: 2001-02-19 |
Emmy-winner Allison Janney is going to play her lesbian lover in the upcoming 'The Hour's'.
Janney and Streep previousley worked together in "First Do No Harm"
Shooting of "The Hours" has started
Posted: 2001-01-30 |
Today the shooting has started. Meryl plays a lesbian editor, who tries to organize a party for
her friend. That's all I know (for the moment)
Collette, Harris and Danes join "The Hours" cast
Posted: 2001-01-12 |
What a cast! Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense), Ed Harris (Pollock) and Claire Danes (Romeo and
Juliet) have joined Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore to play in the upcoming 'The Hours'
