Bridget Regan - Legend of the Seeker: February 2009

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Bridget Regan - Is He Dead?

Bridget Regan was cast as Cecile Leroux on Broadway's Is He Dead?, an adaptation of Mark Twain's play of the same name.

The following comes from Wikipedia.org :

Is He Dead? is a play by Mark Twain. It was first published in print in 2003, after Mark Twain scholar Shelley Fisher Fishkin read the manuscript in the archives of the Mark Twain Papers at the University of California at Berkeley. ... The play was long known to scholars but never attracted much attention until Fishkin arranged to have it published in book form. She later played a primary role in getting the play produced on Broadway.

Written in 1898 in Vienna, the play focuses on a fictional version of the great French painter Jean-Francois Millet as an impoverished artist in Barbizon, France who, with the help of his colleagues, stages his death in order to increase the value of his paintings. Combining elements of burlesque, farce, and social satire, the comedy relies on such devices as cross-dressing, mistaken identities, and romantic deceptions to tell its story, which raises questions about fame, greed, and the value of art. A detailed synopsis of Mark Twain's original manuscript of the play--along with synopses of most of Mark Twain's writings--can be found in Critical Companion to Mark Twain (2007) by R. Kent Rasmussen.

Adapted by David Ives, a former Guggenheim Foundation Fellow in playwriting, and directed by Michael Blakemore, Is He Dead? had its world premiere at the Lyceum Theatre. The Broadway production began previews on November 8 and was set to open on November 29, 2007, but due to the 2007 Broadway stagehand strike, it was postponed to December 9, 2007.

It received favorable reviews in the New York Times and Variety, but closed on March 9, 2008, after 105 performances.

Original Broadway Cast:

Jean-François Millet-Norbert Leo Butz
Bastien André-Byron Jennings
Papa Leroux-John McMartin
Agamemnon Buckner (“Chicago”)-Michael McGrath
Marie Leroux-Jenn Gambatese
Hans von Bismarck (“Dutchy”)-Tom Alan Robbins
Cecile Leroux-Bridget Regan
Phelim O’Shaughnessy-Jeremy Bobb
Madame Caron-Marylouise Burke
Madame Bathilde-Patricia Conolly
Basil Thorpe, Claude Rivière, Charlie, The King of France-David Pittu[6]

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Monday, February 9, 2009

Bridget Regan - The Babysitters

Bridget Regan was cast as Tina Tuchman in The Babysitters, originally released on September 11, 2007 in Canada and May 9, 2008 the United States.

From Wikipedia: The Babysitters is a 2007 independent film directed by David Ross. It stars John Leguizamo, Cynthia Nixon and Katherine Waterston. The story follows a teenager who turns her babysitting service into a call girl service for married men after fooling around with one of her customers.

Bridget's appearance is brief, approximately twenty seconds towards the first of the movie at about the six minute mark.

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Bridget Regan - The Black Donnellys - Wasn't That Enough

Bridget Regan appeared again on NBC's The Black Donnellys in the episode titled "Wasn't That Enough" as Trish Hughes. The episode was released originally on NBC's website on April 30, 2007. Bridget is on-screen for approximately twenty-five seconds.

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Bridget Regan - American Experience - Alexander Hamilton

Bridget Regan was cast as Angelica Shippen on PBS's documentary titled American Experience - Alexander Hamilton. Bridget, dressed in typical clothing from the late eighteenth century, explains the physical characteristics of Alexander Hamilton.

Bridget's lines are as follows: "He's not exactly handsome. His eyes are a deep azure, imminently beautiful. Not the slightest trace of hardness or severity. They beam with intelligence and understanding."

The episode was originally aired on May 15, 2007. Bridget is on-screen for approximately fifteen seconds.

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Bridget Regan - The Black Donnellys - When the Door Opens

Bridget Regan appeared again on NBC's The Black Donnellys in the episode titled "When the Door Opens" as Trish Hughes. The episode was released originally on NBC's website on April 23, 2007. Bridget is on-screen for approximately two minutes.

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