Broadway.com meets the cast and creators of the 2005 Broadway revival of “On Golden Pond” which played the Cort Theatre. Interviews with James Earl Jones (“Norman Thaylor, Jr.”), Leslie Uggams (“Ethel Thaylor”), Linda Powell (“Chelsea Thaylor Wayne”), Peter Francis James (“Bill Ray”), playwright Ernest Thompson and director Leonard Foglia.
The 2005 Tony Awards will air Sunday. James Earl Jones has been nominated for best actor for his role in the Broadway play On Golden Pond. His leading lady is acting veteran Leslie Uggams. The two portray an elderly couple who visit their summer home in Maine and deal with a
“ON GOLDEN POND” RETURNS TO SQUAM LAKE by Sam Evans-Brown ~ Even though it’s been thirty years since the film was released, businesses and residents around Squam Lake haven’t forgotten about On Golden Pond. And the screenplay’s writer, Ernest Thompson, hasn’t forgotten about Squam Lake. As NHPR correspondent Sam Evans-Brown
ERNEST THOMPSON: BACK WHERE IT ALL BEGAN by Liberty Independent Media Project ~ Playwright Ernest Thompson talks about the latest production of his play “On Golden Pond,” being performed on stage in Laconia, NH — and he takes on the role of Charlie the Mailman. A personal invitation to see
ERNEST THOMPSON DISCUSSES “ON GOLDEN POND” by Doug “VB” Goudie ~ Ernest Thompson stopped by the Beacon Hill Studio to discuss his play “On Golden Pond.” Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
ERNEST THOMPSON INTRODUCES NEW POLITICAL PLAYS by Adam Coughlin ~ New Hampshire is widely known as a center of presidential politics. But it also has world-class theater. It only makes sense that the two would be joined and the man to do it would be perhaps New Hampshire’s most
‘POND’ WRITER PARODIES POLITICIANS AND PROTESTERS by Lynne Tuohy ~ CONCORD, N.H.—As candidates crisscross New Hampshire in their quest for votes, an Academy Award-winning writer thinks the time is ripe for “Political Suicide.” That is the title of four one-act plays Ernest Thompson – who wrote “On Golden Pond”– will
NH PRIMARY: ERNEST THOMPSON, AUTHOR OF ‘ON GOLDEN POND’ by Doug “VB” Goudie ~ VB talks to Academy Award winner Ernest Thompson, author of “On Golden Pond,” about the New Hampshire primary and his latest play, “Political Suicide.” Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS WEEKEND by Rick Ganley ~ Hippo Editor Amy Diaz talks with NHPR’s Rick Ganley about a new play from New Hampshire’s Ernest Thompson, Political Suicide.
PLAYWRIGHT HAS ROLE IN LOCAL ‘ON GOLDEN POND’ PRODUCTION by Paula Tracy ~ Ernest Thompson of New Hampton, who wrote the award-winning American classic “On Golden Pond,” is playing Charlie the Mailman and directing a production of his play, which opened Tuesday night in Laconia. Thompson, whose internationally known play
ROAD TRIP – ON GOLDEN POND by The South Coast Insider|South Coast Prime Times ~ Laconia, NH is about a 2½ hour trip from most points on the South Coast area. My wife and I made the trip on Saturday to a place called Pitman’s Freight Room in downtown Laconia.
ACADEMY-AWARD WINNER PLAYWRIGHT TAKES THE STAGE by the Associated Press ~ CONCORD, N.H.—New Hampshire playwright Ernest Thompson, who took an Oscar for the screen adaptation of “On Golden Pond” three decades ago, is playing a character in his award-winning creation for the first time. Thompson plays Charlie the mailman in
PLAYWRIGHT ERNEST THOMPSON PREMIERES NEW FILM by Leigh Sharps ~ NEW HAMPTON — Playwright Ernest Thompson’s name seems to be everywhere this summer, with his Oscar-winning play (and movie) “On Golden Pond” shining brightly on the stage in Laconia. Thompson, for the first time, is playing the mailman, ‘Charlie,’ in
Whitebridge’s hit production of Ernest Thompson’s darkly funny new plays heads Off-Broadway, and around the country, for the fall election. POTATO HEAD FOR PRESIDENT imagines taking the best of each candidate and creating one inspiring one; OCCUPY NEW LEXINGTON features a small town kid dreaming of joining the movement; in WELFARE THEE WELL a
LICENSING AVAILABLE Now theatres have an opportunity to heighten the emotional experience with music written by Ernest, along with the legendary Carly Simon, world-renowned fiddler Natalie MacMaster, and internationally-acclaimed composer Joe Deleault. Ernest is forever gratified to have theatres give his American classic “On Golden Pond” a home and hopes your
SPANISH TOUR Opening for the first time in Spain in Madrid on December 28, 2013, this production of EN EL ESTANQUE DORADO (ON GOLDEN POND) will tour into 2015. Directed by Magüi Look and starring Lola Herrera and Hector Alterio on stage together for the first time, along with Light Valdenebro, Camilo Rodriguez and Mariano
DUTCH PRODUCTION Touring through June 2014, this nationwide sensation stars Bram van der Vlugt and Jenny Arean, on stage for the first time together, with Saskia Temmink and Has Drijver. Translation by Paul van Vliet. Presented by Niehe Van Lambaart Theaterproducties. For more information about this productions, click here.
FINNISH PRODUCTION Opening on February 15, 2014 at the Seinäjoki City Theater on the Alvar stage, in Finland, KULTALAMPI (ON GOLDEN POND) runs through January 2015. Directed by Jukka Keinonen and starring Matti Suokonautio (Norman) and Eija-Irmeli Lahti (Ethel), with Maria Pere (Chelsea), Heikki Vainionpää (Charlie), Jukka Puronlahti (Bill Ray), and Tuomas Kiiliäinen (Bill Ray Jr.). Finnish
ARGENTINIAN TOUR After a successful run in Mar del Plata, Argentina, with Chare Lopez, this tour of LA LAGUNA DORADA (ON GOLDEN POND) opens in Buenos Aires on April 4, 2014. Directed by Manuel González Gil and starring Pepe Soriano and Claudia Lapacó, with Emilia Mazer, Rodrigo Noya, Joselo Bella and Fabian Talin.
AX OF LOVE ~by Ernest Thompson Monday, September 8 at 7:00 pm Abingdon Theatre Company 312 W. 36th Street, 6th Floor, NYC From the Academy Award-winning writer of ON GOLDEN POND, this 30-year journey through the brutality of love begins when four students meet in college in 1970. Candy, a
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