Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen were on NBC’s Today Show at 11:30 a.m. EST, Thursday 19 March 2009, for about a 6 minute segment with Hoda Kotb and Billy Bush. They talked about Impressionism and a nice clip from the play was shown.
Tony winners Joan Allen, Jeremy Irons and the cast of Impressionism are giving back
Tony winners Joan Allen, Jeremy Irons and the cast of Impressionism are giving back
March 12, 2:30 PM
Benefit poster
On March 17th following the performance of Impressionism, an reception will be held at the legendary Sardi’s with the stars Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons, Marsha Mason, Andre De Shields, Michael T. Weiss, Margarita Levieva and Aaron Lazar. The After-Theatre Reception will celebrate Ms. Allen’s continued commitment to Miracle House. “I feel blessed to be a part of this compassionate organization. I have been privileged to witness first hand how Miracle House saves lives,” states Ms Allen. The reception will feature a silent auction with exciting NYC packages. Impressionism will be Ms. Allen’s first time back on Broadway in 19 years. She won a Best Actress Tony Award for her performance in Lanford Wilson’s Burn This, and was nominated in the same category for the title role in The Heidi Chronicles. Her roles in films “The Contender,” “The Crucible,” and “Nixon” all earning her Academy Award nominations. Ticket levels range from $125 (performance only) to Sponsor Packages of $3000 and are available through Miracle House.
Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen Interviewed on NPR 7 March 2009
Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen Interviewed on NPR – Saturday 7 March 2009 Listen Here!
Sara Krulwich / New York Times
After making films and winning Oscars, Emmys and Golden Globe nominations, Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons have returned to Broadway. In Impressionism, Allen plays a gallery owner who cannot part with the paintings she hangs because they remind her of stories from her own life. Irons plays the roving photojournalist who has grown tired of stories and takes a job in her gallery. They have different perspectives on art and life — but bicker like on old couple in a pensive and romantic play that also stars lithographs by Impressionist masters. Host Scott Simon speaks with Irons and Allen. The play, currently in previews, opens on March 24th.
Impressionism Opening Date Moved to March 24
Impressionism Opening Date Moved to March 24
By Andrew Gans
March 6, 2009
The opening night of the new Broadway play Impressionism, which had been scheduled for March 12, has been adjusted by nearly two weeks. The new work, which co-stars Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen, will now officially open March 24 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
In a statement producer Bill Haber said, “We did not give Jack O’Brien and our extraordinary creative team and company enough time to fully prepare Michael Jacobs’s new play for Broadway. Impressionism is a world premiere on Broadway, which has not been work-shopped or played out of town. We are working hard in previews and we need more time to get the show finished for the official opening.”
The March 9 performance has been canceled to allow more rehearsal time. The rest of the performance schedule remains unchanged.
Directed by Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray, The Coast of Utopia), Impressionism — the story of an international photojournalist and a New York gallery owner “who discover each other and also that there might be an art to repairing broken lives” — began previews Feb. 28.
The cast also features four-time Academy Award nominee Marsha Mason (Steel Magnolias, Night of the Iguana), Hadley Delany, Tony nominee André De Shields (The Full Monty, Play On!), Michael T. Weiss (TV’s “The Pretender”), Aaron Lazar (Les Misérables, Tale of Two Cities) and Margarita Levieva.
The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is located at 236 West 45th Street. Tickets are available by visiting http://www.telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200.
For more information visit http://www.impressionismtheplay.com.
Irons Makes Good Impression
IRONS MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION
By CINDY ADAMS
New York Post
March 5, 2009 —
JEREMY Irons. On Broadway. “Impressionism,” now in previews, co-stars Joan Allen, with whom he’s worked before. Director’s Tony winner Jack O’Brien.
“It’s a play about mature love,” said Jeremy. “About the process and how, should it find you, you must be willing to give up your own personal emotional neurotic baggage. That is, if you want to come together with another person at this second stage of your life.”
The man does not speak from experience. “Oh, no, no, no. I fell in love with my wife when I was young.”
The first play Jeremy ever saw was “My Fair Lady”: “We lived on the Isle of Wight, and for special treats, my parents would take us to London.”
His own last Broadway outing was “The Real Thing” with Glenn Close 25 years ago. “Because it’s an investment to come over here. I have a life in Ireland and England. This is a six-month limited engagement, so I’ve rented a lovely apartment off an old friend in the West Village.
“But I must say, New York is such a friendly city. I was wandering around Gramercy Park, and a fireman walking by said, ‘Great to see you, man. Keep warm.’ Possibly didn’t even recognize me. Americans show what they feel. In England, we’re all so closed off. Even audiences are more outgoing and appreciative here. When Americans like you, they show it. Brits won’t ever let you know you’re good. Must keep us in our place, you know.”
And his routine when working onstage? “Wake up half past 10. Good breakfast and then, before the show, something nourishing, not too heavy, a light snack like an omelet. I have a little food after the show but don’t eat heavily late at night. And I’m relatively fit but, to keep in trim, I try to go to the gym about 5 o’clock so I’m warmed up for the performance. This way, working physically as well as mentally, all systems are go.”
Do all these systems ever not go? “It isn’t too often, but we can go up in our lines now and again. Happens mostly in long runs where you become too relaxed and begin to work on overdrive. After a while, you don’t concentrate. You’ve done it so long, you don’t focus. Usually you can catch up because you know what you’re trying to say even if you can’t come up with the exact word. Happened when I was very young. I felt the floor had opened and I was hanging there without a clue.”
“Impressionism” opens March 12.
Jeremy and cast of Impression attend Meet and Greet
NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 17, 2009
Jeremy Irons, Joan Allen, director Jack O’Brien and the cast of “Impressionism” attend a meet-and-greet for the Off-Broadway show ‘Impressionism’ at the New 42nd Street Studios on February 17, 2009 in New York City.
Jeremy attends BAM benefit – New photos!!!
BROOKLYN, NY – FEBRUARY 17
Actor Jeremy Irons attends the Bridge Project benefit at BAM on February 17, 2009 in Brooklyn, New York.
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