Today In History - November 21, 2007 Nov 21, 2007
Actress Cherry Jones is 51. Rock musician Brian Ritchie (The Violent Femmes) is 47. (CBS2.com, CA)
Jerry Hall to write memoir Oct 24, 2007
Jackie Sanders has made the documentary and it is narrated by Broadway's finest -- Cherry Jones. Call 917-225-3743 for info. (Variety)
TV Notes: Bad news for 'Anchorwoman' Aug 25, 2007
Colm Feore has been cast as the first husband on "24." Carnegie Mellon University graduate Cherry Jones was previously announced at the first female "24" president. (Zap2it. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Left, Right Join Forces as Garofalo Joins '24' Aug 22, 2007
Cherry Jones was tapped last month to play the new president. After two production delays related to major changes to the story line, "24" is now slated to begin production on its seventh season September 10. (Newsmax)
Networks push the gender gap in their latest round of shows Aug 5, 2007
Even returning shows are feeling the spirit, with one displaying interesting political timing: The new U.S. president on Fox's 24 will be a woman, played by theater heavyweight Cherry Jones. ROLES FOR GENTS. (The Clarion-Ledger)
New series play up the gender divide Aug 3, 2007
Even returning shows are feeling the spirit, with one displaying interesting political timing: The new U.S. president on Fox's "24" will be a woman, played by theater heavyweight Cherry Jones. Shows getting in the ring for the gents include ABC's comedy "Carpoolers," about four guys who bond on the drive to work. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
The Skinny: Dailies Bemoan Rupert's Conquest Aug 2, 2007
Tony Award-Winning Actress Cherry Jones Will Play President Allison Taylor. Far-Flung Bancroft Family Members To Vote On Whether To Sell Wall Street Journal To News Corp.. (CBS News)
New fall shows display gender divide Aug 2, 2007
Even returning shows are feeling the spirit, with one displaying interesting political timing: The new U.S. president on Foxs 24 will be a woman, played by theater heavyweight Cherry Jones. What about the men. (MSNBC -- News)
A Backstage Look at the Raw Beginnings of Hip Hop's Biggest Event: Rock the Bells Jul 28, 2007
Extended interviews with Jarred Weisfeld, Jerome Baldwin and Cherry Jones. Commentary with filmmakers Casey Suchan and Denis Henry Hennelly. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'K-Ville' calls New Orleans home Jul 26, 2007
The actress playing the prez will be Tony Award-winner Cherry Jones, and while she's certainly no Hillary Clinton, she does have experience playing a politician as a member of Congress on an episode of "The West Wing.". It's yet another indication that television thinks progressively when it comes to portraying the leader of the free world. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Fox stars amuse themselves at Santa Monica pier party Jul 25, 2007
He said he's looking forward to 24's first female president, Cherry Jones, when the show returns in January. "I hope people will make the distinction between television and reality," said Sutherland of comparisons to the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. (USA Today)
'Idol' gets makeover, Fox unveils lineup Jul 24, 2007
It will follow the same basic course, he says, and will have Cherry Jones as its first female president. Beyond that the producers are reflecting. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'24' to elect female president Jul 24, 2007
24' to elect female president - 07/24/2007 - MiamiHerald (The Miami Herald)
Female President Next for Fox's '24' Jul 24, 2007
Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones will play President Allison Taylor when the show about the exploits of counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) returns in January for its seventh season, the network announced Sunday. Jones' term will coincide with Democratic Sen. (Newsmax)
TCA Diary, Day 10: Cherry atop White House Jul 23, 2007
Cherry Jones will play President Allison Taylor on 24. Jones has twice won the Tony for lead actress in a play, in 2005 for Doubt and in 1995 for The Heiress. (National Post)
'24' to HaveFemale President Jul 23, 2007
Send news tip to FOXNews. 24' to Have Female President in Upcoming Season. (Fox News)
Fox sets sight on No. 1 Jul 23, 2007
In another "24" note, Tony winner Cherry Jones will play the president during season seven. As expected, net has also reupped "Don't Forget the Lyrics" for another batch of 13 segs (Daily Variety, July 19). (Variety)
24 to get a female president Jul 23, 2007
Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones will play President Allison Taylor when the show about the exploits of counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) returns in January for its seventh season, the network announced Sunday. Jones's term will coincide with Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid, but Fox Entertainment Chairman Peter Liguori said fiction and real-world politics will not intersect. (Globe and Mail)
Reilly Welcomed Back Into the Fox Fold Jul 23, 2007
Earlier in the session, Fox announced that the producers of 24 had chosen Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones (The Heiress, Doubt) to play president on the show s next season. The network also has ordered fourth cycles of Hells Kitchen and So You Think You Can Dance, and it has renewed Don t Forget the Lyrics for a second cycle. (MediaWeek.com)
Fox's "24": "why not a female president?" Jul 23, 2007
Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones will play President Allison Taylor in Fox drama's seventh season of "24." (File Photo) ... Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones will play President Allison Taylor in the upcoming season. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hip-Hop Standard Jun 3, 2007
Follow-up interviews with Wu-Tang associates and ODB's mom, Cherry Jones, reveal the rapper was a troubled soul who had been mired in deep depression ever since coming out of prison before the concert. ODB's erratic behavior remains a mystery; as Hennelly says, "We couldn't possibly understand what was going on in his head." The filmmakers never got a chance to interview Dirty, who died of a heart attack four months after the show. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Road shows suffer spinout May 26, 2007
John Patrick Shanley's "Doubt," which just hung up its habits in Philly, also performed very well, especially in major markets, mostly on the back of stellar notices for star Cherry Jones' Tony-winning turn. Thanks to the marquee value of original cast members Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" did very nicely in major cities, although Turner missed several heavily sold Chi performances. (Variety)
Lyric Stage Company shines at Elliot Norton Awards May 22, 2007
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the night was the award for outstanding actress at a large company, which went to MacIntosh for her role as Agrippina in the American Repertory Theatre's "Britannicus." MacIntosh was up against the formidable Cherry Jones, a Broadway veteran and Tony Award winner, who played Sister Aloysius in John Patrick Shanley's "Doubt." The staging of "Doubt" at the Colonial Theatre was named outstanding visiting production. Michael Aronov was named outstanding actor at a... (Boston Globe)
Getting a glimpse backstage May 11, 2007
But the 100 students sat in rapt attention, their eager hands shooting up in droves with questions for Cherry Jones, who won a Tony Award as Sister Aloysius, the stern parochial school principal in John Patrick Shanley's play; Lisa Joyce, who plays a young teaching nun; and Caroline Stefanie Clay, who plays the mother of a student ... "I knew the response I was going to get," she said later, but "to hear even from people as successful as Cherry Jones that it's not stable - I don't know." ... As... (SunSpot.net)
Is Hollywood stage-struck? May 5, 2007
In the upcoming movie version of John Patrick Shanley's "Doubt," for instance, lead roles played on stage by Broadway regulars Cherry Jones and Brian F. O'Byrne will be taken on by the more Hollywood-friendly Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman. If a legit actor does reprise a stage role, it's often alongside movie stars, as Langella did with his Tony-winning vampire in the 1979 screen incarnation of "Dracula," which co-starred Laurence Olivier. (Variety)
Believable performers power thought-provoking 'Doubt' May 3, 2007
But for the next two weeks, Baltimore audiences are especially fortunate to see Cherry Jones, who created the role, won a well-deserved Tony Award for it and, in the hallowed tradition of great stage stars of the past, has been re-creating Sister Aloysius' grueling mission on tour all season. Costumed in a black habit that reveals only her face and hands, Jones' Sister Aloysius is even more deeply cloaked than her apparel suggests. (SunSpot.net)
'Moon' orbits around Spacey's evolution Apr 11, 2007
In 2000, Cherry Jones and Gabriel Byrne never shook the ghosts of Robards and Dewhurst off the characters. Nor did Kate Nelligan and Ian Bannen in a wayward but fascinating 1984 production. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Kevin Spacey Takes on Eugene O'Neill Apr 10, 2007
Since then, Broadway has seen two other productions - one with Ian Bannen and Kate Nelligan in 1984 and another with Gabriel Byrne and Cherry Jones in 2000. For Spacey, the Atkinson has a special resonance. (Forbes)
'Moon for the Misbegotten' feels just a bit off the beam Apr 10, 2007
I didn't catch that company across the Atlantic, but I did see Moon during its last Broadway run, with an equally distinguished group of actors led by Gabriel Byrne and Cherry Jones. As Jim Tyrone, the acerbic alcoholic bent on self-destruction, and Josie Hogan, the awkward old maid who hides her desperate loneliness behind a tomboyish swagger and a supposed string of rejected lovers, Byrne and Jones delivered witty but heartbreaking performances that elicited more tears than chuckles. (USA Today -- Life)
Made in Maryland Mar 23, 2007
As relationships are tested and dark secrets revealed, mother, Julia (Cherry Jones), tries to hold the family together. Doug Sadler, an Easton resident since 1981, wrote and directed this look at a fishing family and filmed it in Oxford, Bozman and Easton. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Theater Minis Mar 22, 2007
John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is a piece of great, brave writing that keeps audiences in rapt silence as Sister Aloysius, a 60-ish Catholic school principal circa 1964 (the matchless Cherry Jones), pursues and corners Father Flynn (Chris McGarry), the parish's magnetic priest, whom she suspects may be sexually abusing one of the male students. Miss Jones is magnificent as the frail nun who is ruthless and terrifying in her burning, shockingly feral desire to protect the... (Washington Times, DC)
A second act: Robbins screens his film about controversial play Mar 20, 2007
It was very interesting to hear about it from his perspective," Robbins said. Audience members applauded when Schnitzer entered the Avon. At dinner, Schnitzer told Robbins that it would be hard for any actress to capture the sprit of Flanagan, a woman who testified before Congress in support of the project at a time when politicians tried to portray it as infiltrated with communists. Still, Schnitzer said he appreciated the performance of Cherry Jones, the actress who plays Flanagan. "She had... (Stamford Advocate)
'Brothers' takes six awards Mar 20, 2007
Cherry Jones, "Doubt," Ahmanson Theater. Dan Mailley, "La Bete," Sacred Fools Theater. (Variety)
No 'Doubt' about Jones' ... Mar 19, 2007
Cherry Jones, star of the moral drama called "Doubt," definitely has staying power. Asked how she could put up with performing on the road three years after the play's Broadway debut, she gave the truly committed actor's reply: "To have the opportunity and privilege of creating a role and see it become a phenomenon. ... I want to be the one to put it to bed." The play dubbed "a parable" by its author John Patrick Shanley, has won multiple Tonys and just about every other theatrical award... (Washington Times, DC)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Mar 14, 2007
That makes it remarkable that a claimant to the title, Cherry Jones, is touring in "Doubt" after doing it in New York and winning a Tony. 750. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Weekend Hotlist Mar 8, 2007
But Cherry Jones is on the Benedum stage this weekend as the Tony- and Pulitzer prize-winning drama "Doubt" makes its Pittsburgh premiere. The CMU grad and Tony winner plays a nun in 1964 who has to make a difficult ethical choice about one of her male colleagues. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Weekend Guide Mar 1, 2007
DOUBT Tony award-winning best actress Cherry Jones stars in John Patrick Shanley's 2005 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play set in a Catholic School in 1964. Benedum Center, Downtown. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
College mounts play banned in China Feb 9, 2007
At 4:30 p.m., theater critic Louise Kennedy will talk about "Doubt" with Tony-Award winning actress Cherry Jones and actor Chris McGarry, who star in it, and presenting producer Jon Platt. Tickets: $10. (Boston Globe)
'Doubt' teases the brain, doesn't break the heart Feb 8, 2007
And Cherry Jones picked up a Tony Award for her performance as a very starchy nun who's convinced that a priest in her parochial school has developed an inappropriate relationship with a 12-year-old African-American boy. In spite of all her certainty, she has no solid evidence. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Power, abuse, truth in 'Doubt' Feb 8, 2007
Cherry Jones as Sister Aloysius and Chris McGarry as Father Flynn in John Patrick Shanley's prizewinning drama "Doubt." (CRAIG SCHWARTZ) ... And, as you may have heard, Cherry Jones takes her character as written and makes her even more complicated, difficult, and infinitely interesting. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Power, abuse, and truth: It's all in 'Doubt' Feb 7, 2007
And, as you may have heard, Cherry Jones takes her character as written and makes her even more complicated, difficult, and infinitely interesting. As Jones plays her, Sister Aloysius has a frail but seemingly impenetrable crust of righteousness that covers -- well, who knows exactly what it covers. (Boston Globe -- Living)
A memorable date at Camp David Feb 7, 2007
Although "Doubt" was opening at the Colonial Theatre last night, the play's star Cherry Jones met with media yesterday at the Opera House (so she would be out of the production crew's way). After last night's opening, the play's cast and crew were expected to gather at Legal Sea Foods in Park Square. (Boston Globe -- Living)
'She's become the first lady of the stage' Feb 4, 2007
As a nun in 'Doubt,' Cherry Jones shows her range -- and tests her stamina ... CHICAGO -- During the rehearsals for "Doubt, " Cherry Jones began to get a funny feeling. (Boston Globe)
Looking for a niche on the big screen Feb 4, 2007
Cherry Jones, with Mel Gibson and Rory Culkin, in 2002's "Signs." ... Cherry Jones's prominence on the stage has not been matched on screen. (Boston Globe)
Cherry on top Feb 3, 2007
By JOHN BLACK CONTRIBUTING WRITERBefore she starts to talk about playing Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the role for which she won the 2005 Tony Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play (her second Tony, by the way), Broadway veteran Cherry Jones wants to set the record straight regarding the Pulitzer Prize-winning play ''Doubt,'' which comes to Boston's Colonial Theatre Tuesday and runs through Feb. 18. Cherry Jones, as a Catholic-school principal, appears with Chris McGarry, as a priest, in "Doubt,"... (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Oakville venue wins praise for 'Strangers on a Train' Feb 1, 2007
The Hartford production features Cherry Jones in the role that also won her a Tony. Directed by the former artistic director of Long Wharf Theatre, Doug Hughes, the production will be in Hartford until Feb. 4. (Easton Courier, CT)
(B)Roadway Star Jan 28, 2007
On Tour With Prize-Winning `Doubt,' Cherry Jones Is Fervent About Bringing Stage Power To People January 28, 2007 By FRANK RIZZOCourant Staff Writer For years, it was a noble tradition in American theater ... Enter Cherry Jones, widely regarded as one of the best stage actresses, repeating her Award-winning turn as the formidable Sister Aloysius in the national tour of John Patrick Shanley's Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning "Doubt," opening Tuesday at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts.... (CTNow.com)
Hot Tix -- Nightlife Jan 20, 2007
With Cherry on top Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones will star in the Tampa run of the touring play "Doubt." (Courtesy Photo: Joan Marcus) ... Acclaimed actress Cherry Jones will be starring in the Tony Award-winning play Doubt when it comes to the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center April 24-29. (Herald-Tribune)
'Moon' light; missing on dimension Jan 18, 2007
Royal Shakespeare veteran Roy Dotrice illuminated Phil's key role in similar ways in the 2000 Broadway revival of Moon with Cherry Jones as Josie and a brilliant Gabriel Byrne as James. This far into his admirable career, it's wonderful to see McMurtry (perhaps thanks to Ellenstein) reveal new facets. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
