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Esteemed veteran actor John Christopher Jones returns to the podcast (his first time was episode 13) to talk about conquering the “real fear” he had of going back to work, in a guest starring role on the television series New Amsterdam, while dealing with the unpredictable and often debilitating effects of worsening Parkinson’s. Then he takes us on a brief tour of the various directors that worked well for him over the years, and others that, sometimes hilariously, fell a little short, like José Quintero and his maddening direction in the 1985 production of The Iceman Cometh with Jason Robards. […]

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We got so many wins on this one!

Max and Helen have continued to hit every bump imaginable in their new relationship. Still, there was some sweet domesticity and payoff instead of a host of new problems on New Amsterdam Season 4 Episode 6, as well as delightful guest appearances by John Christopher Jones and Timothy Omundson.

And Wilder is here to stay!

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What can you tell us about Succession Season 3 and any new characters? — Ana

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John Christopher Jones is a veteran “actor’s actor” with many Broadway shows including Simon Gray’s Otherwise Engaged (directed by Harold Pinter), Hurlyburly (directed by Mike Nichols), The Iceman Cometh (with Jason Robards), and Shaw’s Heartbreak House. He is the subject of a documentary film, The Endgame Project, which follows him in his tenth year with Parkinson’s as he rehearses and performs Beckett’s masterpiece. A “text-lover” through and through, he continues to translate the major plays of Chekov (he received a Lortel Award for his version of The Cherry Orchard) and work on his memoir. I’ve often heard the word “craftsman” […]...

John Christopher Jones is a veteran “actor’s actor” with many Broadway shows including Simon Gray’s Otherwise Engaged (directed by Harold Pinter), Hurlyburly (directed by Mike Nichols), The Iceman Cometh (with Jason Robards), and Shaw’s Heartbreak House. He is the subject of a documentary film, The Endgame Project, which follows him in his tenth year with Parkinson’s as he rehearses and performs Beckett’s masterpiece. A “text-lover” through and through, he continues to translate the major plays of Chekov (he received a Lortel Award for his version of The Cherry Orchard) and work on his memoir. I’ve often heard the word “craftsman” […]...

Classic Stage Company's new production of Anton Chekhov's tragicomic masterpiece The Cherry Orchard, featuring John Turturro Lopakhin, Dianne Wiest Ranevskaya, Ken Cheeseman Pischick, Daniel Davis Gaev, Alvin Epstein Fiers, Josh Hamilton Trofimov, Slate Holmgren Yasha, Roberta Maxwell Charlotta, Juliet Rylance Varya, Michael Urie Yepikhodov, Elisabeth Waterston Dunyasha and Katherine Waterston Anya, has extended its upcoming engagement through Friday, December 30. Previews begin Wednesday, November 16 at Csc 136 East 13th Street. The Cherry Orchard is directed by Andrei Belgrader, with a translation by John Christopher Jones. The official press opening is scheduled for Sunday, December 4 at 7pm.