NYT: From a Goofy Smile to a Baring of Teeth

January 4, 2009

From a Goofy Smile to a Baring of Teeth
By DAVID CARR
LOS ANGELES

WHEN Anne Hathaway shows up for an interview at a coffee shop on Melrose, her smile precedes her.

It always has. Lots of actors have wonderful smiles, but Ms. Hathaway’s was a star before she was. In the “Princess Diaries” movies, in which she played a pratfalling royal in development, a single flash of that grill could nervously apologize, awkwardly charm and girl-next-door seduce, all in a few seconds.

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Playbill: Taking Over for Benanti, Paice Joins Roundabout Night Music Concert

I am very disappointed to learn this news. :( I had an opportunity to see Ms Paice in Curtains two summers ago and will look forward to her portrayal of Anne Egerman.

Taking Over for Benanti, Paice Joins Roundabout Night Music Concert

By Kenneth Jones
January 5, 2009

Under the advice of her doctor, Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti has to withdraw from the gala concert of A Little Night Music Jan. 12 in Manhattan.

Jill Paice of London and Broadway's The Woman in White and Broadway's Curtains will play the role Anne in the benefit for Roundabout Theatre Company, at Studio 54.

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