New downtown Sioux City theater opens with Albee classic Oct 10, 2008
Written by the Pulitzer Prize author in 1962, the play was made into a 1966 movie that was nominated for an incredible 13 Academy Awards (in every eligible category) and starred the husband and wife team of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, in addition to George Segal and Sandy Dennis. The movie garnered Oscars for both women and nominations for both men, as well as nods for Mike Nichols as Best Director and for Best Picture. (Sioux City Journal)
Critic's corner May 14, 2008
George Segal guests stars on tonight's episode as a Republican National Committee member trying to get Denny to run for the nomination against John McCain ... George Segal (second from left) guests stars on tonight's episode as a Republican National Committee member trying to get Denny (William Shatner, far left) to run for the nomination against John McCain. (Boston Globe)
Emmy Award-Winner Judy Davis and Chris Diamantopoulos to Reprise Roles in USA Network's Emmy Award-Winning Series THE STARTER WIFE Apr 10, 2008
He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of 'Che Guevara' in Pittsburgh CLO's production of "Evita." On Broadway, he appeared as 'Marius' in "Les Miserables," and had the unique experience of appearing naked on stage as 'Ethan Girard' in "The Full Monty." On the small screen, Diamantopoulos has appeared in "Law ," "Third Watch," "Frasier," "Nip/Tuck," "American Dreams," "Charmed," "The Sopranos," "CSI," "Boston Legal," and "Eli Stone." He received a Gemini Award nomination and a Prism... (PR Newswire)
5Top: Movies with great card game scenes Mar 25, 2008
That game ends when a sore loser thinks Charlie and the uptight Bill Denny (George Segal) are somehow in cahoots. Theyre not, but they meet later at a bar and click. (MSNBC -- News)
Ileana Sonnabend, 92,art dealer Oct 25, 2007
They introduced Pop and Minimal artists like Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Jim Dine, James Rosenquist, Claes Oldenburg, George Segal, Donald Judd and Robert Morris. Michael Sonnabend was known for philosophical discussions while his wife sold work and arranged exhibitions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Eye on Art: Hanson's sculpture captures 'Real Life' Oct 19, 2007
His closest peer may be George Segal, but that artist tilted his aim more toward abstraction. As the Museum's exhibit reveals, Hanson delivered a shock of reality with his figure's hair and clothes that were sometimes actually borrowed from his models. (Pensacola News Journal)
Spiffy Kansas City has more than meets the ear Jul 29, 2007
The sculpture park, which extends into the museum's front yard, is home to more than 30 works by Henry Spencer Moore, Jacques Lipchitz, George Segal, and other stars of the 20th and 21st centuries. The park, itself a work of art by Dan Kiley and Jacquelin Robertson, invites intimate communion with these stunning pieces before opening to a vast lawn where giant shuttlecocks by Claes Oldenburg rest in magnificent dissonance with the neoclassical museum building. (Boston Globe)
What the Heck? Jul 23, 2007
Moore's cast for the play's revival includes veteran Hollywood actor Don Stroud, Academy Award-nominee George Segal and Academy Award-winner Richard Dreyfuss. The latter made it to rehearsals only at the intervention of Keoni Wagner at Hawaiian Airlines, having bobbled plane reservations. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Cast in plaster Jun 30, 2007
The library's board of trustees voted June 21 to approve the acquisition of a sculpture by the late George Segal titled "Couple Against a Grey Brick Wall," finished in 1986 ... In addition, Montclair State University acquired a noted work by the artist, "Street Crossing," and opened a 7,200-square-foot George Segal Gallery in January. (Bordentwo Register News, NJ)
Anonymous art donor comes forth May 9, 2007
Wilmerding's gift complements Princeton's holdings of James Rosenquist, Edward Ruscha and George Segal, making the museum's collection of pop art one of the strongest and most complete in the country. "Wilmerding's scholarship in the field of American art will continue to have an impact on students and scholars for generations to come," Taylor said. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
A landscape giant looks back at his roots. They go deep. Mar 14, 2007
It's a plaster cast of the designer's face done by George Segal, one of the artists involved in the project that may be Halprin's favorite, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.. That memorial, which opened in 1997, shows the strength and limits of Halprin's ambitions. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Snow White Party, Banks to lead Tip-up Town 2007 Jan 11, 2007
MacKenzie said their please don t break my eggs skit was a parody of a song, Please Don t Touch My Plums, from a little known Western comedy, The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox, starring Goldie Hawn and George Segal. As part of their platform, MacKenzie and Steeby promised lots of snow and good, clean family fun. (Houghton Lake Resorter, MI)
