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Aaron Tveit Opens Up About Transitioning from Broadway to 'Graceland' (
June 7, 2013
Check out our brand new interview with Graceland star Aaron Tveit!
The 29-year-old actor is best known for his extensive Broadway background (Hairspray, Wicked, Catch Me If You Can) and recent role as Enjolras in the Oscar-winning adaptation of Les Miserables.
Now, Aaron is starring in Graceland as an FBI rookie who anticipates a traditional D.C. desk job when he’s unexpectedly shipped to a home known as “Graceland” where he lives with a group of undercover agents.
He gave JJ the scoop on what we can expect from the show, which premieres TONIGHT @ 10PM on USA!
JustJared: You have a background in theatre, film, and you’ve even done a little TV here and there. What made you want to do Graceland and why TV now?
Aaron Tveit: I’m happy to be doing a drama, even though it’s a lighter drama. It’s kind of the stuff that I watch, frankly. I’m a big hour-long drama television watcher. When we really got into the teeth of it, I thought that this is a show that I would like to watch. So that was a big sign for me. It’s been great.
I never did pilot season because I was never available. I did Gossip Girl and I did guest spots in New York, which was great because I feel like really got to cut my teeth with those guest spots in New York. But after Catch Me If You Can, it was the first time I’ve been completely available. I didn’t have another show development on stage. I didn’t have a plan that television was going to be next. It might sound cheesy, but I said whatever I read that was great, that was what I was going to go for. At the time, I was auditioning for Les Mis and I also read the Graceland pilot. I liked the pilot because, different from Tripp Vanderbilt, I thought Mike was a really good guy who had good intentions. No matter what, he was going to go at everything in a positive way. I liked that off the bat. I thought it was different and I hadn’t done that yet. But then also that it was going to shoot on the beach. And I was just really drawn to the writing. I got this and found out I got Les Mis two days later, so that was crazy. It was really exciting.
JJ: Tell us more about your character, Mike.
AT: Mike is a great guy, a really smart guy, but I see some bad stuff. I thought it was going to be very interesting how I’m changed. Especially my relationship with Daniel [Sunjata]‘s character. I feel like they are very similar, but they’re each on one side of right and wrong. I thought it was going to be neat to see how each of us would be affected by each other. It’s a great part.
JJ: You surf in the pilot. Had you ever done that prior to filming?
AT: I only surfed once before the pilot, but it was perfect because I was supposed to be terrible at surfing. They were like, ‘You think you can go out there and fall and make it look good?’ I was like, ‘Got it. No acting at all.’ It was great.
JJ: There are ads for this show, literally, all over New York City. That has to be pretty surreal.
AT: The other day, I was getting on the subway and I had my headphones on and I was standing in front of one of them and didn’t notice it. I was like, ‘Oh! OK, move down a little bit’ (laughs). And the double-decker buses wrapped in them is pretty insane.”
JJ: What can you tell us about the rest of the season?
AT: As an undercover agent, I have these things that I know are right and there’s a way to do it. But for instance, I get in this long undercover operation. And to get the big picture, you need to be OK with all these little things going on. So that’s what gets tested. The morality of being an undercover agent comes up later on because I particularly witness a lot that I basically let happen to get to the big picture. So basically, what makes me different than the criminal that I’m investigating? So I think that’s a big question for me as the season goes on. I’ve always wanted to be an FBI agent. I really get a sense of what that is, and then I have to make a choice of whether or not I’m OK with that. Because you really need to let a lot of stuff go. There’s a lot of gray area.
Source: JustJared
June 7, 2013
Check out our brand new interview with Graceland star Aaron Tveit!
The 29-year-old actor is best known for his extensive Broadway background (Hairspray, Wicked, Catch Me If You Can) and recent role as Enjolras in the Oscar-winning adaptation of Les Miserables.
Now, Aaron is starring in Graceland as an FBI rookie who anticipates a traditional D.C. desk job when he’s unexpectedly shipped to a home known as “Graceland” where he lives with a group of undercover agents.
He gave JJ the scoop on what we can expect from the show, which premieres TONIGHT @ 10PM on USA!
JustJared: You have a background in theatre, film, and you’ve even done a little TV here and there. What made you want to do Graceland and why TV now?
Aaron Tveit: I’m happy to be doing a drama, even though it’s a lighter drama. It’s kind of the stuff that I watch, frankly. I’m a big hour-long drama television watcher. When we really got into the teeth of it, I thought that this is a show that I would like to watch. So that was a big sign for me. It’s been great.
I never did pilot season because I was never available. I did Gossip Girl and I did guest spots in New York, which was great because I feel like really got to cut my teeth with those guest spots in New York. But after Catch Me If You Can, it was the first time I’ve been completely available. I didn’t have another show development on stage. I didn’t have a plan that television was going to be next. It might sound cheesy, but I said whatever I read that was great, that was what I was going to go for. At the time, I was auditioning for Les Mis and I also read the Graceland pilot. I liked the pilot because, different from Tripp Vanderbilt, I thought Mike was a really good guy who had good intentions. No matter what, he was going to go at everything in a positive way. I liked that off the bat. I thought it was different and I hadn’t done that yet. But then also that it was going to shoot on the beach. And I was just really drawn to the writing. I got this and found out I got Les Mis two days later, so that was crazy. It was really exciting.
JJ: Tell us more about your character, Mike.
AT: Mike is a great guy, a really smart guy, but I see some bad stuff. I thought it was going to be very interesting how I’m changed. Especially my relationship with Daniel [Sunjata]‘s character. I feel like they are very similar, but they’re each on one side of right and wrong. I thought it was going to be neat to see how each of us would be affected by each other. It’s a great part.
JJ: You surf in the pilot. Had you ever done that prior to filming?
AT: I only surfed once before the pilot, but it was perfect because I was supposed to be terrible at surfing. They were like, ‘You think you can go out there and fall and make it look good?’ I was like, ‘Got it. No acting at all.’ It was great.
JJ: There are ads for this show, literally, all over New York City. That has to be pretty surreal.
AT: The other day, I was getting on the subway and I had my headphones on and I was standing in front of one of them and didn’t notice it. I was like, ‘Oh! OK, move down a little bit’ (laughs). And the double-decker buses wrapped in them is pretty insane.”
JJ: What can you tell us about the rest of the season?
AT: As an undercover agent, I have these things that I know are right and there’s a way to do it. But for instance, I get in this long undercover operation. And to get the big picture, you need to be OK with all these little things going on. So that’s what gets tested. The morality of being an undercover agent comes up later on because I particularly witness a lot that I basically let happen to get to the big picture. So basically, what makes me different than the criminal that I’m investigating? So I think that’s a big question for me as the season goes on. I’ve always wanted to be an FBI agent. I really get a sense of what that is, and then I have to make a choice of whether or not I’m OK with that. Because you really need to let a lot of stuff go. There’s a lot of gray area.
Source: JustJared
ONE TO WATCH: MR AARON TVEIT
JUNE 11, 2013
He may cut a pensive figure, but don't be fooled - a dark and troubled soul Mr Aaron Tveit is not. "I don't walk around scowling at people," he laughs, defending the moody, monochrome results of last month's shoot with photographer Mr Billy Kidd. "I think I'm a nice guy!"
He's certainly had time to practise. The 29-year-old actor, who cut his teeth on Broadway before branching out into TV and film, has the "nice guy" thing down to a fine art. Clean-cut, athletic and immaculately coiffed, the born-and-bred New Yorker looks every bit the matinée idol and, as is clear within moments of meeting him, he's got the charm and easygoing personality to match. So what's with the frown?
"I had a great time on the shoot," Mr Tveit explains. "But he [Mr Kidd] told me early on that he was looking for something more brooding, more atmospheric. From my point of view, it was a lot of fun to go in that direction because it's definitely part of me, and something I don't get to do a lot." He has a point. The world of musical theatre isn't known for its serious dramatic roles, and his CV largely reflects that, with parts in Hairspray, Rent and Wicked and a lead in the big-budget Broadway production of Catch Me if You Can. All things considered - the nice-guy image, the all-singing, all-dancing background - Mr Tveit's next big gig, as a rookie undercover FBI agent in the upcoming USA Network series Graceland, will be a testament to his versatility as an actor.
Versatility was certainly an attribute that he was required to display throughout Graceland's filming process, coinciding as it did with his most high-profile role to date, in the 2012 screen adaptation of Les Misérables. "That year was... really interesting," he says of his time spent shuttling between drug busts in Miami and revolutions on the streets of Paris. "I ended up getting the roles in Graceland and Les Mis two days apart. I worked between the two - it was such a thrill to be constantly challenged."
Les Mis was, in many ways, the perfect vehicle for Mr Tveit to make the leap from stage to screen. He had done it before, most notably with a recurring role in Gossip Girl as politically ambitious (and delightfully named) Trip van der Bilt. But as doomed revolutionary leader Enjolras, he landed a part that not only placed him in one of the year's most talked-about movies, but also played to his vocal strengths. Much has been made of director Mr Tom Hooper's decision to record all singing parts during filming, an unconventional move that drew dynamic but occasionally unpolished performances from his cast. It's a point that Mr Tveit acknowledges. "Doing take after take is not really conducive to giving your best performance," he says. "But that's definitely something that Tom understood. He felt that the imperfections, at times, were actually where the emotion was going to come from." That's easy for him to say, of course. Mr Tveit has been training his voice since the age of 16, and it's hard to imagine that too much criticism was served in his direction.
Despite his burgeoning screen career, it's on stage that Mr Tveit feels most at home - for now. It's also where he finds his most devoted fan base. His status as a hot commodity on Broadway was recently confirmed when a six-night cabaret run at 54 Below sold out in a matter of minutes. Two nights into the run when we speak, and preparing for the third, he's clearly in his element. "I'm telling my life story through songs that mean something to me," he explains. "I sing 'Something's Coming' from West Side Story, for example, which is a song I first performed at 16. Doing that show was the first time that I really thought, 'There might be something here. There might be a future.'" And what about that future? "I never set out to do anything but just be able to work and do something that I love." It sounds as if he's got plenty to smile about.
Source:mrporter.com
JUNE 11, 2013
He may cut a pensive figure, but don't be fooled - a dark and troubled soul Mr Aaron Tveit is not. "I don't walk around scowling at people," he laughs, defending the moody, monochrome results of last month's shoot with photographer Mr Billy Kidd. "I think I'm a nice guy!"
He's certainly had time to practise. The 29-year-old actor, who cut his teeth on Broadway before branching out into TV and film, has the "nice guy" thing down to a fine art. Clean-cut, athletic and immaculately coiffed, the born-and-bred New Yorker looks every bit the matinée idol and, as is clear within moments of meeting him, he's got the charm and easygoing personality to match. So what's with the frown?
"I had a great time on the shoot," Mr Tveit explains. "But he [Mr Kidd] told me early on that he was looking for something more brooding, more atmospheric. From my point of view, it was a lot of fun to go in that direction because it's definitely part of me, and something I don't get to do a lot." He has a point. The world of musical theatre isn't known for its serious dramatic roles, and his CV largely reflects that, with parts in Hairspray, Rent and Wicked and a lead in the big-budget Broadway production of Catch Me if You Can. All things considered - the nice-guy image, the all-singing, all-dancing background - Mr Tveit's next big gig, as a rookie undercover FBI agent in the upcoming USA Network series Graceland, will be a testament to his versatility as an actor.
Versatility was certainly an attribute that he was required to display throughout Graceland's filming process, coinciding as it did with his most high-profile role to date, in the 2012 screen adaptation of Les Misérables. "That year was... really interesting," he says of his time spent shuttling between drug busts in Miami and revolutions on the streets of Paris. "I ended up getting the roles in Graceland and Les Mis two days apart. I worked between the two - it was such a thrill to be constantly challenged."
Les Mis was, in many ways, the perfect vehicle for Mr Tveit to make the leap from stage to screen. He had done it before, most notably with a recurring role in Gossip Girl as politically ambitious (and delightfully named) Trip van der Bilt. But as doomed revolutionary leader Enjolras, he landed a part that not only placed him in one of the year's most talked-about movies, but also played to his vocal strengths. Much has been made of director Mr Tom Hooper's decision to record all singing parts during filming, an unconventional move that drew dynamic but occasionally unpolished performances from his cast. It's a point that Mr Tveit acknowledges. "Doing take after take is not really conducive to giving your best performance," he says. "But that's definitely something that Tom understood. He felt that the imperfections, at times, were actually where the emotion was going to come from." That's easy for him to say, of course. Mr Tveit has been training his voice since the age of 16, and it's hard to imagine that too much criticism was served in his direction.
Despite his burgeoning screen career, it's on stage that Mr Tveit feels most at home - for now. It's also where he finds his most devoted fan base. His status as a hot commodity on Broadway was recently confirmed when a six-night cabaret run at 54 Below sold out in a matter of minutes. Two nights into the run when we speak, and preparing for the third, he's clearly in his element. "I'm telling my life story through songs that mean something to me," he explains. "I sing 'Something's Coming' from West Side Story, for example, which is a song I first performed at 16. Doing that show was the first time that I really thought, 'There might be something here. There might be a future.'" And what about that future? "I never set out to do anything but just be able to work and do something that I love." It sounds as if he's got plenty to smile about.
Source:mrporter.com
Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Stephanie J. Block and More Will Be Featured at Recording Academy Honors
By Carey Purcell
The 2013 Recording Academy Honors will feature stage and screen stars Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks and Stephanie J. Block, as well as Michael Bolton, Kristian Bush and David Caddick, Joan Osborne, "American Idol" music director Ray Chew, singer-songwriters Peter Cincotti and Frankie Moreno, Island Def Jam music group president Steve Bartels, IMG founder Charles Hamlen and entertainment and media entrepreneur Kevin Liles.
As previously reported by Playbill, the gala will celebrate honorees Ashford & Simpson, Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell, Grammy-winning artist Melissa Etheridge, Grammy-winning creators of Les Misérables — Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer and Claude-Michel Schönberg — and R&B singer/songwriter Trey Songz.
The recipients will be honored at a gala event June 25 at 6 PM in Manhattan. Tribute presentations with celebrity presenters and performers will be part of the evening. The event will support the Chapter's ongoing advocacy, education and professional development programs.
The Recording Academy Honors were established to celebrate outstanding individuals whose work embodies excellence and integrity and who have improved the environment for the creative community.
Tickets to the event can be purchased by calling (212) 245-5440, and more information about the Academy can be found at grammys.com.
Source: Playbill
By Carey Purcell
The 2013 Recording Academy Honors will feature stage and screen stars Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks and Stephanie J. Block, as well as Michael Bolton, Kristian Bush and David Caddick, Joan Osborne, "American Idol" music director Ray Chew, singer-songwriters Peter Cincotti and Frankie Moreno, Island Def Jam music group president Steve Bartels, IMG founder Charles Hamlen and entertainment and media entrepreneur Kevin Liles.
As previously reported by Playbill, the gala will celebrate honorees Ashford & Simpson, Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell, Grammy-winning artist Melissa Etheridge, Grammy-winning creators of Les Misérables — Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer and Claude-Michel Schönberg — and R&B singer/songwriter Trey Songz.
The recipients will be honored at a gala event June 25 at 6 PM in Manhattan. Tribute presentations with celebrity presenters and performers will be part of the evening. The event will support the Chapter's ongoing advocacy, education and professional development programs.
The Recording Academy Honors were established to celebrate outstanding individuals whose work embodies excellence and integrity and who have improved the environment for the creative community.
Tickets to the event can be purchased by calling (212) 245-5440, and more information about the Academy can be found at grammys.com.
Source: Playbill
Aaron Tveit Cast in Short Film from Georgina Chapman
Showbiz411 reports exclusively 'Les Mis' star Aaron Tveit has been cast in an upcoming short film from Georgina Chapman. Chapman, wife of film exec Harvey Weinstein, is best known as the designer of the Marchesa evening gown line.
Tveit joins cast members Dree Hemingway, daughter of actress Mariel Hemingway and legendary stage star Lois Smith in the film which follows a script from Neil Gaiman. The Production Company is searching for a '9-year-old' actress to portray Hemingway in her earlier years.
According to the report, the untitled film will center on "two kids who can fly but give it up as they get older."
Tveit currently plays Mike Warren, on the new USA Network series Graceland. The actor most recently played Frank Abagnale Jr. in the Broadway production of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, for which he was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, and the Fred Astaire Award for Best Male Dancer on Broadway. The production closed on September 4, 2011.
Tveit's other Broadway credits include Link in HAIRSPRAY, Fiyero in WICKED and Gabe in NEXT TO NORMAL. His television credits include a recurring role on Gossip Girl as well as guest spots on Ugly Betty, Body of Proof and the Good Wife. Sunjata has appeared on Broadway in CYRANO DE BERGERAC, TAKE ME OUT and TWELFTH NIGHT, though he's likely best known for his role on FX's Rescue Me.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Source: BroadwayWorld.com
Showbiz411 reports exclusively 'Les Mis' star Aaron Tveit has been cast in an upcoming short film from Georgina Chapman. Chapman, wife of film exec Harvey Weinstein, is best known as the designer of the Marchesa evening gown line.
Tveit joins cast members Dree Hemingway, daughter of actress Mariel Hemingway and legendary stage star Lois Smith in the film which follows a script from Neil Gaiman. The Production Company is searching for a '9-year-old' actress to portray Hemingway in her earlier years.
According to the report, the untitled film will center on "two kids who can fly but give it up as they get older."
Tveit currently plays Mike Warren, on the new USA Network series Graceland. The actor most recently played Frank Abagnale Jr. in the Broadway production of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, for which he was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, and the Fred Astaire Award for Best Male Dancer on Broadway. The production closed on September 4, 2011.
Tveit's other Broadway credits include Link in HAIRSPRAY, Fiyero in WICKED and Gabe in NEXT TO NORMAL. His television credits include a recurring role on Gossip Girl as well as guest spots on Ugly Betty, Body of Proof and the Good Wife. Sunjata has appeared on Broadway in CYRANO DE BERGERAC, TAKE ME OUT and TWELFTH NIGHT, though he's likely best known for his role on FX's Rescue Me.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Source: BroadwayWorld.com
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