I was probably the nerdiest person on the press line at the "Hamlet" red carpet last night in New York City. After seeing the play on Sunday, I was able to spot all of the play's actors just hanging around outside before the curtain went up. I was all like, "Hey, there's Laertes! That's Rosencrantz. And Guildenstern. Hey, there's Horatio."
As it turns out, I didn't have the chance to point out the delightful Jude Law. He was probably too busy getting into character. Hamlet is a strenuous role, so I can forgive him for that.
And although we got some great updates from "Daily Show" correspondent and "The Last Airbender" star Aasif Mandvi and "True Blood" star Rutina Wesley, other notables like Barbara Walters, "Gossip Girl" star Ed Westwick and former Jude Law co-star Natalie Portman didn’t have the time to chat with reporters. Just who do they think they are?
But that's fine by me. I was actually most excited to see the actors just hanging out on the street, out of character. I would have absolutely killed for the chance to see Jenny Funnell, who played Sandy on one of my favorite British sitcoms, "As Time Goes By," and who stars in the play as the Player Queen. I absolutely died of excitement a little when I realized she was in it.
And a note to future "Hamlet" theatergoers: Jude Law is not the only talented babe in the cast. Matt Ryan (who plays Horatio) and Gwilym Lee (Laertes) are also talented babes. In fact, the whole whole cast is quite good, so I suggest you check it out before it closes shop in December.
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