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Mira Nair and Hilary Swank Take to the Air

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Groff, Stuhlbarg, Easton Put It in Park: The Public Theater unveils the goods on their summer Shakespeare in the Park productions, with Oskar Eustis directing The Pillowman’s Michael Stuhlbarg in the title role of Hamlet alongside Richard Easton as well as a fully staged version of last summer’s concert reading of Hair starring Jonathan Groff. No, we still don’t know if he’s naked, Spring Awakening fans! [Playbill]

Groff, Stuhlbarg, Easton Put It in Park: The Public Theater unveils the goods on their summer Shakespeare in the Park productions, with Oskar Eustis directing The Pillowman’s Michael Stuhlbarg in the title role of Hamlet alongside Richard Easton as well as a fully staged version of last summer’s concert reading of Hair starring Jonathan Groff. No, we still don’t know if he’s naked, Spring Awakening fans! [Playbill]

Beyoncé Braver Than We Thought: Give Beyoncé credit: It can’t be easy to swallow hard and agree to duet with one of the previous century’s most electrifying performers, but that’s what she did, as she is now set to perform with Tina Turner at the Grammy Awards this weekend. Admittedly there are a lot of cons, but that might be worth seeing. [Billboard]

Arteta to Revolt Cera: The Michael Cera–starring feature adaptation of C.D. Payne’s cult hit novel Youth in Revolt, about a sex-obsessed teen in a world of moronic adults, scores a director in the form of Miguel Arteta, which suddenly makes the project seem a whole lot less like the next Superbad. [HR]

Beyoncé Braver Than We Thought: Give Beyoncé credit: It can’t be easy to swallow hard and agree to duet with one of the previous century’s most electrifying performers, but that’s what she did, as she is now set to perform with Tina Turner at the Grammy Awards this weekend. Admittedly there are a lot of cons, but that might be worth seeing. [Billboard]

Kurkova Covers Joe: Karolina Kurkova joins the now hilariously crowded cast of G.I. Joe as Cover Girl, a former supermodel who got bored with the fashion world and joined the army to drive a tank. The role is closely modeled on Kurkova’s own life story, except for the part about quitting modeling and driving a tank. [IESB]

Mira Nair and Hilary Swank Take to the Air