NY Theatre: The Sex Symbol Who Showers in the Dark

Lovely interview with Bill Nighy in the New York Theatre.
“Is this all right, or am I talking bollocks?” he asks. “I know when I go away I’m going to have post-interview trauma or something because I always think … Anyway, don’t worry, don’t panic. What was I saying?”
Go, go, go read it.

Timeout NY : A Brit on the side

Timeout NY has a nice article/interview with Bill Nighy about The Vertical Hour.
“Though Nighy admits to some disappointment that the American Beauty director doesn’t cover his actors in rose petals during rehearsals, he can’t laud the creative team enough. He admits it took him several weeks to get used to being in the same room [...]

DM : Bill enjoying first bite of the Big Apple

Another article about Bill Nighy and The Vertical Hour in the Daily Mail:
“The play has arrived at a time of momentous political and social change over here with regards to Iraq. It was fascinating for me to observe the (mainly) American audience having to confront what their President had got them into.
As Bill noted, Iraq [...]

Can Bill Nighy take Manhattan?

OK, the real title of this delicious article in the Observer is really Can David Hare take Manhattan?
It’s a mixed article with interviews with Sam Mendes, David Hare and Bill Nighy.
Downstairs, Nighy is holding sardonic court on his new carpet in a dressing room about four times the size of Scott’s. ‘Do you like the [...]

NY Times : Bill Nighy is one undeniably cool character

“IMMACULATELY elegant, impeccably mannered and not a little groovy, Bill Nighy is one undeniably cool character.” Nice opening of an article in the New York times, about Bill Nighy and The Vertical Hour.
Here are some highlights:
David Hare about Bill:
“Once you have in him in your sights, it’s hard to forget him.”
“He’s the man who is [...]

Bill Nighy attends premiere of Flushed Away in New York

And for all those people wondering if Bill Nighy is in fact Still Crazy ?
Yes, he is. Very much so.
Tomorrow BBC7 will again broadcast an episode of Yes, Minister, and Bill Nighy is guest starring in it.
So : radio’s on on Monday the 30th of October, from 14.30-15.00, repeated Tuesday the 31th of October at [...]

Start spreading the news

Billnighy.info has send some spies over to New York, in order to check if everything is going according to schedule. To check that the theatre is in tip-top shape, and that all is ready before the Englishman is entering the New York theatre scene. Here is a picture of the Music Box theatre.

Music Box Theatre, [...]

Ticketsales The Vertical Hour has started

If you want to see Bill Nighy making his debut on Broadway in the Vertical Hour, and why would you not, now is the time to take action.
Online ticketsales has started today.
You don’t want to miss this …

Interview with Bill Nighy – returning to stage – in New York

Darkhorizons.com has another excellent interview with Bill Nighy about his role in the Pirates of the Carribean – Dead Man’s Chest. He talks about the ships, and a lot of other interesting things in a very Nighy way.
“Question: Did you discover the inner pirate in you when you embarked on it?
Nighy: There is a touch [...]