Despite renowned decades The roommate Last fall with a certain apprehension.
“I am not an extremely confident individual. From what I learned about life, confidence is almost always moved, in any area you want to take a look,” said Farrow.
“I have a doubt of self, but I learned to live with it.
This confidence brought its fruit while Farrow received its first Tony appointment for its role as a Homebody Sharon mode initially in the play by Jen Silverman, which took place at the Booth Theater by Broadway from September to December 2024. Farrow played in the room with two, opposite Patti Lupone, who plays a Grifter Bronx in a room in the Ferme Iowa de Sharon. This couple opens Sharon de Farrow to the world, including the world of criminal activities, which she takes with surprising enthusiasm.
Put down, put Known for his role of escape in the film Rosemary Babypreviously appeared in Broadway in the 1979 production of Romantic comedy, Faced with Anthony Perkins, as well as two readings in the subsequent staging phase on Broadway and Regional Productions. She was convinced to make the play, in part, by her son, journalist Ronan Farrow, whose voice was also presented on vocal messaging in the room, when the character of Farrow receives a call from her own son. Farrow said she was planning to bring Ronan with her to Tony Awards on June 8 and other Broadway productions, of which Oh, Mary!Before that.
She spoke to The Hollywood Reporter On the feeling of going back on stage, what she is looking for in her next project and her plans to see the other nominated shows in Tony.
What did you think when you heard you were nominated for a Tony Award?
I did not expect to be nominated at all. It is not as if I thought I would not be and so I was pre-denouncing, it simply never crossed my mind.
After hanging up the phone with [the show’s publicist]He started to come to mind that I was an actor nominated in Tony, among the best of the best, in the community that I respect so deep. And that I would be among them for this honor was so huge. My next thought was: “I mean someone.” And my next thought was: “You can’t just call someone and say:” Hey, guess what I have. “” It’s out of the question. And then my thoughts went to my mother [actress Maureen O’Sullivan]Who would have been so happy and so proud. She was, throughout my life, in my corner, and she would have been the one with which I would have liked to share this moment. I just started to cry, frankly, because I miss my mother, and also it would be the moment, except to have my children, one of the great moments of my life. She would have been super happy with me and proud of me and so on. So it was my things that I lived. And thereafter, whatever the gatherings that were held with the play and to do with this honor, and I have just met the people I admire so much and just to be counted among them for this time only. I cannot tell you how much it means for me and how deeply I am honored.
Did you try to return to Broadway?
No, I am a person who is really very happy alone. I have a new puppy. It was Jack O’Brien, an old friend and wonderful director, who said: “I have this script that I really want you to read and plan to do.” And I had actually read this script about six years ago when I was on a long quay [Theatre] With Brian Dennehy, but I was not something I could do at the time. But to read it again, I was reminded how there were just extraordinary things. And during this time, Jack O’Brien sent him to my son, Ronan, with whom he has been a friend since Ronan was a child. And Ronan called me and said to me: “You have to do it. It’s really good, and it offers you very good scenes.”
I know that Jack had already offered it to another actor, not my role, but the role that would be played by Patti. And the other actor had refused him. And then he said, I send him to Patti Lupone and Patti has been one of my friends for a long time, decades. And I thought “Oh my God, it would be incredible if she did it.” So I just kept my fingers crossed.
Was it the character you were attracted to?
Yes, it was. Nowadays, the rehearsal period is only three weeks, so it is not long enough to, in a game of this complexity, really get it where you want for the opening evening. I did not invite anyone [to opening night]. Of course, I never do it, the fear of disappointing and so on. But I was just thinking, what a shame we are opening now and we don’t have a week or two yet, because we could certainly use it. Patti and I were really still discovering, and this process probably lasted until the end. But earlier that we had in the region where we were the most comfortable, and obviously, it is just a joy to work with it, because we were in the same trip, her character, my character and how they interact at all these levels. For me, it was the arc to be a person who thought of itself in a way, in a very limited way. And then through the appearance of Patti in my life, like this character, the doors opened, and I discovered things like the character, Sharon, on herself and in the process, find a significant life and a love that is significant, and the discovery of all this through the remarkable words of Jen Silverman. So I was almost sorry when it was over, because we had reached a point that we thought we were doing our best.
According to the interviews at the start of the room, I read that you did not fully believe in your acting capacities.
I mean, I am not an extremely confident individual. From what I learned about life, confidence is almost always moved, in any area you want to take a look. I am riddled with self -doubt. It is enviable, if you are not. And for those who are not, God bless you. And for those who are, you will understand what I say. I have a doubt of self, but I learned to live with it. I am able to sort the wick around feeling extremely confident. I mean, what are we confident, you know? I hoped that I could arrive where I wanted to be in the room. I haven’t read the criticisms, but Patti does it, and she said, “We did well. People loved us.” There were reserves on the room, and it was about Gut Punch because I like Jen Silverman’s work, and I like what she had written. But, apparently, many people loved the room. And my God, he was extremely well received by the public. I have never had such a reaction in terms of laughter and a praise here and there. There was never a night without a standing ovation for the room, for the way we presented it. So it was a joy, and it was a joy to share it with the public. I did not have a better stage experience in my life.
Just in terms of performance or the public?
In terms of performance to an audience. It was a joy and a privilege every night, also terrifying, before the terrifying spectacle, then the delivery of the spectacle to the public was immense joy and privilege.
Was terror part?
The terrifying part is before going out. And I don’t know if each actor feels it. But yes, it becomes less terrifying, but I think that a quantity of terror seems appropriate given the future task. So many things can go wrong and there was a lot of dialogue. It was 90 minutes of conversation and both of us, and therefore the task was great. There were a lot of things that could go wrong. But there was also anticipation and the “I cannot wait for the feeling”, and our last words before walking on stage were: “Let’s be amazed”.
Do you want to do more Broadway now?
I would like to. Of course, now my standards are very high, because I would not want to do a project that was lower than what I just did. You hope that, anyway, all actors at all stages, wonder a lot. It doesn’t always happen, and you have to make a living, and if you do things that ask you very little, and they seem to you, and it is ultimately devoid of meaning, but it is a life. But for the projects that ask you a lot, I think that each actor is really grateful when one of them arrives and you are able to invest yourself in areas that have not normally been requested.
I saw that you just saw John Proctor is the villain On Broadway. Do you try to see the other shows in your category, or simply shows in general?
Sadie [Sink] And the cast and everyone were wonderful and welcoming. I’m a fan of Sadie, and I’m a fan of everyone in this cast.
And I’ll see Cole [Escola’s] play. I want to see Oh, Mary! It is not that I compete with Cole in any way, but I admire it a lot, and I am respectful of 1,000%. And I can’t wait, because I hear the most wonderful things in the series, and Ronan comes with me – although he saw it, he said he could see him again. So I know that this is one of those things that I don’t want to miss. I want to see Jonathan Groff. I have to see Audra. There are things I want to see that I haven’t seen yet. I was going to see George Clooney’s show, but as it will be televised live, I thought “brilliant”. I respect him so much. He does a public service with that. He doesn’t need to be on Broadway, but there is a reason, given the content of the room and its relevance now. Hats off to George Clooney, and it was wonderful that he was also nominated.
Do you know what your next role will be?
I have a few very kind people who invite me to join a project, and very good actors, but I just wait to see if there is something I had this feeling, that I can really make a contribution, and which contributes to me as an actor and as a person, a trip of a kind, of all significant kinds. So I’m just going to see. I would love to be on stage again. And I discovered that I like to be on stage more than being in a film or on television. It is much more, for me, anyway, more rewarding. So, because I can do everything, it is not cut into pieces. You get from start to finish, then the privilege of having an audience there, there is nothing like it.
This interview was slightly modified for length and clarity.
