Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013).
For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019.
Michael C. Hall Signs With CAA
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Michael C. Hall has signed with CAA for representation. Hall is best known for starring in Showtime’s award-winning series Dexter, and in HBO’s Six Feet Under.
The two roles earned him a Golden Globe, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and several Emmy Award nominations. He recently reprised the role of Dexter Morgan in Dexter: New Blood, the limited series in which he starred and executive produced.
Showtime is definitely interested in more Dexter series; it already said it is considering a Dexter prequel series about the Trinity Killer while also developing Dexter: Origins and the next chapter of Dexter: New Blood.
Hall’s stage career includes such Broadway performances as the emcee in the 1999 revival of Cabaret, directed by Sam Mendes; Hedwig in John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch; and John Jones in The Realistic Joneses opposite Toni Collette, Marisa Tomei, and Tracy Letts.
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