By Miguel Mike Medina
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Academy Award-nominated actors Mark Ruffalo and Ethan Hawke will lead the cast in a one-night-only live reading of the classic 1976 film All The President’s Men in Los Angeles on Jan 9th at 7 pm at the Harmony Gold Theatre.
The event is to honor the legacy of Stella Adler. When she was alive, she was a force and a brilliant teacher of the craft of acting. Her work led to the creation of Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre. Her acting school is among the best in the world.
Joining Ruffalo and Hawke is another great actor and Academy Award nominee, Don Cheadle, who will participate in the reading. Other cast members are Spencer Garrett, Charlotte Larsen, Tim McNeil, Rob Morrow, John Jack Rodgers, John Benzaia, Christopher Thornton, Missy Yager, and Parker Posey.
The sad part about this reading is that Robert Redford won’t be able to see it. The actor and filmmaker passed away in September at the age of 89. Redford was a phenomenal actor, especially during the 1970s and 1980s. He starred in the 1976 film alongside Dustin Hoffman.
Hoffman is another phenomenal talent. We hope he will be there to see the live reading. All the President’s Men will turn 50 next year. William Goldman wrote the screenplay and won an Oscar for writing a brilliant script.
The story centers around Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein—two journalists who investigate and expose the Watergate scandal during Richard Nixon’s presidency. The screenplay is based on the book by Woodward and Bernstein.
As for Ruffalo and Hawke, they have worked together in the 2008 crime/thriller What Doesn’t Kill You, directed and co-written by Brian Goodman. Both actors will reunite after making that picture.
The 58-year-old Ruffalo has four projects currently in post-production. As for Hawke, he has a new movie, The Weight, a historical drama, in which he’s the lead actor and co-producer. The movie will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2026.
Miguel Mike Medina is the publisher of The MMM Journal. He can be reached at medinamiguelmike@gmail.com and themmmjournal@gmail.com
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