 Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2009 Season Anthony is scheduled to appear in three plays during the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2009 production season: Equivocation, The Music Man and Henry VIII.  Equivocation (April 15 - October 31 at the Angus Bowmer Theatre). "Truth-telling in dangerous times. What if the government commissioned you to write the definitive history (make that a self-serving lie) of a national crisis? What story would you tell? Welcome to London, 1605, and the world of King James, the Gunpowder Plot, and the Tower dungeons, as William Shakespeare and his theatre company struggle to create a play to please the king and not lose their hearts, souls, or heads in the process. In a world premiere, Bill Rauch directs Bill Cain's high-stakes political thriller with ties to both Macbeth and Henry VIII. A must-see for Shakespeare lovers." (Strong language, violent scenes). Anthony will be performing the role of Shag.The Music Man (February 15 - November 1 at the Angus Bowmer Theatre). "River City's got Trouble . . . with a capital T that rhymes with C that stands for Change. With some creative surprises, Bill Rauch reveals and celebrates the transformative power of art in this joyous American musical classic, brought to you OSF style. River City's folks have a chip-on-the-shoulder attitude until Harold Hill steps off the train with a glittering scam: to teach music to the town's children - and bilk their parents. Surprising himself and everyone else, Hill colors the town with openhearted possibility, and love makes River City the end of the line for him. " Anthony will be performing the role of Mayor Shinn in selected performances beginning May 28. Henry VIII (June 2 - October 9 on the Elizabethan Stage / Allen Pavilion). "The king takes all. The queen has not produced an heir, and the Tudor line is in jeopardy. Obsessed, Henry sets his eye on the fetching young Anne Bullen (Boleyn). Urged on by the Machiavellian Cardinal Wolsey, the king reshapes the world to suit his needs: divorcing the queen, eliminating rivals, flouting papal law, and forever changing the face of religion in England - and beyond. Back by popular demand in its first OSF staging since 1984, Shakespeare's final history play is directed by John Sipes (King John) as a lavish outdoor spectacle." Anthony will be performing the role of Cardinal Wolsey. Learn more about the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Equivocation, The Music Man, and Henry VIII.  Already one of the most prolific narrators in the field of audio books, Anthony has been especially busy of late. Starting back in June of 2007 and continuing through May of 2008 there are no fewer than fifteen (15) new audio books narrated by Anthony that have either already hit the shelves or will be soon! A February 10, 2008, review by Rochelle O'Gorman of the Boston Globe had this to say about Anthony's narration of author Michael Flynn's novel "Eifelheim":"Audio book veteran Anthony Heald has a deep, lovely voice. Each character has a different accent, pace, and personality... His German accent is on the mark, and he smoothly expresses the irony running throughout the story." You can click over to the Audio Books page for a complete update of all 15 of the new titles, including publisher and ISBN numbers for ordering purposes. Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2008 Season Anthony is scheduled to appear in two plays during the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2008 production season, Our Town and The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler.  Our Town (June 4 - October 11 at the Angus Bowmer Theatre). "OSF presents a landmark production of this American favorite where it belongs, under the stars. Although daily life in this small town looks pretty humdrum, powerful currents - love, disappointment, joy, heartbreak - transform ordinary lives into something extraordinary. Call it a sense of the eternal or just the ties that bind us in the human adventure. Director Chay Yew distills this beloved classic down to its astounding, uncertain, joyous essence. If you think you've been to Grovers Corners, it's time to revisit." Anthony will be performing the role of the Stage Manager.The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler (April 15 - November 1 at the Elizabethan Stage/Allen Pavillion - Strong language, mature themes). "It's the final act of Ibsen's play, and Hedda's just done herself in - again. In hopes of a rewrite, Hedda ventures out on a rollicking quest to liberate her story. She's joined by a quirky collection of other well-loved dramatic characters equally eager to jump off their pages. Bill Rauch directs Tony Award-winner Jeff Whitty's (Avenue Q) mind-bending and riotously funny comedy that will have you questioning your attachment to archetypes, stereotypes - and your own destiny." Anthony will be performing the role of Patrick. Learn more about the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Our Town, and The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler. In Molière's Comic Masterpiece "Tartuffe"  "One of drama's most infamous and entertaining con artists will come to life when Molière's comic masterpiece "Tartuffe," directed by Peter Amster, opens at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28, 2007 in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Bowmer Theatre. Orgon, a wealthy bourgeois, and his mother, Mme. Pernelle, have fallen under the spell of Tartuffe, a mysterious holy man with more on his mind than the eternal. Tartuffe has even taken up residence in Orgon's house.Anthony Heald plays Tartuffe. Richard Elmore has been cast as Orgon, and Suzanne Irving as his wife, Elmire. Linda Alper plays the impertinent maid Dorine, Richard Howard is Elmire's brother, Cléante, Laura Morache and Gregory Linington play Mariane and Damis." - Bill Varble, Mail Tribune. [Click here for full article] "The very funny new production of Molière's "Tartuffe" that opened Saturday night at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival boasted some of the festival's premier actors. There was Anthony Heald, back at OSF from his role as Scott Guber in "Boston Public" and other work, as the phony holy man who provides the play's name. And there was Richard Elmore as the rich bourgeois Orgon, who has fallen under Tartuffe's sway. The great charlatan does not enter until almost time for the intermission. When he does he is endowed by Heald with an air of self-importance and the dead eyes of a reptile. His first line, delivered to his acolyte, Laurent (John Michael Goodson), says it all: "My hair shirt needs wringing out."- Bill Varble, Mail Tribune. [Click here for full article] In Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" 
"Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard," which opened February 24, 2007 at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, is a sentimental event for its director, outgoing artistic director Libby Appel. She did a new adaptation, and has lavished loving care on what turns out to be a transcendent artistic experience, easily the best play among the four spring openings.It's a ship of fools, people facing danger and unable to react. The characters include Lyubov's bubbly daughter Anya (Christine Albright), who is smitten with the dour perpetual student, Petya (Gregory Linington); adopted daughter Varya (Gwendolyn Mulamba), who would marry Yermolai if he only asked her; mannish governess Charlotta (Robynn Rodriguez); financially strapped neighbor Boris (Anthony Heald); clumsy clerk Semyon (Christopher DuVal); and self-interested valet Yasha (John Tufts). Heald brings great life to Boris, something of a wheezing but optimistic life of the party who always seems on the verge of extinction but somehow endures happily. Only Mulamba and Linington seem a bit out of touch with their characters, but it's a minor note in a production that hits all the right notes nearly all the time. This is a Chekhov for the ages." - Ron Cowan, Statesman Journal Anthony has again signed on to appear as Judge Harvey Cooper (a role he originated on 'The Practice') in several episodes of "Boston Legal" this season (2006).  Well, "X-Men: The Last Stand" has certainly announced its presence with authority! The film took in an estimated $107 million in its three-day opening (May 26-28), the largest ever for Memorial Day weekend and the fourth-biggest in box office history. And several reviewers have gone out of their way to mention some of the supporting cast members, including Anthony, who appears in the role of one of the FBI Agents who interrogates Mystique:
The amazing cast also includes Shohreh Aghdashloo, R. Lee Ermey, Anthony Heald and Cameron Bright. It's an embarrassment of riches.... - Dallas Voice, May 26, 2006 In addition to Kelsey Grammer, who joins the X-Men fold as the burly, blue-hued "Beast," the supporting cast is peppered with familiar faces - Michael Murphy and Bill Duke, Anthony Heald, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Josef Sommer (as the president) and an unbilled Olivia Williams. - Winston-Salem Journal, Thursday, May 25, 2006 
Anthony (Phil) Heald, film and Theater star, is coming home to the BoarsHead for an evening of romance! Get your tickets to see Love Letters , by A.R. Gurney. This performance is ONE-NIGHT ONLY! Love Letters is a romantic staged reading, which will be performed by Anthony Heald and Kristine Thatcher. This production will be followed by an intimate Champagne Afterglow, with Mr. Heald attending! Love Letters is a funny, perceptive and moving dramatized reading which traces the 50 year love-affair between two friends whose relationship and lives are observed through letters that pass between them from youth to maturity. The Wall Street Journal calls the play, "Exhilarating, funny and moving." Once you see it, you¹ll fall in Love with Love Letters . . . don¹t miss it! For tickets to this special fundraising event, please call 484-7805 (Tues-Sun). We hope you can join us on Saturday, February 18, 2006 for this cozy intimate evening, one you won't forget! - BoarsHead [Photo: BoarsHead Archives] at the BoarsHead Theatre in Lansing 
Anthony Heald, whose many TV roles include assistant principal Scott Guber on 'Boston Public', is scheduled to return Feb. 18, 2006 to the place where his acting career began: BoarsHead Theatre in Lansing. There he'll team up with artistic director Kristine Thatcher for a performance of A.R. Gurney's 'Love Letters' to benefit BoarsHead. As young -- all right, younger -- actors in the 1970s, Thatcher and the then-Phil Heald performed together in several BoarsHead productions. 'Love Letters', whose two characters tell their story through a series of letters, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18, 2006, followed by a champagne reception. Tickets are $100. Call 517-484-7805. - Detroit Free Press [Photo: Ernst Floeler Studio] Anthony is headed back to school, in a way. He has a role as College Dean Richard Van Horne in the film "Accepted", which is currently in post-production. The film is directed by Steve Pink, who co-wrote, produced and appeared in the wonderful film "Grosse Pointe Blank". The release date has been set as April 21, 2006, but is subject to change. Anthony will appear in Crossing Jordan episode "The Elephant in The Room" as a character named Mr. McBride. The episode is scheduled to air on January 15, 2006. Anthony has already signed on to appear as Judge Harvey "Mass-a-chu-setts" Cooper (a role he originated on 'The Practice') in at least 2 episodes of Boston Legal this season. The first episode, the show's season premiere "The Black Widow", is scheduled to air September 27, 2005. The other episode, "Schadenfruede", is currently scheduled to air in October 2005. Anthony will appear in NCIS episode "An Eye For An Eye" as a character named Purcell. The episode is scheduled to air in March 2005. 
The pilot episode of the new CBS show "Numb3rs" will air immediately following the NFL AFC Championship game on Sunday, January 23, 2005. Anthony appears as FBI Assistant Director in Charge (ADIC) "Walt Merrick", boss of the main character played by Rob Morrow. It is unclear at this point if this is a one time guest appearance, or if the "boss character" will be recurring. Be sure to tune in to CBS on Sunday, September 26, 2004 at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) to catch Anthony in the made for television movie "Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman". Says TV Guide: "It's funny... Revenge does clever riffs on its painful midlife theme." Score: 8 out of 10. Click here for a video promo for the movie, which includes a couple of scenes with Anthony. The movie is based on the wonderful book by Elizabeth Buchan. Here are some links to various reviews/write-ups of the movie:
Cable network WE: Women's Entertainment, which purchased the rerun rights to all 81 episodes of the series "Boston Public", is scheduled to air the first episode at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 27, 2004. Thereafter, the episodes will air weekdays at 6:00 p.m. [PLEASE NOTE: There is currently conflicting information on the WE site as to whether the weekday episodes will air at 6:00 or 7:00 p.m.] Rights To Re-run "Boston Public" In Syndication According to Reuters/Hollywood Reporter: Cable network WE: Women's Entertainment has snapped up rerun rights to canceled shows "Boston Public" and "Dharma & Greg." "We chose 'Dharma & Greg' and 'Boston Public' because of their widespread appeal to women, relevant themes and quality writing," said Kathleen Dore, president of Cablevision-owned Rainbow Entertainment Services, which is also home to the AMC and IFC movie channels. The deal for "Boston Public" includes all 81 episodes of the series, which began a four-year run on Fox in 2000. The drama series will premiere on WE in the fall.
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