Crushworthy - He is Charlie Williams

This is Charlie Williams. This is Charlie Williams on twitter @iamcwilliams. He is totally crushworthy. And since I haven't done a Crushworthy post in a while, I thought I'd do a special year end one for Charlie Williams who came onto my radar this past year.

Actually I noticed him first in Memphis on Broadway (his first Broadway show) over a year ago, but then the huge muscles combined with his preppy cutesy looks, and charming personality is hard to ignore.

Then I saw him dance again in Leap of Faith in L.A. (where he was assistant dance captain already) where I could NOT take my EYES OFF HIM as he danced Rob Ashford's beautiful choreography for that show. Hopefully it goes to Broadway and Charlie Williams better be involved, because he made those dance interludes work! His dancing is seriously superb and he has a grace and smoothness that strangely defies his muscular (yet skinny) build. Sadly, because he left Memphis to do Leap of Faith in LA, he's currently not in any show right now, but I'm hoping maybe he'll join Rob Ashford's next project How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! He'd be great at the dances and look great doing it in a sharp looking suit! Either way, he belongs on the stage! (He'll be dancing at Kristin Chenoweth's New Year's Eve Concert at Disney Concert Hall in LA).
UPDATE Jan. 1st 2011: He IS going to be How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on Broadway starting Feb. 26th 2011!!! Co-starring with Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and John Laroquette! SUCCESS!!!

In the meantime, here's some photos of him not in a suit (or clothes). (Some may be NWFW after the jump)



Adorable in this interview. I'll sign up to be his first stalker if he wants:


Charlie Williams as the face of the 2010 Broadway Bares: Stripology




Charlie Williams in the 2010 Mr. Broadway competition, and winning:




Charlie Williams from Memphis:


More gratuitous shots of Charlie Williams:

Here are some other Crushworthy's:

Hunter Parrish, Jonathan Groff, Sebastian Stan
Rebekah Rimsay
Robert Hoffman
Nick Adams
Jon McLaughlin
Dominic Cooper
Aaron Tveit
deAdre Aziza, Seth Stewart, Curtis Holbrook and Spencer Liff
James McAvoy
Cheyenne Jackson
Jeffrey Donovan

Vance at http://tapeworthy.blogspot.com

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Grounded - Walter Cronkite Is Dead - Play Review

Walter Cronkite Is Dead - The Ark at Signature Theatre - Arlington, VA (Greater Washington D.C.) - **** (out of 5 stars)
Written and Directed by Joe Calarco
Runs until Dec. 26th 2010

Two very different women are stuck in the airport and forced to share a table, and hilarity ensues. Many a sitcoms have used the same set up as Walter Cronkite Is Dead, or films for that matter, but of course, pairing opposites into a forced situation isn't new, and why not since it's always a fun set up? Joe Calarco cleverly takes this classic set up, inserts two very stereotypical women, and then slowly twists our original opinions of the women as they slowly reveal themselves to each other (and us). It's an obvious structure but it's done well, and actresses Sherri L. Edelen and Nancy Robinette, who Calarco tailored the show for, are a wonderful and comfortable presence on stage, making the most out of revealing the layers beneath the initial caricatures.

When a storm forces flights to stop, a prim and proper well dressed lady Margaret (Nancy Robinette) reluctantly shares the lone empty chair at her table to Patty (Sherri L. Edelen), a red state, fanny pack wearing mom who saves up all her money from 2 jobs to take her unappreciative daughter on their annual trip to beautiful places in Europe so that Patty can give her daughter culture, in the form of theatre like The Lion King.

There are lots of jokes at the expense of Patty's suburban lower-middle class lifestyle, and her ignorance to the world, but her attempt to learn and understand, gives Nancy their first moments of connection, as they each discover common grounds. For us, it lets us slowly get to see Patty as more than just a caricature from middle America.

Just as we think we have Margaret figured out, despite some oddities, we learn that the sophisticated lady has an interesting past, and some delicate nerves herself. Robinette's performance mannered performance made much more sense as Margaret's secrets are revealed and looking back, made perfect sense. Robinette has a lovely tone to her performance as she tries to hide Margaret's insecurities under her proper demeanor.

Calarco has built a well paced 90 minute play that manages to grow and become emotionally effective. His direction is simple but efficient and makes for an entertainingly lovely charming play. The sets by James Kronzer is wonderfully grande looking yet deceptively intimate and nicely frames this wonderfully grounded little play.

Vance at http://tapeworthy.blogspot.com

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