I Wish You Well

Academy Award-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix has announced he will retire from acting after his next movie. He wishes to focus on a singing career, an ambition born from playing Johnny Cash in the biopic "Walk the Line," a role which earned him his second Academy Award nomination. (His first was for "Gladiator"). Good luck with the new career!

Also, actor David Tennant has announced he will be leaving popular British sci-fi show "Doctor Who" in 2010. Tennant has played the tenth incarnation of the time-traveling alien since 2005, taking over for Christopher Eccleston. There will not be a proper series (or season, in American terms) in 2009 due to Tennant's involvement with the Royal Shakespeare company. To accomodate for this, the BBC ordered four specials to be made which will be broadcast throughout 2009 and 2010. When the fifth series/season resumes, creator/producer Russell T. Davies will also be replaced as head writer by Steven Moffatt.

Tennant has been one of my favorite aspects of Doctor Who though I do agree it is time for him to move on. Perhaps though, neither he nor Eccleston will object to a special with whoever the new Doctor is--a la "The Two Doctors" or "The Five Doctors" from the original series. It will be interesting to see how the regeneration occurs...

And of course, who will play Eleven? Any ideas?

Also, Happy Halloween! I'm still waiting for a good ghost story...

A List of Winners

Here's a list of winners I've compiled:

Rondi Reed (August: Osage County)—Best Featured Actress in a Play
Jim Norton (The Seafarer)—Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Bartlett Sher (South Pacific)—Best Direction of a Musical
Stew (Passing Strange)—Best Book of a Musical
Boeing-Boeing—Best Rival of a Play
Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights)—Best Score
Andy Blankenbuehler (In the Heights)—Best Choreography
Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman (In the Heights)—Best Orchestrations
Laura Benanti (Gypsy)—Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Boyd Gaines (Gypsy)—Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Anna D. Shapiro (August: Osage County)—Best Direction of a Play
Mark Rylance (Boeing-Boeing)—Best Leading Actor in a Play
Deanna Dunagan (August: Osage County)—Best Leading Actress in a Play
August: Osage County—Best Play
South Pacific—Best Revival of a Musical
Paulo Szot (South Pacific)—Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Patti Lupone (Gypsy)—Best Leading Actress in a Musical
In the Heights—Best Musical

These are the major awards. For a complete list, visit Playbill.com!

Also, did I miss the In Memoriam?