Shortly after Luke Kirby and Gideon Glick said “thanks and good night” The wonderful Mrs. Maisel In 2023, they told Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladin’s new dance drama, Étoile.
When Kirby first audition to play the late comedian Lenny Bruce in MaiselHe thought he would be in the pilot episode. But Sherman-Palladino saw a special spark in him that led to a period of 16 episodes, an Emmy prize by the outstanding guest actor in a series of comedy and, ultimately, the role of the protagonist Jack McMillan in his next show.
With Kirby as director of the Metropolitan Ballet Theater, the Palladinos found the perfect man to play ÉtoileThe extravagant high force choreographer Tobias Bell in Glick, who appeared in nine episodes of Maisel As Magician Alfie Zielinski.
With Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lou de Laâge, David Alvarez, Yanic Truesdale, David Haig, and Many More Talented Actors, Dancers, and Creatives on Board, Kirby and Glick Re-Immers Themelves in the Singular, Invigorating, Invigorating Dating, Invigorating Dating Dating, Invorting, Only This Time, They Shined The Spotlight on Ballet Institute of Stand-Up Comedy, Got Far more screen time, and had to accelerate more the dense dialogue of the creators.
“The most challenging thing with the Palladinos is that they give you a lot of really good writing, and the expectation is that you arrive very, really ready. So that is a challenge.” Kirby told Decider about Zoom before ÉtoilePremiere. “And that comes great satisfaction.”
“The text is the most rewarding and challenging part of work in the world of Palladino,” Glick, who is also a writer in Étoileresonated. “But most of my scenes are with the dancers, and depending on whether I ruin my line, they have to start dancing from the beginning again. Therefore, most of the stress was to ruin them, because they cannot go so many times. Their bodies.” “”
In honor of the highly anticipated main video launch of season 1, the Étoile Stars spoke with Decider about his characters, his co -star, the exciting cameos of celebrities of the program, the main final moments and more.
I loved your job in Maisel. Very excited to see you again in the Paladino-Frest. As Palladino stars that returns, what do you think most rewarding and challenging about the thesis? Étoile Roles?
Luke Kirby: The most challenging thing with the Palladinos is that they give you a lot of really good writing, and the expectation is that you arrive very, very smart. So that is a challenge, but you can solve it if you have time. And that comes a great satisfaction.
Gideon Glick: To detach from that, the text is the most rewarding and challenging part of the work in the world of Palladino, but I will say that most of my scenes are with the dancers and depending on whether I ruin my line, they have to start dancing from the beginning again. And most of the stress was brass, because they can’t go so many times. Their bodies will break. And then I was really nervous.
Luke, Jack has incredible chemistry with the characters of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou de Laâge. Were you quickly to develop that close relationship as actors?
Kirby: Yes. Lou and Charlotte are formidable actors and really great people. We all like to work hard, so develop these relationships as the actors occurs. It felt as if it had happened quite sides. We appear and do our work. But boy, they are really exceptional. I don’t know why they would simply talk to me when I think about it. [Laughs]
Gideon, I am obsessed with Tobias, is such a challenging character to nail him and it seems that you make it efforts. Work as a writer in the series reported that the performance and understanding of the character to the degrees you had experience before?
Glick: Oh, sure. I felt that I was living in the world for a year before starting. So I felt very, very lucky to have to immerse myself, a kind of general panorama and understand what the ballet world was like and adjust it to Tobias. I felt that I already had a leg inside her for a long time.
It is always very exciting to see the return of so many family faces in Dan and Amy’s shows, but my favorite guest star will always be Kelly’s great bishop. Luke, how was it to have his interpretation of Jack’s mother? I know he has such a deep personal story with ballet, so I imagine that I was delighted to be in this show.
Kirby: Yes. Having Kelly was edifying, sure. She doesn’t play the most edifying mother in Kelly’s history. [Laughs] But Kelly is really hot. And if. Its history shared with this art helps to solidify what we are doing. She is simply incredible. We shoot, were you there?
Glick: Are you talking about the party scene?
Kirby: Yes. She is the only person I have seen Riff in a set of a Sherman-Paladino show. And boy, she riffo, man. It was 15 minutes of her, and we were all hypnotized. She is a legend. His beauty and talent. She is incredible.
[Read what Amy Sherman-Palladino and Yanic Truesdale had to say about Bishop here.]
Speaking of invited stars, there are so many amazing appearances in these eight episodes, but Gideon, you share scenes with two of my favorites. The first is obviously David Byrne, it is not much. Were you interacting with him at all or was it a pre -recorded bit?
Glick: No, when it was David’s footage, I was out of the camera, marveling at the fact. I used to hear speakers every day. I didn’t tell him that. But he’s great. He is like what you think is.
Kirby: I told him Hello in the Brooklyn Library, and it was one of the most exciting moments of my day and life.
Glick: Hey, they also made a little zoom from their room, and we recreated their real room from that zoom. So hey, it was weird. He says: “This is my apartment inside the basement of the Brooklyn Library.” [Laughs]
Kirby: Yes, we filmed it in the Brooklyn Library, but they made it look like their real apartment. It is very strange to make a person. But, you know, fun! [Laughs]
Of course, I have to ask about sharing that hilarious scene with your friend, Jonathan Groff. What can you tell me about that? Awakening jump Meeting?
Glick: With Jonathan, I am known Groff forever, but we have never really acting together. Because Awakening jumpWe are really hiding, we did not do it really They have scenes together. We were alone in group scenes together. And I think in the end [of our Étoile scene] We feel that we were finally intimate together in some way. We understood how it was perhaps to go together. [Laughs] It was strange.
Kirby: The power to act! [Laughs]
One of the best Tobias scenes is, of course, when he becomes a rogue and begins to reorganize his live dance on stage, and that massive scene ends with an long -awaited Tobias and Gabin Kiss. You have such a wonderful dynamic with Ivan du Pontavice.
Glick: Ivan is such an extraordinary actor. He is so alive. So working with him is always an emotion. And I will say that it is good when you have chemistry immediately and you can see what translates through work. I think we are or a strange couple. Then it is fun riffing with him. And that particular scene was simply incredible. It was really the end of filming for us. Then he felt like a great culmination. It was exciting at multiple levels.
The show has such a convincing love triangle, because I really love Jack and Genevieve. But he was supporting him and Cheyenne to explore the palpable connection they have. Luke, when you read that final script and wears that great scene at the end, did you also support them? And how much do you know about their background history five years ago?
Kirby: They touch it in the first episode. There is a kind of this sad and reflective moment in which Cheyenne is learning how New York has changed since the last time he is here. And for me, only those few lines spoke a lot to their shared history. I think both are relationships. They are friends. All in this story are attracted to an art form and are driven by trying to maintain their present vitality. I don’t know where you are going. Surely I have ideas, but nobody will listen to me. [Laughs]
Glick: We are not.
Directly from the writer.
Kirby: Yes, do you see? Do you see how that happened? I had ideas. Nobody wants to know. I will tell you when he leaves. [Laughs]
When leaving Hollywood’s strikes and living in a world where art and expression are under fire in some aspects, what does it mean to be part of a show that is a love letter to the arts?
Kirby: It feels good. This is important, important things. I think it is now vital. And for us, it’s like water. So I hope we have done it well when taking it out.
Before wrapping in honor or ÉtoileIs there a star in your own life you would like to scream?
Glick: Then my dog, he is the best in the world.
Kirby: Well, I also have a dog.
Glick: Yes, but this is my answer, so please do not step on me.
Kirby: It’s just that you looked at me for validation, and I thought: “Oh, that’s a good answer.”
Glick: I did. But I would say our dog, we worship our dog’s temple at home. And every day I love him more.
Kirby: The way us Taking care of our dog is really – – – [Laughs] You should see our dog dance, that’s the thing.
Glick: Can your dog dance?
Kirby: Well, he is a poodle.
Glick: Are we rare?
Kirby: Hello, homer. [Waves, Laughs, Repeats]
Glick: Hello, Trueman. [Waves, Laughs, Repeats]
This interview was edited by length and clarity.
Étoile Now you are transmitting in Prime Video.
