Billy attended the Sheila Kar Health Foundation Charity Fundraiser last week in Los Angeles and we have a couple of photos from the event in The Gallery. Also, today Billy celebrates his 57th birthday, Happy Birthday Billy! We invite our visitors to leave a birthday message by commenting on this post.
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Richard Christiansen Tribute by William Petersen
- on February 12th, 2010
- in Billy News
As per our Tweet yesterday, Billy has written a wonderful tribute to Chicago Theater Critic, Richard Christiansen. In our February 5th update we mentioned that Victory Gardens Theater are naming their new theater after the very well respected Mr Christiansen. Below is a snippet, but you can read Billy’s full tribute here. I’ll never forget…
To Live & Die in LA on Blu Ray
- on February 5th, 2010
- in Billy News
After a rather long delay ‘To Live & Die in LA’ has finally been released on Blu Ray this week and is available to purchase from Amazon.com by clicking on the link below. In other news, Billy was quoted in a recent Chicago Tribune article regarding the new Richard Christiansen Theater at Victory Gardens.
Endgame Tickets Officially on Sale Today
- on January 29th, 2010
- in Billy News
Endgame Tickets are available to buy today, be sure and check out the Steppenwolf Website for ticket information and availability. Buy Tickets Keep an eye on the Steppenwolf website for further information regarding Endgame, such as rehearsal and production photos, blog articles, etc. More updates this weekend.
The Players: The 50 people who really perform for Chicago
- on January 14th, 2010
- in Billy News
Once again New City Stage have announced their list of Chicago talent who have influenced the Chicago Theater Scene for the past year. Billy is listed at #5. (Last Year he was listed at #4). Other noteworthy ‘players’ on this year’s list are Amy Morton (#19), Stephen Louis Grush (#26) and Dennis Zacek (#28).…
CSI and Endgame News, Articles and Fundraiser Feedback
- on January 9th, 2010
- in Billy News
First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. We hope you all had a pleasant holiday. Now for some long overdue updates. Neil Midgley of the Daily Telegraph (UK newspaper) had the opportunity to interview Billy during his visit to London towards the end of last year. William Petersen on life after CSI The actor, who played…
Billy featured on TF1 in France
- on December 24th, 2009
- in Billy News , WPAP Site Updates
The TF1 Channel (France) aired a short segment about Crime dramas on television in their 120 Min Inside show. Billy and a few other familiar faces were interviewed. You can download the clip in our Entertainment/Multimedia section. Thanks once again to the generous Veji_Ninizik for the clip!
‘Blackbird’ one of the Best Shows of 2009
- on December 24th, 2009
- in Billy News , WPAP Site Updates
Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune reflects back on his top 10 shows of 2009. Blackbird came in at No.5. 5 “Blackbird,” Victory Gardens: The gusty William Petersen and Mattie Hawkinson together raised the summer heat at the Victory Gardens to fever-pitch. Dennis Zacek’s superb new production of David Harrower’s gripping two-character drama about a…
A CSI Christmas Story & More
- on December 22nd, 2009
- in Billy News
CSI Writer, Corinne Marrinan has written an exclusive short story entitled “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Christmas”. The first part of the story can be read at the Mail Online website. Part 2 continues this weekend. It appears Billy posed for the camera ‘very briefly’ leaving his hotel in Paris, this was caught on film c/o…
Toutelatele Article Translation & Le Parisien Interview
- on December 18th, 2009
- in Billy News
More updates. Below is a brief translation (thanks J) of the Toutelatele.com article we posted about earlier today. Les Experts : William Petersen veut Jean Reno dans son film as well as an article from the Le Parisien Newspaper in France interviewing Billy, a translation of which will follow.