JAMES GANDOLFINI - GANDOLFINI RETURNED TO BROADWAY TO TEMPER BOREDOM

GANDOLFINI RETURNED TO BROADWAY TO TEMPER BOREDOM

JAMES GANDOLFINI only returned to Broadway to star in GOD OF CARNAGE because he was "looking for something to do".
The Sopranos actor has been hailed by theatre critics for his performance in the Yasmina Reza play, which officially opened on Sunday (22Mar09) at Manhattan's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
Gandolfini knew the show would be "a bigger commitment than a film", but admits he was shocked by the stamina required to keep up with his rigorous new schedule.
He says, "I hate to admit this, but I was looking for something to do. I thought it would keep me home. I thought it was something that was probably easier than it actually ended up being."
Gandolfini's run in God of Carnage marks his first return to the Broadway stage since a six-month stint in the 1992 production of On the Waterfront.