Article: The Farnsworth Invention.(Theater review)

Article: Thesps tune in to Sorkin.(Hank Azaria and Jimmi ...
Daily Variety;  July 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Hank Azaria and Jimmi Simpson will topline the Broadway production of Aaron Sorkin's "The Farnsworth Invention," the first Rialto outing for Sorkin since he made his name as a TV auteur. Production, helmed ...

Article: Jimmi Simpson.(Players)(get a role in "The ...
Daily Variety;  February 8, 2007 ;     669 words ...Jimmi Simpson ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia") will play the title role in Aaron Sorkin's play "The Farnsworth Invention," opening Feb. 20 at the La Jolla Playhouse. Des McAnuff will direct. Simpson just completed ...

Article: Jimmi Simpson.(Players)(Brief article)
Daily Variety;  June 9, 2008 ;     485 words ...Jimmi Simpson has booked a lead role opposite James D'Arcy in Fox pilot "Virtuality ... Simpson is coming off a nine-month run playing the titular role in Aaron Sorkin's "The Farnsworth Invention," and his TV credits include "It ...

Article: Aaron Sorkin's `The Farnsworth Invention' closing ...
AP Worldstream;  February 8, 2008 ;     478 words ...The Farnsworth Invention, Aaron Sorkin's play about the birth of television, will close March ... which stars Hank Azaria as broadcast pioneer David Sarnoff and Jimmi Simpson as boy genius Philo T. Farnsworth, opened Dec. 3 to mixed ...

Article: Aaron Sorkin Play Closing March 2 in NYC
AP Online;  February 8, 2008 ;     562 words ...The Farnsworth Invention, Aaron Sorkin's play about the birth of television, will close March ... which stars Hank Azaria as broadcast pioneer David Sarnoff and Jimmi Simpson as boy genius Philo T. Farnsworth, opened Dec. 3 to mixed ...

Article: Aaron Sorkin to Return to Broadway
AP Online;  July 25, 2007 ;     365 words ...NEW YORK - Aaron Sorkin is trading the Sunset Strip for Broadway. The creator of television ... birth of television. The production, starring Hank Azaria and Jimmi Simpson, will open Nov. 14 at the Music Box Theatre, its producers ...

Article: AN AP ARTS REVIEW: Aaron Sorkin's `The Farnsworth ...
AP Worldstream;  December 4, 2007 ;     700+ words ...The Farnsworth Invention, Aaron Sorkin's fanciful look at the birth of television, is long on ... from a distance. The boyish Farnsworth, particularly in Jimmi Simpson's appealing portrayal, is the more potentially interesting ...