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| Born | December 18, 1969 |
| Hometown | London, England |
| Parents | Robert Shaw , Mary Ure |
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Son of 'Jaws' Star Robert Shaw on 'Release' of Playing His Dad in 'The Shark Is Broken' (Exclusive)
- "It's about love, I think," Ian Shaw tells PEOPLE of his Broadway play, which depicts behind-the-scenes drama during the filming of 'Jaws'
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"The Shark is Broken," new Broadway play, explores on-set drama of "Jaws"
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Theater Review: A play about the making of the movie 'Jaws' makes a nice splash on Broadway
Not what you might be expecting with “The Shark Is Broken,” the lyrical play that opened Thursday about the trio of actors who enlivened the pioneering Steven Spielberg -directed movie “Jaws.” It stars Colin Donnell as Roy Scheider, the police chief Brody; Alex Brightman as Richard Dreyfuss, the oceanographer Hooper; and Ian Shaw as Robert Shaw, the shark hunter Quint. The play instantly earns legitimacy because Ian Shaw is Robert's lookalike son and a co-writer.
- EntertainmentEntertainment Weekly
The Shark Is Broken review: Jaws takes a bite out of Broadway
Broadway's latest addition already has its sea legs.
- EntertainmentThe Wrap
‘The Shark Is Broken’ Broadway Review: Bruce from ‘Jaws’ Pulls a No-Show
The notoriously temperamental mechanical fish wisely skips this on-the-set story The post ‘The Shark Is Broken’ Broadway Review: Bruce from ‘Jaws’ Pulls a No-Show appeared first on TheWrap.
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‘The Shark Is Broken’ Broadway Review: Gentle Comedy Snatches Life From Jaws Of Movie History
There’s at least one shark that’s not showing up in New York City these days: Bruce, the famous mechanical predator of Steven Spielberg’s sea horror classic Jaws, is the Godot-like presence in the Ian Shaw-Joseph Nixon comedy The Shark Is Broken, an amiable, slight new behind-the-movie-scenes play opening a 16-week engagement on Broadway tonight. Set …
- EntertainmentEntertainment Weekly
The Shark Is Broken brings Jaws (and Robert Shaw's son playing his dad) to Broadway
Broadway's going to need a bigger boat.
- EntertainmentDeadline
Alex Brightman, Colin Donnell Join Broadway-Bound Jaws Comedy ‘The Shark Is Broken’
Beetlejuice‘s Alex Brightman and Chicago Med‘s Colin Donnell will portray Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider, respectively, in the upcoming Broadway making-of-Jaws comedy The Shark Is Broken, joining the previously announced Ian Shaw (who will play his own father, Robert Shaw). The full casting announcement was made today by producers Sonia Friedman Productions, Scott Landis, and […]
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Broadway play based on the making of ‘Jaws’ to debut this summer
NEW YORK — Beware! “Jaws” will take a bite out of Broadway this summer. “The Shark Is Broken,” a play based on the making of the 1975 horror blockbuster, is set to bow at the John Golden Theatre in New York City on July 25. Written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon, the story tells a fictionalized account of what transpired during the production, which endured numerous weather and mechanical ...
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A play about the making of 'Jaws' swims toward Broadway
A stage play about the making of the blockbuster movie “Jaws” will soon take a huge bite out of Broadway. “The Shark is Broken” — co-written and starring the son of one of the film's stars, the late Robert Shaw — will land on The Great White Way this summer, fitting for a play about a Great White Shark. The play is a behind-the-scenes look at the three main actors in the Steven Spielberg movie — Robert Shaw as shark hunter Quint, Roy Scheider as the police chief and Richard Dreyfuss as an ocea
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‘Jaws’ Comedy ‘The Shark Is Broken’ Swimming To Broadway This Summer With Ian Shaw As Father Robert Shaw
The Shark Is Broken, the Olivier Award-nominated stage comedy that goes behind-the-scenes of Jaws, will arrive on Broadway this summer with co-writer Ian Shaw playing his father Robert Shaw, who starred as shark-hunter Quint in the 1975 classic. Directed by Guy Masterson, The Shark Is Broken will begin a limited 16-week engagement on Tuesday, July […]
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‘Bruce’ Review: New Musical About the Making of ‘Jaws’ Is a Shaggy, Sometimes Soggy Saga
There’s nothing like mechanical malfunction to make you want to break into song. Though that may well be unique to “Bruce” — unless you can name another musical with a spectacularly unruly prop among its main characters. Now premiering at Seattle Rep through June 26 (with wider horizons in mind), “Bruce” tries to make fresh […]
