Meryl Streep is about to get her Greek on. The Oscar winner who’s tackled some of the biggest roles in Hollywood— including Margaret Thatcher, Anna Wintour and Julia Child— will transform herself into Greek American opera legend Maria Callas in a film version of Terrence McNally’s play “Master Class” for HBO.
According to the exclusive news from The New York Daily News Page Six column, Mike Nichols will direct the adaptation of the Tony-winning play about iconic and temperamental diva teaching students at Juilliard in 1971.
According to Hollywood sources, filming will begin in January.
In the original play, Callas reminisces about her storied career and personal life, which included being dumped by Aristotle Onassis for Jacqueline Kennedy.
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I have a great role for Meryl Streep to play, I would have to contact her agent. She is my favorite actress and can play any character, a truly gifted woman in her outer and inner beauty! May God grant her many years of performing!
I'm not sure, but I don't think the Callas character in the play actually sings.
Maria too pretty to be played by Meryl Streep. Streep tried to play sort of mediteranean in mama mia…. didnt pull it off….but still a great movie. Glad to see Maria's story told.
I have another role for Meryl Streep to play, she would be perfect! She is a beautiful and my favorite actress extremely talented woman, she can play any role!
But can Meryl sing?
Did you see Mamma Mia? She sings well, but not operatically.
I saw Faye Dunaway in the play( wish she got the part. She was fabulous. There are no singing parts for callas character in this production.