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Home > News > Gillian Anderson suffers panic attacks onstage April 2nd, 2011 by Lisa McGarry. No comments Gillian Anderson suffers panic attacks when on the stage. The ‘X Files’ actress – who has previously appeared in ‘The Vagina Monologues’ and ‘A Doll’s House’ in London’s West End – is keen to return to the theatre but finds the experience terrifying. She said: “I’m constantly thinking about doing more theatre, particularly when I see a good play. “I have a couple of ideas but I like to wait two years between parts because that’s all I can handle. “I have to park my fear. I find it absolutely terrifying, have panic attacks and wonder why the hell I’m doing it. It’s almost as if you’re never left off the hook: panic lingers over my shoulder.” Despite her fears, the 42-year-old actress is happy to do it because she thinks is no better feeling when the job is done well. She said: “There’s nothing like it. I can walk on a stage and I feel so emotional I start crying. “I don’t k...

American Idol has hired Ray Chew as its new band director, but is planning to hide him and the musicians, replacing them on the stage with audience members, because as we all know, American Idol’s biggest problem was that it had too few coached audience members getting screen time. The Hollywood Reporter first reported that Ray Chew would join the show; he’s previously produced and conducted live music for live TV shows such as the Grammys, the 2008 Democractic National Convention, and The Singing Bee . ( Watch his reel to see what’s he’s done.) Executive producer Ken Warwick told Entertainment Weekly that the band is being moved: “At the moment, the [upper] tier that was where the band was is now going to be audience. The plan is that the band will come out when required. There’s going to be a whole new kind of arena feel to the whole proceeding.” MJ reminds us that the show didn’t always have live music: season four was the first season with Rickey Minor and a live band; she als...