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Paul as Willy Wonka with the original Broadway cast of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", 2017. Photo by Mark Foust

HAVE I SHOWN YOU MY CLIPPINGS?

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From PLAYBILL

Six nominations put Charlie in the headlines

When the Daily Telegraph announced the nominations for the 2019 Helpmann Awards, the Australian premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was at the top of the story - and in the headline - for its six nominations, the greatest number received by any musical that year. In addition to Paul's nomination for Best Actor in a Musical, Charlie received nods for Best Musical, Best Director (Jack O'Brien), Best Choreography (Josh Bergasse), and for Lucy Maunder and Tony Sheldon - who went on to win the award for his performance as Grandpa Joe.

Mr. Holmes at Laguna Playhouse

"One of the real 'gets' of this production is Sherlock himself. The role is played by Broadway actor and playwright Paul Slade Smith." So says Stu News Laguna, in their preview of The Laguna Playhouse's production of The Remarkable Mr. Holmes, running through March 30. "The tall and lanky American actor naturally inhabits every British role he plays."

Eureka Day at Asolo Repertory Theater

Paul appeared in Jonathan Spector's brilliant and prescient comedy Eureka Day at Asolo Repertory Theater, directed by Bianca LaVerne Jones. Sarasota Magazine called the play "timely and trenchant" and said "Paul Slade Smith is perfect in the role". The review in Anything Arts declared: "I hope we get to see more of Smith, who hails from Broadway and is making his Asolo debut."
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Paul and the original Australian cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Jack O'Brien and Paul on ABC Radio National

Australia's ABC Radio National captured this lovely interview with Paul and Jack O'Brien, the director of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - in which Jack is hilarious and brilliant (of course) and Paul gets to sing "Pure Imagination". Listen here.
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Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise visited backstage at "Finding Neverland" in 2016, and very graciously posed for this photo, which has since appeared on a gazillion websites around the globe. It is now - and forever - possible to Google "Katie Holmes Paul Slade Smith" and get 2,940,000 results.