Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul bringing stage show to Auckland
Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are scheduled to perform a live speaking engagement in Auckland, New Zealand, in January. The event will feature an unscripted conversation about their careers and the legacy of the hit television series.
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Bryan Cranston (left) as Walter White and Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman in a scene from Breaking Bad.
The stars of one of the most critically acclaimed TV shows of all time will hit New Zealand together for the first time next year for a single speaking engagement.
Breaking Bad ’s Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, who play chemistry teacher-turned drug baron Walter White and meth cook Jesse Pinkman respectively, will present a 90-minute double act at the Te Paepae theatre in Auckland on January 28.
Tickets start at $129. For $750, you can meet and have your photo taken with the pair.
Advertised as “not a panel or press show”, the 110-minute “unguarded conversation” will involve the actors talking about their career progression, personal lives, their shared tequila brand – and if they’ve tried Vegemite.
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