Bertie Carvel & Lauren Ward in “Matilda: The Musical”. Photo by Tristram Kenton.
Announcements about famous faces coming to Broadway have been coming fast and furious over the last few weeks, so let’s try to catch up by playing a little six-degrees of the casting couch…
- Shia LaBeouf (Transformers, Wall Street 2), whose name loosely translates as “The Beefy Gift of God,” will be making his Broadway debut in a revival of Orphans opposite Alec Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin appeared in the 1990 Woody Allen film Alice, which also featured…
- Blythe Danner, who this weekend began a 12-week run as the deus ex machina Mother in Nice Work If You Can Get It. The Tony and Emmy-winning Danner last appeared on Broadway in the cast of the 2001 revival of Follies as Phyllis, which also included…
- Lauren Ward, who will be making the transfer to Broadway from the West End production of Matilda alongside the Olivier-winning Bertie Carvel. Familiar to New York audiences for her acclaimed work in the revival of 1776 and off-Broadway’s Violet, Ms. Ward had a small role in the film comedy In and Out featuring Bob Newhart, whose self-titled sitcom also starred…
- Peter Scolari, who will reunite with his Bosom Buddies co-star Tom Hanks in the new Nora Ephron play Lucky Guy. For Newhart, Mr. Scolari competed for the 1987-1989 Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy against…
- George Wendt (Cheers), who will be joining the wonderful Cory Michael Smith (C*ck) and Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) in the upcoming adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. No word on how Kevin Bacon fits into any of this.
