The Power of Duff - New Play in NY

[Martine]

I thought I'd better create a new thread for this to keep all the future news about this event together.

A new play for Maura in Poughkeepsie - NY in July !!!

www.variety.com/article/VR1118055407.html?cmpid=RSS|News|LatestNews&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Info:
us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=bab8aeb4d695f7e0ca8c59933&id=fdec0ea82c

Don't miss out on an exciting season of live performance in three intimate theaters at Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater.

Casting has just been announced for the second Mainstage show: Stephen Belber's The Power of Duff (7/18-29). The cast includes Desmin Borges (The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity), Dominic Fumusa (Fault Lines, Passion Play, "Nurse Jackie"), Neil Huff (Take Me Out, "The Wire"), Russell G. Jones (Ruined, Traffic), Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine, As Good As It Gets), Ben Platt (Caroline, or Change, Pitch Perfect), Maura Tierney ("ER," "Rescue Me," Baby Mama), and Jennifer Westfeldt (Friends with Kids, Kissing Jessica Stein, Wonderful Town).

In The Power of Duff, Charles Duff (played by Kinnear), a news anchor in a mid-market backwater, has an unexpected spiritual awakening on live TV. His prayers, and their answers, change his audience, his family, and his own life forever. Stephen Belber (Tape, Match, Dusk Rings a Bell, Fault Lines) returns to the Powerhouse alongside director Peter DuBois (Sons of the Prophet, Becky Shaw, Jack Goes Boating, All New People).

[Tara]

I've been meaning to post this for a couple of weeks and keep forgetting. Although the theater hasn't actually announced it, looks like Maura has had to drop out of The Power of Duff. I assume because of her Good Wife shooting schedule.

Her name and picture are still up on the Vassar College website (which I think is really misleading), but her name and bio have been removed from all the casting info about the play on the theater's website, and a new actress has been added instead.

Just didn't want anyone to go and be disappointed!

[sissa]

Well, I would never be able to see this play, so no cry from me.


By any chance, does it means her arc will be in the beginning of the good wife` season?

On a very shallow note, 2 websites mentions Nick Nolte as someone Maura dated (whodatedwho and now spokeo). I have been following Maura's news/articles/interviews... for years and never heard anything like that. Besides she was with Billy like forever and Nolte was living with Vicki Lewis from 1994 - 2003. Someone ever heard/know where is the info of this relationship?
well, maybe this bugs me because I just can't see them together (not even for a date).

[sallins]

Likely just got her confused with Vicki, since they were on the same show. There was also a rumor that she dated Scott Grimes and that's how Scott was cast on ER with his connection (that probably never happened) to Maura. Then a tabloid also said she was dating Clooney in the mid 90's. George & Maura would make a great looking couple if you ask me.

In the end it likely just rumors that have been talked about enough that some think it is fact.

[Martine]

Jul 14, 2012 0:04:23 GMT 10 Tara said:

I've been meaning to post this for a couple of weeks and keep forgetting. Although the theater hasn't actually announced it, looks like Maura has had to drop out of The Power of Duff. I assume because of her Good Wife shooting schedule.

Yes she's not in it anymore. Rike asked the theatre for info and they confirmed:

http://myf**kinghandisfallingoff.tumblr.com/post/27056759680/changes

Edit: I bet you all know which letters to add in the link to make it work

Jul 14, 2012 9:21:49 GMT 10 sissa said:

By any chance, does it means her arc will be in the beginning of the good wife` season?

I think we can assume it will be Sissa. There was a tweet yesterday that made clear that she was shooting scenes already.