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Maura Tierney will make her Broadway debut with Tom Hanks
By Deborah Vankin
January 8, 2013, 7:50 a.m.
Tom Hanks is one lucky guy.
Maura Tierney -- a.k.a. Dr. Abby Lockhart from NBC’s "ER" -- will make her Broadway debut this spring in Nora Ephron’s final play, "Lucky Guy." Tierney will play the wife of Hanks, who will star in the drama about Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist Mike McAlary, the play’s producers said on Monday.
Tierney, 47, may be new to Broadway, but the Emmy Award-nominated actress has logged many hours acting onstage. She appeared in the Wooster Group’s revival of the satire “North Atlantic” in 2010 (which played at Los Angeles' REDCAT). In 2008, she appeared in Nicky Silver’s “Three Changes” at Playwrights Horizons off-Broadway.
More recently, Tierney starred in the revival of Jon Robin Baitz's play "Three Hotels" in 2011 at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts.
On the small screen, Tierney -- who successfully battled breast cancer in 2009 -- is known for her roles in TV shows such as "Newsradio” and "The Good Wife." She’s also appeared in a host of films including 1997’s “Liar Liar” with Jim Carrey; 2002’s “Insomnia” opposite Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank; and “Baby Mama,” starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in 2008.
The cast of “Lucky Guy” also includes Peter Scolari, who costarred with Hanks in "Bosom Buddies," as well as Peter Gerety, Christopher McDonald and Michael Gaston.
“Lucky Guy” will begin previews at the Broadhurst Theater on March 1. Opening night is set for April 1.
www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-maura-tierney-broadway-20130107,0,4606892.story
Tom Hanks' Broadway Show Adds Maura Tierney, Courtney B. Vance
by Sean O'Connell
Tom Hanks continues to prepare for a Broadway run on stage with Lucky Guy, the final play written by the late Nora Ephron, and today he’s learning that two additional screen actors will be joining him in the production’s ensemble.
Maura Tierney and Courtney B. Vance plan to take parts in Ephron’s bio-play, which casts Hanks as Pulitzer Prize-winning New York City journalist Mike McAlary, who made his bones as a controversial tabloid columnist in the 1980s. THR says that the show is about to begin previews at the Broadhurst Theatre on March 1, with an eye toward opening on April 1.
Vance is a stage icon, a two-time Tony Award nominee for his performance opposite James Earl Jones in August Wilson’s Fences as well as his turn in Six Degrees of Separation. Tierney, meanwhile, will be making her Broadway debut in the show, which was written by Ephron and will be directed by George C. Wolfe.
Hanks has a deep history with the late Ephron, having worked with her on Sleepless in Seattle and, later, You’ve Got Mail. His involvement with another Ephron project – as well as the opportunity to see the two-time Oscar winner on stage – will be a huge draw, but it’s comforting to hear that Wolfe is surrounding Hanks with strong talent like Tierney and Vance. The cast, according to THR, will round out with Christopher McDonald, Peter Gerety, Peter Scolari, Michael Gaston, Dustyn Gulledge, Deirdre Lovejoy, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Richard Masur and Stephen Tyrone Williams. If the show does really well, I wonder if Hanks could shepherd it to the silver screen in time? Stay tuned for more details as the stage show works itself out.
www.cinemablend.com/new/Tom-Hanks-Broadway-Show-Adds-Maura-Tierney-Courtney-B-Vance-34978.html
By Deborah Vankin
January 8, 2013, 7:50 a.m.
Tom Hanks is one lucky guy.
Maura Tierney -- a.k.a. Dr. Abby Lockhart from NBC’s "ER" -- will make her Broadway debut this spring in Nora Ephron’s final play, "Lucky Guy." Tierney will play the wife of Hanks, who will star in the drama about Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist Mike McAlary, the play’s producers said on Monday.
Tierney, 47, may be new to Broadway, but the Emmy Award-nominated actress has logged many hours acting onstage. She appeared in the Wooster Group’s revival of the satire “North Atlantic” in 2010 (which played at Los Angeles' REDCAT). In 2008, she appeared in Nicky Silver’s “Three Changes” at Playwrights Horizons off-Broadway.
More recently, Tierney starred in the revival of Jon Robin Baitz's play "Three Hotels" in 2011 at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts.
On the small screen, Tierney -- who successfully battled breast cancer in 2009 -- is known for her roles in TV shows such as "Newsradio” and "The Good Wife." She’s also appeared in a host of films including 1997’s “Liar Liar” with Jim Carrey; 2002’s “Insomnia” opposite Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank; and “Baby Mama,” starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in 2008.
The cast of “Lucky Guy” also includes Peter Scolari, who costarred with Hanks in "Bosom Buddies," as well as Peter Gerety, Christopher McDonald and Michael Gaston.
“Lucky Guy” will begin previews at the Broadhurst Theater on March 1. Opening night is set for April 1.
www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-maura-tierney-broadway-20130107,0,4606892.story
Tom Hanks' Broadway Show Adds Maura Tierney, Courtney B. Vance
by Sean O'Connell
Tom Hanks continues to prepare for a Broadway run on stage with Lucky Guy, the final play written by the late Nora Ephron, and today he’s learning that two additional screen actors will be joining him in the production’s ensemble.
Maura Tierney and Courtney B. Vance plan to take parts in Ephron’s bio-play, which casts Hanks as Pulitzer Prize-winning New York City journalist Mike McAlary, who made his bones as a controversial tabloid columnist in the 1980s. THR says that the show is about to begin previews at the Broadhurst Theatre on March 1, with an eye toward opening on April 1.
Vance is a stage icon, a two-time Tony Award nominee for his performance opposite James Earl Jones in August Wilson’s Fences as well as his turn in Six Degrees of Separation. Tierney, meanwhile, will be making her Broadway debut in the show, which was written by Ephron and will be directed by George C. Wolfe.
Hanks has a deep history with the late Ephron, having worked with her on Sleepless in Seattle and, later, You’ve Got Mail. His involvement with another Ephron project – as well as the opportunity to see the two-time Oscar winner on stage – will be a huge draw, but it’s comforting to hear that Wolfe is surrounding Hanks with strong talent like Tierney and Vance. The cast, according to THR, will round out with Christopher McDonald, Peter Gerety, Peter Scolari, Michael Gaston, Dustyn Gulledge, Deirdre Lovejoy, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Richard Masur and Stephen Tyrone Williams. If the show does really well, I wonder if Hanks could shepherd it to the silver screen in time? Stay tuned for more details as the stage show works itself out.
www.cinemablend.com/new/Tom-Hanks-Broadway-Show-Adds-Maura-Tierney-Courtney-B-Vance-34978.html