'East New York' Star Amanda Warren Sets L.A. Stage Role After the Show's Cancellation

Amanda Warren is heading to the stage!

The East New York actress has been cast in the Los Angeles production of the play The Mountaintop, which will be performed at the Geffen Playhouse next month.

The news comes one day after CBS made the announcement that East New York has been canceled after just one season, along with other renewals and cancellations from the network.

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In The Mountaintop, Amanda will star alongside Elementary actor Jon Michael Hill.

Here’s the synopsis: “It’s April 3, 1968 and Martin Luther King, Jr. returns to the Lorraine Motel after delivering his history-altering ‘I’ve Been to the Mountaintop’ speech. When he orders room service, a young maid arrives with a revelation that calls Dr. King to confront unwelcome truths. As a lightning storm rages outside, the legacy of America’s most revered civil rights leader is laid bare to reveal his profound humanity. A single night’s reckoning with racism, righteousness, and the rocky path toward justice, The Mountaintop imagines what Dr. King’s last night on Earth could have been.”

Previews for The Mountaintop begin Tuesday, June 6 in the Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse. Opening night is Thursday, June 15. The play will run through July 9.