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Steve Carell to Make Broadway Debut in 'Uncle Vanya'

Steve Carell is set to make his Broadway debut!

The 61-year-old actor will be portraying Vanya in the famed Anton Chekhov play Uncle Vanya.

According to THR, other stars include William Jackson Harper as Astrov, Jayne Houdyshell as Mama Voinitski, Mia Katigbak as Marina, Alfred Molina as Alexander Serabryakov, Alison Pill as Sonya and Anika Noni Rose as Yelena. This is also the Broadway debut for Mia as well.

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20+ Famous Actors Who Starred in 'Wicked' After Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel Opened the Show

The Broadway musical Wicked is celebrating its 20th anniversary TODAY (October 30) and we decided to look back at 20 famous actors who appeared in the show after Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel opened the musical.

Wicked had its official opening night at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway back on October 30, 2003.

In addition to Kristin and Idina, there were some recognizable faces in the original cast.

20 years later, Wicked has been performed in over 100 cities around the world and has grossed more than $5 billion in ticket sales. The musical is finally being made into a movie, which will be released in late 2024.

Browse through the slideshow to see the 20 famous actors who appeared in the show…

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Hugh Jackman Responds to Michelle Williams' Comments About a 'Greatest Showman' Sequel!

Hugh Jackman is responding to the comments that Michelle Williams made this week about wanting to do a sequel to The Greatest Showman!

The 53-year-old actor opened up while attending the 2022 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees Press Event on Thursday (May 12) at Sofitel in New York City.

Hugh was joined at the event by his The Music Man co-stars Sutton Foster and Jayne Houdyshell. The three of them are all nominated for their performances!

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Matt Damon, Mahershala Ali, & Oscar Isaac Promote New Projects at Deadline's Contenders Event

Matt Damon, Mahershala Ali, and Oscar Isaac hit the red carpet for Deadline’s Contenders Event on Saturday morning (December 4) in New York City.

The actors were all in attendance to chat about their new TV and movie projects – Matt promoted his movie Stillwater, Mahershala promoted his new Apple TV+ movie Swan Song, and Oscar promoted his new movie The Card Counter.

Other stars in attendance included Passing director Rebecca Hall with stars Ruth Negga and Andre Holland, The Many Saints of Newark actors Ray Liotta and Alessandro Nivola, Cyrano stars Haley Bennett and Kelvin Harrison Jr., along with The Humans stars Amy Schumer, Jayne Houdyshell, and Richard Jenkins.

It was recently announced that Matt will be teaming up with this Marvel star for the upcoming movie Oppenheimer, which is about the development of the atomic bomb.

Click through the gallery for 75+ photos of the stars stepping out for the event…More Here! »

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Beanie Feldstein Couples Up with Girlfriend Bonnie Chance Roberts at 'The Humans' NYC Premiere!

Beanie Feldstein has her longtime love by her side at the premiere of her new movie!

The 28-year-old actress was joined by girlfriend Bonnie Chance Roberts while attending the premiere of The Humans on Thursday (November 18) at the Village East Cinema in New York City.

Beanie was also joined at the event by co-stars Amy Schumer, Steven Yeun, Jayne Houdyshell, and Richard Jenkins, as well as writer and director Stephen Karam.

Amy‘s husband Chris Fischer posed for photos with her on the red carpet.

The Humans is based on the Broadway play of the same name, which premiere back in 2016 and won Stephen the Tony Award for Best Play. He adapted the play for the screen and directed the movie, which premieres in theaters and on Showtime on November 24.

Have you seen the commercial for Beanie‘s exciting next project?!

Click through the gallery for lots of photos from the premiere… More Here! »

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Beanie Feldstein & Steven Yeun Star in 'The Humans,' Based on the Broadway Play - Watch the Trailer!

The first trailer for the upcoming movie The Humans has been released!

The film is based on the Tony Award-winning play and it was written and directed by Stephen Karam, the writer of the play.

Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, Steven Yeun, and June Squibb star in the film, which will be released in theaters and on Showtime on November 24.

Here’s the synopsis: “Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group’s deepest fears are laid bare.”

Jayne is reprising her Tony-winning role from the Broadway play. The play ran for nearly a full year back in 2016!

Watch the trailer below!

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Laurie Metcalf Wins for 'Doll's House, Part 2' at Tonys 2017!

Laurie Metcalf accepts her award on stage at the 2017 Tony Awards held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday (June 11) in New York City

The Broadway veteran won her first Tony for Best Leading Actress in a Play for her work in the new play A Doll’s House, Part 2.

Also in attendance at the Tonys were Laurie‘s co-stars Condola Rashad, Chris Cooper, and Jayne Houdyshell, who were all nominated for their work as well.

FYI: Condola is wearing an Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood dress and Fred Leighton jewelry.

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