September 27 2006
Heaton setting 'Scene'
Thesp joins Off B'way productionBy Gordon Cox |
Variety Magazine
Patricia Heaton ("Everybody Loves Raymond") has
signed on to appear Off Broadway in the Second Stage
production of "The Scene," the new play by Theresa
Rebeck set to begin perfs in December.
Heaton will portray the wife of a man who is
tempted by a hot young newcomer to the New York
entertainment scene.
Rebeck's play was fingered by many critics as the
standout of the 2006 Humana Fest of new plays,
during which the show preemed this spring.
Heaton did not appear in the Humana incarnation.
With casting for the Second Stage version ongoing,
some thesps from the earlier run -- which had an
ensemble that included Anna Camp and David Wilson
Barnes -- may yet reprise their roles in Gotham.
Rebecca Taichman, who directed the show at Humana,
helms at Second Stage as well. Production begins
perfs Dec. 12 for a Jan. 11 opening.
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