‘God of Carnage’ to get new cast members
‘God of Carnage’ to get new cast members
NEW YORK — Broadway’s “God of Carnage” will get a new set of actors next month.
Producer Robert Fox says the 2009 Tony-winning best play will welcome Jimmy Smits, Annie Potts, Christine Lahti and Ken Stott to the cast on Nov. 17.
The four performers will replace the original members of the Broadway cast: Marcia Gay Harden, James Gandolfini, Hope Davis and Jeff Daniels. They have been in the hit comedy since it opened last March at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
“God of Carnage” concerns the clash between two liberal, middle-class couples whose children get into a fight.
Marsalis will receive France’s Legion of Honor
NEW YORK — Wynton Marsalis will receive the Legion of Honor, the highest award bestowed by the French government.
The award will be presented to the 48-year-old jazz musician in a ceremony at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York City on Nov. 6. A performance by the Wynton Marsalis Quintet will follow. Marsalis performs annually in France.
The renowned trumpeter and jazz composer won the Pulitzer Prize in music in 1997. He is also the winner of nine Grammy Awards.
Today’s birthdays
Singer-guitarist Chuck Berry is 83. Actress Dawn Wells (“Gilligan’s Island”) is 71. Actress Pam Dawber is 59. Actress Erin Moran is 49. Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme is 49. Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is 48. Actor Vincent Spano is 47. Singer Nonchalant is 36. R&B singer Ne-Yo is 30. Actor Zac Efron is 22.
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