Kristin Chenoweth To Co-Star In CBS’ Matthew Broderick Pilot, Gayle Rankin Cast In HBO’s ‘Missionary’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday April 12, 2013 @ 10:01am PDT
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Kristin ChenowethKristin Chenoweth is set to co-star opposite fellow Broadway boldface Matthew Broderick in CBS‘ untitled Tad Quill multi-camera comedy pilot directed by James Burrows. The project, from CBS TV Studios, centers on Jack (Broderick), a recently widowed father who raises his 12-year old son while jumping back into the dating pool. Chenoweth, repped by CAA, Untitled and attorney James Adams, will play Marnie, Jack’s cute but judgmental sister who works as a waitress at a nice but not-too-upscale restaurant. It is not clear if the two siblings share any musical talent. This marks Chenoweth’s return to CBS where she was booked for a major arc on The Good Wife last season, which was cut short by an on-set accident that injured the Tony-winner.

Gayle Rankin will co-star opposite Ben Walker and Jesse Plemons in HBO’s Cold War spy drama pilot The Missionary, from Charles Randolph, Stephen Levinson and Mark Wahlberg and author Malcolm Gladwell. Set in Berlin in the late 1960s, The Missionary centers on Roy (Walker), a young American missionary who gets caught up in Cold War intrigue while helping a young woman escape East Berlin. Juilliard graduate Rankin, repped by Principal Entertainment NY and Stewart Talent, plays Molly Elbridge. At first glance, Molly appears to be the traditional, religious wife of Sherwood Elbridge (Plemons) — one with an affectionately exasperated relationship to her preacher Roy (Walker) — but we soon discover she has more on the ball than the men around her. Baltasar Kormakur is directing.

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Kristin Chenoweth Comedy ‘Family Weekend’ Gets Release Date

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday February 26, 2013 @ 11:52am PST

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off her appearance both before and at the end of the Oscars, Kristin Chenoweth will reappear this week inKristin Chenoweth the feature film Family Weekend. ARC Entertainment and Footprint Features said today it … Read More »

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Kristin Chenoweth Among Guest Co-Hosts Named For New Season Of ‘Anderson Live’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday August 27, 2012 @ 12:04pm PDT

Anderson CooperKristin Chenoweth will kick off the second season of Anderson Live, Anderson Cooper’s daily syndicated talk show, on Monday, September 10. Other guest … Read More »

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Kristin Chenoweth Won’t Complete Her Arc On ‘The Good Wife’ Because Of Injury

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday August 13, 2012 @ 3:16pm PDT
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Kristin Chenoweth’s recurring role on The Good Wife has been put on hold because of a head injury the actress sustained while filming the CBS legal drama. Chenoweth was struck by a piece of lighting equipment during an … Read More »

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Kristin Chenoweth To Recur On ‘Good Wife’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday June 26, 2012 @ 1:20pm PDT

Kristin Chenoweth Good Wife CastingIt’s the second high-profile casting announcement this week for the CBS drama series The Good Wife, which Monday said that Maura Tierney Read More »

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