Broadway Plucks Mary-Louise Parker from Weeds
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Mary-Louise Parker already treads on dangerous territory as the pot-growing Nancy Botwin. This winter, she'll be taking on another edgy role as Hedda Gabler in a Broadway revival of Henrik Ibsen's classic play.
Starting January 25, Parker will be starring in the new production from the Roundabout Theater Company, the
AP reports.
While Parker has become known for her turn on
Weeds - which won her an Emmy nomination this year and a past Golden Globe - she's no stranger to the stage. She also won a Tony for her role in
Proof, and last year she appeared off-Broadway in the play
Dead Man's Cell Phone.
For
Weeds fans, Broadway might be a good next stop:
Hunter Parrish, who plays Nancy's son Silas on the show, will be hitting the stage himself this fall in
Spring Awakening - giving some of us just one more reason to buy our tickets to the Big Apple.
- Anna Dimond
