Catching Up with the Roots Cast
Leslie Uggams is working on a Lena Horne project that's en route to Broadway.
Louis Gossett Jr. is heading back to Broadway with a remake of
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, also starring Phylicia Rashad and directed by Debbie Allen.
John Amos, of course, is currently on
Men in Trees: "Maybe next year the entire cast of that show will be here."
Ben Vereen just finished an episode of
Grey's Anatomy and wants to go back to Broadway with a gospel-themed project.
LeVar Burton is on Day 10 of the shoot for
Tempting Hyenas, a feature he's directing. The cast includes himself, Alfre Woodard, Lacey Chabert and Adrienne Barbeau.
Cicely Tyson jokes, "I'm looking for a job," saying she may have to pull a Bette Davis and put an ad in the newspapers. "But I, for most of my career, have been unemployed," she says, before noting, "I actually have a number of things in the works."
There's awkwardness as Cicely and LeVar get into some sort of debate about the state of today's long-form television and
Roots' legacy.
