Actress Danes to star on Broadway |
BBC News - UK - The 28-year-old will star opposite Tony Award-winning actor Jefferson Mays, who will play the part of Henry Higgins.
Pygmalion premiered on Broadway in 1914 and was later adapted into the musical My Fair Lady.
Danes, who won a Golden Globe in 1995, will tread the boards in October when the plays opens for a two-month run.
The show tells the story of Professor Higgins' bid to transform Doolittle, a poor and uneducated English girl, into a society lady.
Danes rose to fame in teen TV series My So-Called Life and her film credits include a starring role in the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.
She also appeared in Terminator 3 and The Rainmaker and will be seen in the big-budget fantasy drama Stardust later this year.
Pygmalion premiered on Broadway in 1914 and was later adapted into the musical My Fair Lady.
Danes, who won a Golden Globe in 1995, will tread the boards in October when the plays opens for a two-month run.
The show tells the story of Professor Higgins' bid to transform Doolittle, a poor and uneducated English girl, into a society lady.
Danes rose to fame in teen TV series My So-Called Life and her film credits include a starring role in the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.
She also appeared in Terminator 3 and The Rainmaker and will be seen in the big-budget fantasy drama Stardust later this year.
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