Kerry Butler, currently starring on Broadway as Kira in Xanadu has taped another episode of NBC's upcoming dramedy, "Lipstick Jungle" which stars Brooke Shields. The show is slated to debut on February 7th. Butler's first appearance on the show is slated for February 14th. Airdate for Butler's additional appearance has not been announced.
Based on the best-selling novel by Candace Bushnell ("Sex and the City"), this fun dramedy follows three high-powered friends as they weather the ups and downs of lives lived at the top of their game. Nico (Kim Raver, "24"), editor-in-chief of a hot fashion magazine, wants to replace her boss as CEO. Movie exec Wendy (Brooke Shields, "Suddenly Susan") finds even her most earnest efforts may not be enough to balance career and family. And free-spirited designer Victory (Lindsay Price, "Beverly Hills, 90210") longs to make her dreams come true, and maybe find Mr. Right along the way. Armed with humor and strength, these three modern New York women support one another through the triumphs and tears that are all part of making it big in the Big Apple. Written by executive producers DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler (both for "How I Met Your Mother," "Three Sisters") and based on the book by Bushnell, "Lipstick Jungle" is from NBC Universal Television Studio. The pilot is directed by Gary Winick ("13 Going on 30").
In addition to Xanadu, Kerry Butler has starred on Broadway as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (Outer Critics Circle Award nom.), the original Penny in Hairspray (Clarence Derwent Award; Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle noms), Belle in Beauty and the Beast (NY and Toronto), Eponine in Les Misérables and Ms. Jones in Blood Brothers. Off-Broadway, she originated the roles of Shelley in Bat Boy: The Musical, Maddy in Prodigal, Isabelle in Miracle Brothers and DeeDee in the musical The Opposite of Sex. Other: The "I" Word, The Folsom Head. Workshops include: The Man in the White Suit; Pandora's Box; L'amore; and Bright Lights, Big City. On film she has been seen in Borough of Kings and Campfire Stories. On TV: CBS's "Second Honeymoon"(with Roma Downey), "Another World," "Sesame Street," "Hometown" and "One Life to Live" (Claudia Reston). More information about Kerry can be found on her official website: http://www.kerrybutler.net
For more information and clips from new show, visit http://www.nbc.com/Lipstick_Jungle/
