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BROADWAY BOUND! Glenn Close & Rose Byrne Go From DAMAGES To Broadway In 2015

By: Oct. 08, 2014
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Today we kick off a new BroadwayWorld spotlight series on the stars, shows and special events bringing together the worlds of stage and screen as they happen, highlighted by copious clips and pertinent information on the particularly properties, titled BROADWAY BOUND! For the first entry in this new series, we shine a light on the headliners from highly-praised recent drama series DAMAGES who both will be appearing on the Great White Way this season in hotly anticipated revivals of classic plays - Glenn Close and Rose Byrne!

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"When I am through with you / There won't be anything left," the haunting and evocative theme song of the acclaimed, multi-award-winning drama series DAMAGES reminded viewers each week. Surely, such was certainly the case with the dueling legal eagles at the core of the dark and mystery-packed series - multi-award-winning acting icon Glenn Close as the hard-as-nails attorney Patty Hewes and her plucky protégé, Ellen, portrayed by versatile performer Rose Byrne. While the two stars shone brightly in their respective roles on the show, it was the palpable rapport shared by the talented twosome in their most memorable scenes together throughout the run that made for the meat and potatoes of the inherent drama - and subsequent enjoyment to be experienced, particularly for the theatre enthusiasts among us.

Undoubtedly, the terse and tense second season in particular was overflowing with theatrical mise en scene as framed by the gun-toting and bloody dramatic duel between Patty and Ellen that provided the dramatic and thematic spine of that particular tale. Plus, who could forget the requisite dock-set closing sequence shared by the two leading ladies that provided the coda to each and every one of the five seasons, as well? Well, almost.

Then, too, Close and Byrne especially excelled in the final season, which provided the accomplished thespians with ample fodder with which to utilize in their masterful portrayals of the complex and difficult-to-predict lawyer protagonists. Case in point: who will ever be able to forget the impossibly claustrophobic and compelling airport-set episode which found Patty and Ellen snowbound and alone with only an unattended bar to keep the feuding foes company? Not only was it a master class in acting, but a virtual one-act play in and of itself.

So, now, in the 2014-2015 season, Close returns to her theatrical roots byway of a new revival of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama A Delicate Balance (Tickets & Info) sharing the stage with John Lithgow and Martha Plimpton, while Byrne makes her Broadway debut in the intriguing, multi-racially cast revival of the Golden Age George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart-penned theatrical classic YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU (Tickets & Info), led by James Earl Jones.

More information on A DELICATE BALANCE is available here. More information on YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU is available here.

Let's take a look at a few of the most memorable theatrically-inclined moments from the accomplished resumes of Glenn Close and Rose Byrne as we look ahead to their Broadway bows coming up next year.

First up, watch Glenn Close and Rose Byrne square off on DAMAGES in the gripping preview for Season Two.

Patty and Ellen Face Off in this delectable Glenn Close/Rose Byrne scene from Season Five of DAMAGES.

Another epic showdown between the talented twosome on the familiar docks of Patty's vacation home.

A rare glimpse behind the scenes finds the leading ladies cracking each other up in a funny blooper reel.

Glenn Close soars with the Sondheim gem "Send In The Clowns".

Glenn Close revisits Sondheim via "Losing My Mind" from FOLLIES.

Glenn Close won a Tony Award for her unforgettable work in Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD.

Glenn Close croons "Bye, Bye Blackbird" in MAXIE with Mandy Patinkin.

Glenn Close in the shattering finale from stage-to-screen hit DANGEROUS LIAISONS.

Check out Rose Byrne showing off her singing skills in GET HIM TO THE GREEK with the hilarious music video for the naughty pop ditty "Ring Round My Rosie".

Rose Byrne teams up with Russell Brand for "Supertight" from the same film.

Rose Byrne accompanies herself on the piano in this musical moment from horror hit INSIDIOUS.

Rose Byrne co-stars in the new big screen remake of ANNIE this Christmas, as well.

Lastly, view the ear- and eye-grabbing title sequence for DAMAGES.

If DAMAGES had to end after five fantastic seasons, fans of Glenn Close and Rose Byrne could not ask for much more than the rare opportunity to catch them live and in person onstage in revered dramas as we all will have the opportunity to do later this season. Until then, Glenn Close and Rose Byrne are Broadway Bound!




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