Cullum, Warren, and Ross Join AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY 11/11

Tracy Letts' August: Osage County, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Drama Desk, New York Drama Critics' Circle, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Play – is proud to welcome Two time Tony Award-winner John Cullum (Urinetown, Shenandoah, On the Twentieth Century) as family patriarch Beverly Weston, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Lortel Award nominee Amy Warren (Adding Machine) as youngest daughter Karen Weston, and Broadway newcomer Samantha Ross as housekeeper Johnna Monevata.

John Cullum (Beverly Weston) received Tony awards for his performances in On The Twentieth Century and Shenandoah, and received Tony nominations for On a Clear Day You Can See Forever and Urinetown.  Off-Broadway, was Drama Desk nominated for Sin.  Other Broadway credits include: Camelot, 1776, Doubles, All My Son,Old Money, Burton's, Hamlet (Laertes),  Boys in Autumn, Trip Back Down, La Mancha, Show Boat.  On Television, Cullum portrayed: Holling, the bartender on "Northern Exposure, Mark Greene's father on "ER," Attorney Moredock on "Law & Order: SVU" His film credits include: Night Listener, Betty Page, Secret Life of Algernon, 1776, Sweet Country, Marie, All the Way Home, and Hawaii.

Samantha Ross (Johnna Monevata) makes her Broadway debut with August: Osage County. Her Off-Broadway credits include: Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pieces Of Ass, War W/The Newts.  On Television, she has appeared on Sex And The City, Chicago Hope, Guiding Light, Half Baked. She is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Grad Acting Program.

Amy Warren (Karen Weston) also makes her Broadway debut with August. Last season, she starred in the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway hit: Adding Machine, for which she received Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Lucille Lortel nominations for Best Supporting Actress. A Chicago mainstay, she has previously appeared with Steppenwolf in When the Messenger is Hot (at 59E59), Mother Courage and Her Children, House of Lily, The Weir, and Whispering City. At the Goodman Theatre, she has appeared in Rabbit Hole, Heartbreak House, and Trojan Women, among others. She has released a cd, Step into the Stars with Tallulah, appears on several Aluminum Group releases, and appears on the original cast recording of Adding Machine.

Directed by Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award Winner Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County is the explosively funny comedy-drama focusing on the Weston family following the disappearance of the family's patriarch.

Voted #1 play of the year by Time, The Associated Press, Entertainment Weekly, and TimeOut New York, Charles Isherwood of The New York Times has called August: Osage County "The most exciting new American play Broadway has seen in years."

August: Osage County performs Tuesday-Friday at 7:30PM, Matinees on Wednesday and Saturdays at 2:00PM, Saturdays at 8:00PM and Sundays at 3:00PM. Tickets can be purchased at Telecharge.com, or by calling (212) 239-6200. Outside the NY Metro (800) 432-7250.

The Music Box Theatre is located at 239 West 45th Street.