Kathleen Turner in Talks for Return to The Stage in HIGH by Matthew Lombardo

Variety is reporting that veteran actress Kathleen Turner is in talks to return to the stage in the role of a recovering alcoholic nun in Matthew Lombardo's 'High'.

"Turner's agent confirmed the actress is in negotiations to star in the premiere of Matthew Lombardo's three-hander, "High," which is expected to bow in June at a theater yet to be announced, followed by several other venues", says Variety.

Rob Ruggiero will direct 'High', "which centers on a nun and the 19-year-old drug addict she is trying to help." Ruggiero is also the director of the Matthew Lombardo penned work 'Looped' which will begin its Broadway run on Friday, February 19, with Valerie Harper as Tallulah Bankhead.

Kathleen Turner last appeared on Broadway as Martha opposite Bill Irwin in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, earning her second Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Play and an Olivier nomination during its London run. She also received a Tony nomination for CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Other Broadway successes include INDISCRETIONS and THE GRADUATE. Turner first came to national prominence following her role in the movie Body Heat with William Hurt. She subsequently won two Golden Globe Awards for Romancing the Stone and Prizzi's Honor, and an Academy Award nomination for Peggy Sue Got Married. Her two other partnerships with Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito (The Jewel of the Nile and War of the Roses) were also box office successes. She was also the speaking voice of cartoon femme fatale Jessica Rabbit in the toon-noir Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Turner is chairperson for Planned Parenthood of America and on the board of People for the American Way.