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STAGE TUBE: Darren Criss, Beau Bridges' HOW TO SUCCEED Marquee Goes Up!

By: Jan. 03, 2012
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Emmy, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning star of screen, television and stage, Beau Bridges, returned to Broadway for the first time in 38 years in his first musical as J. B. Biggley, beginning tonight for 6 months through Sunday, July 1, 2012. Mr. Bridges will co-star with GLEE star Darren Criss through January 22.

The new marquee featuring the famous duo went up today - check out a video!

For over 50 years multi Emmy, Golden Globe and Grammy Award winner Beau Bridges has enjoyed a career in film, television and theater. He has appeared on Broadway in the plays Where's Daddy? (1966) and Who's Who in Hell (1974). In Los Angeles, he appeared in the original production of The Trial of the Catonsville Nine at the Mark Taper Forum and had the leading role in Jane Anderson's Looking for Normal at the Geffen Theatre. He has acted in over 100 films, including The Descendants, which will be released November 18, 2011 (co-starring George Clooney), The Fabulous Baker Boys (co-starring his brother Jeff Bridges) for which he won the National Society of Film Critics Award, The Other Side of the Mountain, and Norma Rae. His television credits include "Sea Hunt," "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color," "The Outer Limits," "Stargate: SG-1," "My Name Is Earl," "Desperate Housewives," "Brothers & Sisters," and "White Collar." He won Emmy Awards for HBO's "The Second Civil War," "The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom" and "Without Warning: The James Brady Story." Mr. Bridges is also a director and producer and the son of actor Lloyd Bridges.

Criss is the co-founder of StarKid Productions, where he wrote and starred in A Very Potter Musical and A Very Potter Sequel. Additional credits under StarKid Productions include Me and My Dick and most recently Starship. His television credits include "Eastwick," "Cold Case" and "Archer" along with, most famously, being a series regular in "GLEE" on FOX.

How to Succeed IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING began previews on Saturday, February 26, 2011 and opened Sunday, March 27 at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street). Nominated for eight 2011 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, How to Succeed IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING is directed and choreographed by Tony and Emmy Award-winner Rob Ashford, and previously starred Daniel Radcliffe as J. Pierrepont Finch, 2011 Tony Award winner John Larroquette as J. B. Biggley, Rose Hemingway in her Broadway debut as Radcliffe's onstage romantic interest Rosemary Pilkington, Tammy Blanchard as Hedy La Rue, Christopher J. Hanke as Bud Frump, Rob Bartlett as Twimble/Wally Womper, Mary Faber as Smitty, Ellen Harvey as Miss Jones, 2011 Emmy Award winner Michael Park as Bert Bratt, and Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist Anderson Cooper making his Broadway debut as the voice of the narrator, in a cast of 30.

 







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