USA Network Announces Title of Aaron Tveit Drama Series GRACELAND

USA Network has announced that the Jeff Eastin drama pilot, starring Broadway's Aaron Tveit as well as Daniel Sunjata, Vanessa Ferlito, BranDon Jay McLaren and Manny Montana, is now titlEd GraceLAND.  The one-hour drama comes from Fox Television Studios. Tveit will play Mike Warren, an eager FBI agent fresh out of the Academy.  The actor most recently played Frank Abagnale Jr. in the Broadway production of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, for which he was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, and the Fred Astaire Award for Best Male Dancer on Broadway. The production closed on September 4, 2011.

Tveit's other Broadway credits include Link in HAIRSPRAY, Fiyero in WICKED and Gabe in NEXT TO NORMAL. His television credits include a recurring role on Gossip Girl as well as guest spots on Ugly Betty, Body of Proof and the Good Wife.

GRACELAND is one of a variety of high-profile projects recently announced by the USA network. Other series include the nine-episode original reality series THE MOMENT produced by Charlie Ebersol and Justin Hochberg and hosted by NFL star and Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner to launch in third quarter; the original half-hour comedy pilot LOCAL TALENT from Universal Cable Productions with Nathan Lane starring and producing and Douglas McGrath writing, directing and executive producing. USA is currently the home to ten original scripted series: BURN NOTICE, COVERT AFFAIRS, FAIRLY LEGAL, IN PLAIN SIGHT, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS, PSYCH, ROYAL PAINS, SUITS, WHITE COLLAR and will launch its newest original series, COMMON LAW, this summer.