Amanda Bynes BroadWay Debut?

[pranksalot]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,402062,00.html

"It looks all but certain that Debra Winger is going to make her Broadway debut this fall in a new production of "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?" The word is that Winger will take the role made famous by Katharine Hepburn in the 1968 film of a matriarch whose daughter brings home a black doctor as her fiancée.

In the movie, Spencer Tracy played opposite Hepburn as her husband. I’m told that producers are looking at Bill Pullman and Barry Bostwick for the role. Last fall, Blythe Danner and Larry Bryggman played the parents in a reading. Danner obviously chose to do something else. Bryggman, however, would be a great choice for the Tracy role.

Other roles are going to LaTauya Richardson Jackson, the talented actress wife of Samuel L. Jackson, as the family’s maid. Producers are said to be looking at TV’s *Amanda Bynes* as the couple’s daughter, played by Hepburn’s niece Katharine Houghton in the film.

Still to be cast is the Sidney Poitier role, Dr. John Prentice, although I’m told Mekhi Phifer, of "ER," may be the final choice. If he’s not available, producers should try and get Anthony Mackie."

Amanda is being approach? Do you think she will do it? The show will come out this fall. I personally do not want her to do it because I think she needs to work on her movie career. Also we won't get to see her on the show unless we go to New York. I hope someone will tape it and post it on youtube which is unlikely. If she does this play, hopefully she can get nominated for a Tony!

[veeboy]

I remember she said on TRL she would love to do a Broadway if it were a good opportunity and good role ;)
Although i agree with pranksalot..Amanda must be really busy these days.

[open32]

^She did.

I think she would do it, asuming the role and everything else was good about the offer. There are some nice names listed there.

I read the plot, not sure how this would be as a play though; a musical?

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Hey!!! if the does do it, we can take a forum feild trip to NYC.

[sparky]

Yep she definitely said she would love to do a Broadway show.

Since I live in NY, it would be awesome for me. Seeing Amanda in real life would be a great experience. But it most likely would take up a lot of her time and take away some opportunities she would get in her acting career.

Doing a Broadway show is a lot of work. You basically dedicate your life to it.

[open32]

Dont celebrity stars usualy join a show for a season? Then the cast switchs. Like Haylee Diff and Ashley Simpson did.

[sparky]

I'm not sure exactly how that works with the cast changes. So I don't know how long Amanda would actually be on the show if she does go ahead with it.

But I know most shows play 8 times a week. So during the time that the actor is doing the show, it could be difficult to find time to work on something else.

[CBCOOLEST]

Nice news thx for sharing!