From Broadway to the White House! 11 Stage Vets Serve Up Stellar Performances in Lee Daniels’ The Butler

On August 16, movie theater audiences will be treated to Lee Daniels’ epic political drama The Butler. The film, which centers on Cecil Gaines and his tenure as a White House butler under eight U.S. presidents, stars Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and the legendary Oprah Winfrey as his wife Gloria, as well as a bevy of actors who have graced the New York stage (including Tony winners Adriane Lenox, Liev Schreiber and Vanessa Redgrave). Click below to view side-by-side photos of the 11 theater actors as they appear in Lee Daniels' The Butler and in a notable performance on the New York stage.