Andrew Rannells plays a baby daddy on The New Normal, so it was only natural that the former Book of Mormon star should play a game of infant proportions (or, technically, portions) during his visit to Watch What Happens Live! Host Andy Cohen paired Rannells with Nicole Richie (who has two tots of her own) for a baby food-feeding frenzy ...

In his third appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, erstwhile Book of Mormon star Andrew Rannells dropped by to promote his new sitcom The New Normal, which airs a new episode on Septmeber 11 on NBC. Rannells, of course, delivered more than a few charming anecdotes about being “the voice of Mormons,” almost meeting Mario Lopez and spending his ...

After nabbing a Tony nomination for playing chipper Mormon missionary Elder Price in the blockbuster musical The Book of Mormon, Andrew Rannells found himself on the radar for a variety of TV roles. Earlier this year he delivered a hilarious supporting turn on HBO's Girls as Elijah, the (now gay) ex-boyfriend of Hannah (Lena Dunham). Now Rannells is headlining ...

Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress Ellen Barkin stopped by the Late Night studio (complete with her own personalized theme song!) on September 5 to ask host Jimmy Fallon a very important question: "Why are you ignoring me on Twitter?" On The New Normal, the anxiously awaited NBC series premiering September 11, Barkin stars as Jane, an outspoken grandma who is ...

It’s an early delivery for NBC’s new pregancy comedy The New Normal. The half-hour show, created by Glee’s Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler, follows a gay couple (Broadway vets Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha) as they hire a surrogate to have their baby. The show also co-stars Tony winner Ellen Barkin as the surrogate’s very un-PC ...

Broadway comedian Jackie Hoffman will join fellow Broadway vets Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells and Ellen Barkin on TV's The New Normal, according to TVGuide.com. Hoffman will play the reccuring role of Frances, Bartha’s “sometimes smothering mom,” who doesn’t always get along with her son-in-law (Rannells). Hoffman’s character will make her first appearance on the fifth ...

KSL-TV, a Utah-based NBC affiliate, is refusing to air the network's new comedy series The New Normal, and the show's Tony-winning star Ellen Barkin is not pleased with the news. Co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler and starring Barkin, Tony nominee Andrew Rannells and Broadway veteran Justin Bartha, the series follows a gay couple as they hire ...

NBC has announced premiere dates for fall comedies Go On, The New Normal and Animal Practice, according to Deadline.com. Go On, which stars Tony winners Laura Benanti and Julie White, will air a special preview on August 8. The series will then resume its regular run on September 11. Animal Practice, led by Other Desert Cities alum Justin Kirk ...

The Book of Mormon star Andrew Rannells is gearing up to headline his first TV series this fall on NBC's The New Normal. In the series, which is written and produced by Glee's Ryan Murphy, Rannells and Justin Bartha play a gay couple interested in having a baby via surrogate. In a clip from the show's pilot ...

From the looks of this promo shot, The Book of Mormon star Andrew Rannells is headed for the maternity ward! Rannells and fellow Broadway vets Justin Bartha and Ellen Barkin have signed on to star in the NBC comedy The New Normal. Glee creator Ryan Murphy and Allison Adler wrote the pilot for the show (directed by Murphy), which centers ...