It's common knowledge that Tony Award winner Julie White is about as funny and likeable as they come. But it wasn't until the star, best known for her trophy-winning role in 2006's The Little Dog Laughed,  off-Broadway turns in shows like Bad Dates and the blockbuster Transformer films, made her way to the Broadway.com studio that ...

Fans of big-screen pyrotechnics and high-speed chases know her as Judy Witwicky, the wide-eyed, laugh-riot mom in the blockbuster Transformers films, but despite her movie resume (which also includes flicks like Michael Clayton, The Nanny Diaries and War of the Worlds), theater people like to claim Julie White as our own. A versatile actress with a wide range and a ...

Theresa Rebeck's showbiz comedy The Understudy has extended its run by two weeks. The production, directed by Scott Ellis and starring Julie White, Justin Kirk and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, was originally slated to end its limited engagement on January 3, 2010. The show will now play through January 17 at the Roundabout's Laura Pels Theatre. 

The Understudy takes place ...

Mark-Paul Gosselaar has survived the child star curse, television stardom, fatherhood and even competitive cycling, but there’s one thing that finally shook him up: a rehearsal room at the Roundabout Theatre Company. The 34-year-old actor, currently co-starring alongside Tony Award winner Julie White and Emmy Award nominee Justin Kirk in Theresa Rebeck’s comedy The Understudy, has spent nearly ...

Theresa Rebeck's The Understudy plays its final performance at off-Broadway's Laura Pels Theatre. Directed by Scott Ellis, the play stars Julie White, Justin Kirk and Mark-Paul Gosselaar.

The Understudy takes place behind the scenes during the Broadway run of a long lost Kafka play, introducing a cast of characters including a star who doesn’t understand the play ...

Any time Tony Award winner Julie White sets foot onstage, you know you're going to laugh. Partner her with current Weeds funnyman and Broadway veteran Justin Kirk, longtime television star Mark-Paul Gosselaar, playwright Theresa Rebeck and director Scott Ellis, and send them all off on a comedic romp through the backstage goings-on of a fictional Broadway show and you ...

Playwright Theresa Rebeck's newest off-Broadway offering, The Understudy , is pretty clear regarding what the show is about (um...an understudy). But what you might not know is just how funny the new comedy is, or how much fun Tony Award winner Julie While, Emmy Award nominee Justin Kirk and television star/stage newbie Mark-Paul Gosselaar are having bringing this ...

Justin Kirk hasn’t been onstage in New York since 2002, but he’s never been far from sight. Kirk had a three-season run on the comedy series Jack and Jill, gave an Emmy-nominated performance as Prior in Mike Nichols’ miniseries adaptation of Angels in America, then nabbed another major TV role, that of deviant, pot-smoking “Uncle Andy” on the ...

Theresa Rebeck's The Understudy begins performances at Roundabout's Laura Pels Theatre. Directed by Scott Ellis, the play stars Julie White, Justin Kirk and Mark-Paul Gosselaar.

The Understudy takes place behind the scenes during the Broadway run of a long lost Kafka play, introducing a cast of characters including a star who doesn’t understand the play, a disgruntled ...

The Roundabout Theatre Company has secured plenty of starpower for its Broadway stagings of Bye Bye Birdie and After Miss Julie this season, but the company is making sure it shares the love off-Broadway as well. On September 11, Roundabout paraded out the already famous faces of its upcoming The Understudy, which stars Tony Award winner Julie White, Showtime's ...