MTC's Talley's Folly with Cynthia Nixon Called Off

Lanford Wilson's Talley's Folly, which was expected to star Cynthia Nixon, will no longer be part of Manhattan Theatre Club's 2005-2006 season. The production was canceled because of casting issues, according to a production spokesperson.

This is the second time Nixon has been attached to a staging of Talley's Folly that was called off. She was originally supposed to headline the play off-Broadway as part of the Signature Theatre's 2002-2003 Lanford Wilson season but withdrew from the production because she was to give birth a few weeks before performances were scheduled to begin. The mounting was later canceled.

The play, which takes place in 1944 in a small town in Missouri, centers on outsider Matt Friedman and his relationship with the reluctant Sally Talley. Doug Hughes was attached to direct.

An MTC spokesperson told Broadway.com that Talley's Folly is still a possibility for a future season. A replacement for the open slot at the Biltmore Theatre will be announced shortly.