Annette Bening to Star in Benefit Reading of All About Eve

Annette Bening will play Broadway diva Margo Channing in an all-star reading of All About Eve benefitting The Actors Fund. Directed by John Erman, the event will be held at Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Monday, November 10. Additional casting will be announced soon. 

The classic backstage drama All About Eve was written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, based on the short story “The Wisdom of Eve,” by Mary Orr. Released in 1950, the feature film starred Bette Davis as Margo Channing, the prominent yet aging Broadway star. Anne Baxter played Eve Harrington, a willingly helpful young fan who threatens Channing’s career and personal relationships. The film also featured George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Marilyn Monroe and Thelma Ritter. All About Eve was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won six, including Best Picture.

Bening's Los Angeles theater credits include The Cherry Orchard at the Mark Taper Forum in 2006, Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads at the Tiffany Theater and the title role in Hedda Gabler in 1999 at the Geffen Playhouse. In New York, Bening received both a Tony Award nomination and won the Clarence Derwent Award for her role in Coastal Disturbances. She received Oscar nominations for Being Julia, American Beauty and The Grifters and stars in the current film adaptation of The Women.