Antoon, Anderson, Dale, Lavelle and Williams to Join Malick in Burleigh Grime$

Jason Antoon, Nancy Anderson, James Badge Dale, John Lavelle and Ashley Williams will join previousy-announced "Just Shoot Me" star Wendie Malick  in the New York premiere of Roger Kirby's Burleigh Grime$, opening Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at New World Stages (340 W. 50th St., formerly Dodger Stages.  The show will begin preview performances on May 23rd. 

The play, directed by David Warren (Drumstruck, Hurrah at Last), is "set in a world where no bad deed goes unrewarded.  Burleigh Grime$ examines the overwhelming force of capitalism in America. In an arena where the naïve and sentimental face ruin, Burleigh Grimes, a hard-driving Wall Street powerhouse, may not be entirely sincere in appearance or agenda. With a manipulative hand and flexible business tactics, Grimes is a man of infinite calculation and relentless purpose, further assisted in his financial schemes by media maven Elizabeth Bigley (played by Malick)," state press notes for the show, which will feature original music by two-time Tony and Grammy Award nominee David Yazbek (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full Monty), performed by a live onstage band.

For seven seasons, Malick starred as fashion editor Nina Van Horn in NBC's "Just Shoot Me," a role that earned her a Golden Globe and two Emmy Award nominations. In 2005, she joined the cast of NBC's "Frasier" for its final season, and most recently appeared opposite John Stamos in the ABC series "Jake in Progress." She made her New York stage debut as Shimma in Israel Horowitz's North Shore Fish, a role she later reprised for the television movie adaptation.

Jason Antoon's Broadway credits include Contact, for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination.  He has been seen Off-Broadway in Scapin and others.  Anderson, most recently seen in the York Theatre Company's Fanny Hill, has appeared on Broadway in Wonderful Town and A Class Act; she also earned a Drama Desk nomination for her Off-Broadway performance in Jolson & Co. and was seen on tour in Doctor Dolittle.

Dale's film and TV credits include "CSI," "Rescue Me," "24" (in the recurring role of Chase Edmunds), "Hack" and Lord of the Flies.  Lavelle appeared on Broadway in The Graduate and off-Broadway in Rope. Williams has been seen in recurring roles on "Huff," "E-Ring," and "How I Met Your Mother," and has also appeared on "Monk," "Good Morning, Miami" and "Dawson's Creek."

Burleigh Grime$ will feature set design by Jim Youmans, costume design by Gregory Gale, lighting design by Jeff Croiter, sound design by Peter Fitzgerald  and choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler.  The play will be presented by Lewis Productions.

Beginning Tuesday, May 23, the show will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and Sunday evenings at 7 p.m., with matinees on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $70 each and are now available through Telecharge.com at 212-239-6200.

  For more information, visit www.BurleighGrimes.com.