Zeta-Jones & Glover Share Drama Desk Award for Best Actress in a Musical!

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Montego Glover have tied in the race for the 2010 Drama Desk Award for Best Actress in a Musical for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and MEMPHIS, respectively.

Catherine Zeta-Jones makes her Broadway debut in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. Zeta-Jones won an Academy Award for her portrayal of the notorious Velma Kelly in the screen adaptation of the Broadway musical Chicago. The film won the Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Picture; Zeta-Jones was nominated for a Golden Globe and took home the 2002 Critics' Choice Award, the 2002 Screen Actors Guild Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. Upcoming, she will be seen opposite Justin Bartha in The Rebound, playing a newly divorced mother who captures the eye of her neighbor, a much younger man. Zeta-Jones recently starred with Aaron Eckhart in Warner Bros.' hit romantic comedy No Reservations. She has worked opposite Hollywood's leading men, including Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg's The Terminal, George Clooney in the Coen Brothers' dark comedy Intolerable Cruelty as well as captivating audiences with screen legend Sean Connery in the romantic thriller Entrapment. She earned a Golden Globe nomination and the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture, for her portrayal of the wife of a drug-runner in Steven Soderbergh's Traffic. She first captured international recognition in the action adventure film, The Mask of Zorro, opposite Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins. Born in Wales, Zeta-Jones began her career on the stage in LonDon Starring in 42nd Street and following that was cast in the popular television series, The Darling Buds of May, based on the novels of H.E. Bates.

Montego originated the role of Felicia in Memphis at the La Jolla Playhouse (IRNE Award Nomination, San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award Nomination) and reprised the role at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. Ms. Glover made her Broadway debut in The Color Purple (Celie and Nettie). Other roles include Ragtime (Sarah), Dreamgirls (Lorrell), Aida (Aida, IRNE Award) and Once on This Island (TiMoune, Helen Hayes Award Nomination).

 

For more information on A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, visit www.nightmusiconbroadway.com.

For more information on MEMPHIS, visit www.memphisthemusical.com

Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski