Annie Potts News

The Prisoner of Second Avenue revolves around the escalating problems of a middle-aged couple living on Second Avenue on the Upper East Side of New York City. Mel Edison (portrayed by Alexander), has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middle age. The action occurs during an intense summer heat wave and a prolonged garbage strike, which just exacerbates Edison's plight to no end as he and his wife Edna (Hecht) deal with noisy neighbors, loud sounds emanating from Manhattan streets, and even a robbery of their apartment in broad daylight.

According to Deadline.com, Broadway veterans Jimmy Smits and Donald Sutherland are both set to star in television pilots this season. Smits will appear in NBC's untitled crime drama, while Sutherland is set for NBC's My Life As an Experiment.

Annie Potts (Designing Women) heads the cast in the World Premiere of AfterMath, Elliott Shoenman's comedic drama about a widow trying to help her children, and herself, deal with the mess her husband left behind when he jumped into the Hudson River. A guest production at the Odyssey directed by Mark L. Taylor.

Annie Potts (Designing Women) heads the cast in the World Premiere of AfterMath, Elliott Shoenman's comedic drama about a widow trying to help her children, and herself, deal with the mess her husband left behind when he jumped into the Hudson River. A guest production at the Odyssey directed by Mark L. Taylor.

What's so funny about death? Plenty, if you're award-winning writer/performer, Ann Randolph, renowned for transforming horror into humor.

What's so funny about death? Plenty, if you're award-winning writer/performer, Ann Randolph, renowned for transforming horror into humor.

According to a report by Variety, Steven Pasquale, Lucy Liu, Bobby Cannavale, and Annie Potts are set to star in Marry Me. The Lifetime movie will be broken up into multiple parts and be 4 hours total. The film will be directed by James Hayman, and will revolve around a woman who is looking for her Prince Charming. Marry Me will premiere during the holiday season.

The Tony Award-winning Best Play, GOD OF CARNAGE, will play its final 3 weeks before it must close June 6. GOD OF CARNAGE recently marked its 400th performance on Broadway at the Jacobs Theatre.

One student is about to get a crash course in Parenting 101. When a college freshman discovers his girlfriend is pregnant, he must learn to juggle his homework and daddy duty or face losing his scholarship and his future in 'Freshman Father,' a Hallmark Channel in HD Original Movie premiering Saturday, June 5 (9p.m. ET/PT, 8C).

The Tony Award-winning Best Play, GOD OF CARNAGE, will play its final 3 weeks before it must close June 6. GOD OF CARNAGE recently marked its 400th performance on Broadway at the Jacobs Theatre.

Readily recognized for her long time tenure on TV's 'Designing Women' as Julia Sugarbaker and for her starring roles in seven other TV series, Dixie Carter passed away at the age of 70 on April 10, 2010. 'This has been a terrible blow to our family,' her husband Hal Holbrook told ET.

Readily recognized for her long time tenure on TV's 'Designing Women' as Julia Sugarbaker and for her starring roles in seven other TV series, Dixie Carter has passed away Saturday morning in Houston from complications of endometrial cancer. The actress was 70 years old.

One student is about to get a crash course in Parenting 101. When a college freshman discovers his girlfriend is pregnant, he must learn to juggle his homework and daddy duty or face losing his scholarship and his future in 'Freshman Father,' a Hallmark Channel in HD Original Movie premiering Saturday, June 5 (9p.m. ET/PT, 8C).

On the heels of record ratings for their second season debuts, two of SHOWTIME'S critically and audience acclaimed original comedy series NURSE JACKIE and the Emmy(R) winning UNITED STATES OF TARA, have both been renewed for a third season. Both half-hour comedy series have received 12 episode orders and will go into production later in the year. The announcement was made today by Robert Greenblatt, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc.

The 'Glass Menagerie' star talks about acting and her newer profession, directing, in the first part of our Women's History Month series.

As the show continues to garner critical and audience acclaim, The Marsh is proud to extend Ann Randolph's acclaimed LOVELAND for the second time.

As the show continues to garner critical and audience acclaim, The Marsh is proud to extend Ann Randolph's acclaimed LOVELAND for the second time.

Ken Stott returns to GOD OF CARNAGE after creating the role of 'Michael' in the West End production. Stott is appearing with the support of Actors' Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge Actors' Equity Association for its assistance of this production.

The current cast of GOD OF CARNAGE includes Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Christine Lahti Christine Lahti ('Chicago Hope') as 'Veronica,' Emmy and Golden Globe-nominee Annie Potts ('Designing Women') as 'Annette,' Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Jimmy Smits ('The West Wing') as 'Alan,' and Olivier Award-nominee Ken Stott as 'Michael' to the cast.

GOD OF CARNAGE is a comedy of manners without the manners. The play deals with the aftermath of a playground altercation between two boys and what happens when their parents meet to talk about it.