Karen Olivo Joins Cast of NBC's HARRY'S LAW

According to EW.com, Broadway veteran Karen Olivo is set to join the second season of NBC's 'Harry's Law.' Olivo joins previously announced Alfred Molina, who will also star in a multi-episode arc.

As described by EW, Molina will play 'Eric Sanders, a man in his mid-late fifties who has been accused of murdering his wife. While admitting he was unhappy in his marriage and had dreamt of getting rid of her, he claims he's innocent. After spending time in jail, he has suffered from anxiety attacks and is estranged from his daughter who believes him to be guilty of murder.' Olivo will play a new 'hotshot lawyer.'

Molina's stage work has included two major Royal National Theatre productions, Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana (as Shannon) and David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. In his Broadway debut, Molina performed in Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning play 'Art', for which he received a Tony nomination in 1998. In 2004, Molina returned to the stage, starring as Tevye in the Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof. For his performance he once again received a Tony Award nomination, this time for Best Actor in a Musical. Molina received his third Tony Award nomination for Red in 2010, for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play.

Olivo is best known for originating the role of Vanessa in the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights both on and off Broadway. In 2009, Olivo received her first Tony Award for her performance as Anita in the Broadway revival of West Side Story. She was also nominated for both a Drama Desk and an Outer Critic's Circle Award for her critically acclaimed performance as Anita. 

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The second season of 'Harry's Law' debuts September 21 on NBC.

 

 

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter-Keddy

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