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Thursday 4 February 2016

Elizabeth McGovern, Andrew
Garfield set for National Theatre

In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 file photo, Hilary Duff speaks LONDON (AP) — Elizabeth In this February 27, 2011 file photo, actor Andrew Garfield ar-
during the “Younger” panel at the TV Land 2016 Winter TCA in McGovern of “Downton rives before the 83rd Academy Awards in the Hollywood sec-
Pasadena, Calif. Abbey” and former “Spi- tion of Los Angeles. Former “Spider-Man” Andrew Garfield and
der-Man” Andrew Garfield Elizabeth McGovern of “Downton Abbey” are among the stars
Associated Press are among the stars of up- of upcoming productions from Britain’s National Theatre, it was
coming productions from announced Wednesday Feb. 3, 2016.
Judge finalizes Britain’s National Theatre.
Hilary Duff’s divorce McGovern will appear Associated Press
from ex-NHL player in Alexi Kaye Campbell’s
play “Sunset At The Villa
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los 2000 and 2011, ending his Thalia,” which opens at the new production opening rector Ivo van Hove will
Angeles judge has finalized career with the Pittsburgh London theater in June. in October of “Amadeus” helm his first production
Hilary Duff’s divorce from Penguins. Garfield will take the cen- starring British actor Lucian for the National, an ad-
former NHL player Mike Duff and Comrie were mar- tral role of Prior Walter in Msamati as Mozart’s rival, aptation of Henrik Ibsen’s
Comrie. ried in August 2010 and a revival of Tony Kushner’s Salieri. “Hedda Gabler.” It opens
The judgment, which was separated in January 2014. epic AIDS-crisis drama “An- Experimental Belgian di- in December.q
first reported Tuesday by They have a three-year-old gels in America,” open-
celebrity website TMZ, was son together and will share ing in May 2017. Other
finalized on Thursday. joint custody. big names announced
The 28-year-old singer and The judgment states the Wednesday include “Ex-
actress starred in the “Lizzie pair had a prenuptial tras” star Tamsin Greig, who
McGuire” television series agreement and Comrie will play a female Malvolio
and film and stars on the is giving up rights to their in William Shakespeare’s
TV Land series “Younger.” home in exchange for a “Twelfth Night” from Feb-
Comrie played profes- $2.4 million payment from ruary 2017. The following
sional hockey between Duff.q year, Ralph Fiennes will star
in Shakespeare’s “Antony
and Cleopatra.” Both pro-
ductions will be directed
by Simon Godwin.
The company’s second
season under artistic di-
rector Rufus Norris, who
took over last year, will also
tackle the radicalization of
young people by Muslim
extremists in fact-based
drama “Another World:
Losing Our Children to Is-
lamic State,” which opens
in April.
Like other state-supported
theaters, the National has
faced cuts to its funding
from Britain’s austerity-
minded government. Up-
coming work includes likely
crowd-pleasers such as a

Jimmy Buffett musical to premiere

at California theater

In this June 9, 2015 file photo, Jimmy Buffett arrives at the MARK KENNEDY 16, 2017. with a beautiful, career-
premiere of “Jurassic World” in Los Angeles. Producers said AP Drama Writer Buffett has had hits with minded tourist.”
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, that a Jimmy Buffett musical, com- NEW YORK (AP) — The such beach-bum classics Playhouse artistic director
bining Buffett’s blend of rock and country tunes with an original Jimmy Buffett musical will as “A Pirate Looks at Forty,” Christopher Ashley, the di-
story by writers Greg Garcia and Mike O’Malley will open at the make its world premiere ‘’Margaritaville,” ‘’Chang- rector of the Tony-winner
La Jolla Playhouse in California on May 16, 2017. next year somewhere nice es in Latitudes, Changes in “Memphis,” will direct the
and warm — the La Jolla Attitudes” and “Cheese- still-untitled show.
Associated Press Playhouse in California. burger in Paradise.” The producers of the mu-
Producers said Wednes- The new musical is de- sical are Frank Marshall,
day that the show, which scribed “as the story of a Mindy Rich, Anita Waxman
combines Buffett’s blend part-time singer, part-time and Beth Williams.
of rock and country tunes bartender, Garcia is the creator of
with an original story by and fulltime good ol’ boy TV shows including “My
writers Greg Garcia and named Tully who suddenly Name Is Earl” and “Yes,
Mike O’Malley, will start finds himself in uncharted Dear,” which O’Malley also
grooving onstage on May territory — falling in love starred in. q