Hollywood heads to Broadway stage

Our latest roundup of love affairs between Hollywood and theatre include Michael C. Hall, Keri Russell and Adam Driver, among the names from TV and film to head to Broadway. Here is some of the most notable casting and production news. “Network”: Emmy Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston returns to Broadway as the infamous anchorman Howard Beale. The live adaptation is transferring to the Cort Theatre after a sold-out run at London’s National Theatre. Performances are scheduled to begin Nov. 10. “Glengarry Glen Ross”: Theatre veteran Amy Morton will be directing an all-female version of David Mamet’s 1984 Pulitzer Prizewinning play about conniving real estate agents in the Windy City. Morton’s version is to begin performances in 2019, with specific dates, casting and venue yet to be announced. Tootsie”: The 1982 comedy starred Dustin Hoffman as an actor who dresses as a woman to score a starring role on a daytime soap opera. The theatre adaptation, dubbed a “comedy musical,” will open at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway in 2019 with opening night scheduled for April 23. “Thom Pain (based on nothing)”: “Dexter” and “Six Feet Under” star Michael C. Hall will play the title role in Signature Theatre’s offBroadway production of Will Eno’s 2004 one-man play, which is set to begin previews on the Irene Diamond Stage on Oct. 23, with an opening night scheduled for Nov. 11. “Burn This”: Keri Russell and Adam Driver will star in a Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer-winning 1987 play about the wounds left by the accidental drowning of a young, gay dancer. The venue is yet to be announced. Performances begin in March.