'Glengarry Glen Ross' with women in the works

THE SHOW "Glengarry Glen Ross"

THE DEAL It sounds hard to believe, but People Magazine reports that an all-female Broadway revival of David Mamet’s cutthroat capitalism drama is in the works. Mamet is very particular about how his plays are presented. It is unclear whether Mamet would revise the play for women, as Neil Simon did with “The Odd Couple.” Not long ago, Mamet shut down a regional production of his two-person sexual harassment drama, “Oleanna,” because it attempted to incorporate cross-gender casting. He has also threatened to levy fines against any productions of his plays that adds post-show talkback sessions. 

THE SHOW "Kiss Me Kate"

THE DEAL Tony nominee Will Chase will play Fred/Petruchio opposite Kelli O'Hara as Lilli/Katharine in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Cole Porter's musical comedy based on Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." It will play Studio 54 beginning in February. Chase previously appeared in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" at the same theater.

THE SHOW "Straight White Men"

THE DEAL Tom Skerritt has departed Young Jean Lee’s new Broadway drama for undisclosed “personal reasons.” Skerritt last appeared on Broadway in 2013 in the short-lived stage adaptation of John Grisham’s legal thriller “A Time to Kill.” He is being replaced by Denis Arndt ("Heisenberg"). “Straight White Men," which also stars Josh Charles, Armie Hammer and transgender activist Kate Bornstein, opens July 23.

THE SHOW "Tootsie"

THE DEAL Complete casting has been announced for the Broadway-bound musical adaptation of the cross-dressing 1982 film comedy that starred Dustin Hoffman. Joining Santino Fontana as Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels are Lili Cooper, Sarah Stiles, Julie Halston, Michael McGrath and Reg Rogers. “Tootsie” is expected to come to Broadway in the spring following a tryout run in Chicago.