Oh Joy! Oh Rapture!

It has been officially announced that Sherie Rene Scott's show, Everyday Rapture, which had been previously speculated to replace a revival of Terrence McNally's Lips Together, Teeth Apart, will now replace that show as the last entry in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway Season.  The show will play at the American Airlines Theatre in a limited engagement from April 9th through July 11th, with an opening night set for April 29th.  The show, written by Dick and Scott Scanlan, will be directed by Michael Mayer.

The supporting cast of the show will include Eamon Foley, Lindsay Menendez, and Betsy Wolfe.  An already recorded cast album is expected to be released in May.

Ms. Scott is best known for her portrayals of Ursula in The Little Mermaid, Cathy in The Last Five Years, Amneris in Aida, and her Tony nominated performance as Christine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Lips Together, Show Not Happening?

Quick on the heels of the news that Megan Mullally has departed the upcoming revival of Terrence McNally's play (also starring Lili Taylor, Patton Oswalt, and David Wilson) comes the news that the show may not be happening at all.  In a press release, Todd Haimes, Artistic Director of the Roundabout Theatre Company, which had been producing the revival, said that there was no foreseeable way to maintain the production schedule with Mullally's sudden departure but that they would do their best to get the show mounted as soon as possible for the sake of their subscribers.