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Matthew Broderick, left, and J. Smith-Cameron in 'The Starry Messenger.' It marks the latest in a string of door-mat characters he's played.

The New Group, which is premiering Kenneth Lonergan's new play, The Starry Messenger , on Nov.

PLAYWRIGHTS can easily run into challenges when they direct their own work. It's hard to be objective when scenes aren't clicking, dialogue is dragging, or actors question the play.

Like his old pal Ferris Bueller, Matthew Broderick may need a day off. The former teen star, 47, is getting slammed for his performance in Broadway's "The Starry Messenger." Meanies are saying his recent stage appearances have been pretty tepid due to a lack of prep.

Let's discuss each year of this decade as it winds down! Who's with me?!? It's always interesting to see which films remained at the forefront of our memory and which fade... both for a variety of reasons, quality being only one factor.

Matthew Broderick doesn't mind doing the red carpet thing, but don't expect him to get all gussied up.

Brooklyn-based actress-playwright Halley Feiffer is probably best known for her work in heavy films like You Can Count on Me , The Squid and the Whale , and Margot at the Wedding .

Kenneth Lonergan 's long-awaited new play, "The Starry Messenger," had its first preview performance Off Broadway on Monday night, but the show turned out not to be quite ready for a paying audience.

Mark Ruffalo, 41, says he was a late developer, but insists it has helped him be a better person in later life.

"I'm often shocked by the behaviour of men, I've got to say," says Laura Linney, and she lets loose with a laugh that is at once delighted and knowing.

I was watching The Other Man, t he twisty-turny menage a trois melodrama starring Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and Laura Linney as the woman they love, when up pops the obligatory Laura Linney nude scene.

J. Smith Cameron, Stephanie Cannon, Kieran Culkin, Jonathan Hadary, Grant Shaud and Missy Yager will join Matthew Broderick and Catalina Sandino Moreno in The New Group's upcoming Off-Broadway world premiere of Kenneth Lonergan's The Starry Messenger.

The see-'em-all play cycle has become a hot trend in recent seasons, kicked off by Tom Stoppard's Russian history lesson, The Coast of Utopia , and continued last season by Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests .

Cate Blanchett, seen here in Sydney, Australia in 2008, is coming to Brooklyn to perform in 'A Streetcar Named Desire.' This fall, the stage is set for Off-Broadway Sibling revelry, sparring actresses, a real bus-and-truck production, backstage farces, inspirational musicals and more are waiting in the wings Off-Broadway. COMEDIES "So Help Me ...

Sure the " 30 Rock " star is predicted by most pundits to win her second consecutive Emmy as lead actress in a comedy series next month.

U.S. actress Laura Linney has signed on to headline the new television series "The C Word," Showtime announced.

Oscar nominee Laura Linney will star as a cancer-stricken woman in a new television series on cable network Showtime, playing a suburban mom whose life changes when she learns she has "The C Word," the network said on Thursday.

Catalina Sandino Moreno, nommed for a 2005 Oscar for her role in "Maria Full of Grace," will co-star with Matthew Broderick in the New Group's Off Broadway production of Kenneth Lonergan's new play "The Starry Messenger." Broderick, who starred in Lonergan's pic "You Can Count on Me," has long been attached to the project, about an astronomy ...

Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives. Nothing would be spared in the fight for their freedom.

Initial details about the New Group's 2009-2010 Off-Broadway season have been announced.