Piper Perabo News

Unrecognizable update of the 1950 film of the same name, set originally around the turn of the century, now a sort of Fox-TV sitcom quadrupled.

Paramount's Carriers is coming to rental DVD on December 8th, 2009, from Paramount Home Entertainment with a full DVD release expected in four to six weeks afterwards.

I just visited a Piper Perabo myspace page and I am going to suggest that if you are a fan of the girl then you should visit that site as well. You have to be a friend in order to see the best part which is in the photos section. The album titled "Portraits" is very interesting. They are not the typical Piper photos you can see just about anywhere. They look like someone has a muse and the name is Piper.

I don't think it is terribly difficult to become a friend so if you are inclined the site is: www.myspace.com/piperperabobo

And you thought Piper only had brothers.

Anne Dudek joins Piper Perabo in USA’s Covert Affairs

8/13/09 (Jay Tomio)

In July we noted that Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly) was brought in to be the lead in USA’s Covert Affairs , which later in the month would add Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty, Harper’s Island). Piper now has a sister in the form of Anne Dudek.

According to THR, Dudek will play the role of Perabo’s sister in the show. Perabo is playing CIA trainee Annie Walker, and Christopher Gorham is cast as her assistant.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USA NETWORK GREENLIGHTS PILOT "COVERT AFFAIRS"

LOS ANGELES, CA July 30, 2009 - USA Network has given a green light to the pilot COVERT AFFAIRS. A Universal Cable Productions original, COVERT AFFAIRS is executive produced by Dave Bartis and Doug Liman through Dutch Oven and written and co-executive produced by Matt Corman and Chris Ord. The announcement was made today by Jackie de Crinis, USA's senior program executive.

"We are thrilled to be collaborating with Dutch Oven on COVERT AFFAIRS, a show with an exciting backdrop of action-packed suspense and an entertaining, character-driven premise that fits so perfectly into the USA brand," said de Crinis.

Covert Affairs centers on a young CIA trainee, Annie Walker (Piper Perabo), mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as field operative. While Annie believes she's been promoted for her exceptional linguistic skills, there may be something or someone from her past that her CIA bosses are really after. Christopher Gorham plays Auggie Anderson, a CIA military intelligence agent who was blinded while on assignment and is Annie's guide in this world of bureaucracy, excitement and intrigue.

From Universal Cable Productions, COVERT AFFAIRS stars Piper Perabo ("Coyote Ugly," "Cheaper by the Dozen," "Beverly Hills Chihuahua"). Written and co-executive produced by Matt Corman ("Deck the Halls") and Chris Ord ("Deck the Halls"). Dave Bartis ("Knight Rider") and Doug Liman ("Knight Rider," the "Bourne" trilogy, "Heist") are Executive Producers through their company, Dutch Oven.

USA Network is the #1 network in all of basic cable and is seen in over 98.5 million U.S. homes. A division of NBC Universal, USA is the cable television leader in original series and home to the best in blockbuster theatrical films, acquired television series and entertainment events. The award-winning USA website is located at www.usanetwork.com. Characters Welcome.

USA Network is a program service of NBC Universal Cable a division of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.

Piper Perabo has been tapped as the lead in USA Network's spy thriller "Covert Affairs."

The project, which has been quietly casting two major roles for the past month, hasn't received a firm pilot order, but a green light is expected within a couple of weeks.

Written by Matt Corman and Chris Ord, "Affairs" centers on Annie Walker (Perabo), a CIA trainee who speaks six languages and excels at any endeavor she undertakes.

More info when it becomes available.

Story from Hollywood Reporter July 2, 2009

See the pretty Piper in this preview for the movie Carriers which opens September 4, 2009.

Photo will follow as soon as Topix gets the "bug" fixed.

Reasons Star Perabo and Walker Join Cast of Unspeakable Reading

By Playbill (Andrew Gans)

22 Jun 2009

As previously reported, Peoria Stroker and OBC DreamTheatre in association with Mike Muse and Minna Mae Productions will present a by-invitation-only reading of the new play Unspeakable June 25 in Manhattan.

Directed by Rod Gailes, the reading of Gailes and James Murray Jackson, Jr.'s play will be presented at 7 PM at Studio 3A at the New 42nd StreetSM Studios.

Loretta Devine, who created the role of Lorrell Robinson in the original Broadway production of Dreamgirls, will be featured in a cast that also includes Paris Campbell, Michelle Wilson and James Murray Jackson, Jr.

Newly announced for the reading are recent Reasons to Be Pretty star Piper Perabo and actor Pernell Walker.

Unspeakable, according to press notes, "is an unflinching ride through the emotional landscape of iconic comedic legend Richard Pryor. Growing up in a Peoria brothel, where his mother toiled as a prostitute that his grandmother owned and operated, Richard faced situations that forever shaped and scarred his sensitive soul. Coping with the reality of being born into the life, his imagination allows him to escape and ultimately leads him to comedy. Experience his rise to superstardom in the shadow of Bill Cosby and his blazingly self-destructive love affair with cocaine….and Jennifer."

Loretta Devine has also been seen on Broadway in Hair, A Broadway Musical, Comin' Uptown and Big Deal. Among her more recent screen credits are "Eli Stone," "Boston Public," "Boston Legal" and "Ally McBeal."

Studio 3A at the New 42nd StreetSM Studios is located in Manhattan at 229 West 42nd Street.

Industry folk interested in attending the reading should contact unspeakableonbroadway@gmail.com.

The producers of Neil LaBute's Reasons To Be Pretty, have announced the production will end its Broadway run at the Lyceum Theatre on June 14th. A show spokesperson reported the news, a full announcement will be made shortly.

Marin Ireland, Steven Pasquale, Piper Perabo and Thomas Sadoski star in the four-person play, directed by Terry Kinney.

This year, Reasons To Be Pretty was nominated for 3 Tony Awards, including Best Play, 2 Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Play, 3 Drama League Awards, including Distinguished Production of a Play and 4 Drama Desk Awards,including Outstanding Play.

Maybe we should call June 7, 2009 Piper Perabo night. We caught a glimpse of the pretty Piper in the audience before she took the stage as a presenter and then we were privileged to see more of her as she presented a clip of her play, reasons to be pretty.

If you are lucky enough to have a dvr, or tivo, or something that can catch a show you have to miss then hopefully you got the episode of Law & Order: CI that Piper was in (it was on the same time as the Tony Awards show was airing). If you didn't get a chance to watch or record that episode, the USA channel does re-run current episodes quite often. If at all possible, catch Piper in the episode titled, "Folie a Deux". It is just more proof of what a very good actress she is - the chameleon.

The date for Piper's episode of Law & Order: CI is set for June7, 2009 at 9 p.m. eastern. As luck would have it, that is also the date of the Tony Awards in which she will be a presenter. The episode should re-broadcast twice, later that night which will actually be June 8 at 12:00 a.m. and the following night at 12:35 a.m. These will be on the USA network.

The title of the episode is "Folie a Deux" and Piper plays a Cornell graduate who is a stay-at-home mom named Calista Warner.

Presenters for the 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards were announced May 26.

Presenters will not only introduce the evening's various performances, but will also present the Tony Awards to the winners in each of the 27 competitive categories.

Those currently scheduled to present are Lucie Arnaz, Kate Burton, Kristin Chenoweth, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Edie Falco, Will Ferrell, Carrie Fisher, Jane Fonda, Hallie Foote, James Gandolfini, Lauren Graham, Colin Hanks, Marcia Gay Harden, Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Lange, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Audra McDonald, David Hyde Pierce, Piper Perabo, Oliver Platt, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Spacey, John Stamos and Chandra Wilson.

As previously announced, Neil Patrick Harris will host the June 7 ceremony at Radio City Music Hall

Piper Perabo had a "family" reunion this last Saturday, May 16. Her Cheaper by the Dozen sister played by Hilary Duff made a visit backstage after Piper's play, reasons to be pretty.

Julianna Margulies Hosts Reasons To Be Pretty Talkback

BROADWAY MAGAZINE – With Tony Nominations in hand, including one for Best Play, reasons to be pretty is continuing to conduct post-show talkbacks about the production. On Sunday, celebrated actress Julianna Margulies will host the discussion which will also include the entire cast.

Actors Thomas Sadoski and Marin Ireland also received Tony Nominations. In total, reasons to be pretty was nominated for 3 Tony Awards, 2 Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Play, 3 Drama League Awards, including Distinguished Production of a Play and 4 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Play.

“THE BEST NEW BROADWAY PLAY OF THE SEASON. Tight, tense and emotionally true. Neil LaBute is America’s great chronicler of the unbridgeable chasm of the sexes.” –Richard Zoglin, Time”

A REAL LOVE STORY. Wonderfully acted with the freshest, most illuminating dialogue anywhere.” –Ben Brantley, The New York Times”

Unquestionably, reasons to be pretty is a HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEASON.” –Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press”

FEROCIOUSLY FUNNY!” –John Simon, Bloomberg News”

No contemporary writer has more astutely captured the brutality in everyday conversation and behavior than Neil LaBute.” –Elysa Gardner, USA Today

Neil LaBute, Terry Kinney and reasons to be pretty Cast to Appear at Borders Columbus Circle

Playwright Neil LaBute, director Terry Kinney and cast members of the Broadway production of reasons to be pretty will discuss the work at Borders Columbus Circle at 5pm on Saturday, May 9.

The work, now at the Lyceum Theatre, stars Marin Ireland, Steven Pasquale, Piper Perabo, and Thomas Sadoski. It concerns Greg (Sadoski), a factory worker whose life is thrown into turmoil when he makes an offhand remark about his girlfriend's face. The play has been nominated for numerous Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards.

For more information, call 212-823-9775.

Theater News By: Brian Scott Lipton · May 2, 2009 · New York

(can't promise Piper's appearance but you shouldn't take a chance and miss it)

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on May 1 to discuss eligibility for the final 17 Broadway productions of the season. The Tony Award nominations will be announced at 8:30am on Tuesday, May 5. The awards will be presented at 8pm on Sunday, June 7 at Radio City Music Hall and aired live on CBS-TV.

...On the acting side Thomas Sadoski will be eligible as a Leading Actor in a Play for reasons to be pretty, while Marin Ireland, Piper Perabo, and Steven Pasquale will all be Final 2009 Eligibility Rulings Announced place in the Featured category; Brian Dennehy will be considered eligible as a Featured Actor for Desire Under the Elms, while Pablo Schreiber and Carla Gugino are eligible as Leading Actor and Actress; and David Hyde Pierce will be considered in the Leading Actor category for Accent on Youth, with the remainder of the cast eligible in the Featured category. ...

For more information, visit www.TonyAwards.com.

(taken from Theater News By: Dan Bacalzo · May 1, 2009 · New York)

Thank you to Piperperabobo myspace page.

reasons to be pretty adds Monday performances to Broadway schedule

Neil LaBute’s reasons to be pretty, which includes Piper Perabo as Carly, will add Monday night performances to its current schedule beginning on 4/27/09.

The show’s new schedule will now play as follows: Monday at 8pm, Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday at 2pm and 8pm, no performances Thursdays and a standard weekend schedule. Reasons to be Pretty is now running at the Lyceum Theatre, having opened to critical acclaim at the venue on April 2, directed by Terry Kinney.

info provided by Broadway.com

--New wave addicts that is. If you are missing out on this year's crop of Broadway shows because you cannot let that cell phone out of your hand, you are in luck. Not only can you leave it in your secure and reassuring palm - you can leave it on! (at least for a little while)

Running counter to conventional wisdom, audiences are encouraged to turn ON their cell phones prior to the performance to participate in a social experiment by texting ‘pretty' to a special phone number. They are then given the opportunity to rate themselves - and the person sitting next to them - on a scale of 1 to 10 (from Carrot Top to Angelina Jolie). Results from that performance's participants are texted back at intermission and are posted online.

Check www.reasonstobepretty.com to find how last night's audience rated themselves... and each other.(NYC Theater blog)