Maura Tierney joins Tom Hanks in ‘Lucky Guy’
FILE - This May 12, 2009 file photo shows actress Maura Tierney poses for a portrait at the NBC In Front presentation at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, Calif. Tierney will make her Broadway debut as Tom Hanks' wife in Nora Ephron's play Lucky Guy.Producers said Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 that the Emmy Award-nominated star of such TV shows as ER, Newsradio, Rescue Me and The Good Wife has joined the cast of the play, which begins previews March 1 at the Broadhurst Theatre. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)
Hyde Park native Maura Tierney has joined the cast of “Lucky Guy” on Broadway. She’ll star opposite Tom Hanks in the Nora Ephron play, which is about the late Mike McAlary, who was a Pulitzer-winning columnist at the New York Daily News. Tierney will play McAlary’s wife, Alice. Tierney (inset) is best known for being on “ER” and, more recently, “The Good Wife.” “Lucky Guy” will open at the Broadhurst Theatre in April.
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