If best friend Katherine Heigl is busy with babies and the big screen, TR Knight, the actor who played the late and often-missed George O'Malley on
Grey's Anatomy, is invading Broadway. After starring in a production of
Parade last year, the 37-year-old is making a u-turn and will appear in the Broadway debut of David Mamet's
A Life in the Theatre.
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follows the relationship between a young newcomer (to be played by Knight) and a mature stage actor (Stewart) as their professional bond is tested by a series of on-stage and off-stage incidents. Of course Knight is by no means a stranger to Broadway, with
Noises Off in 2001 and
Tartuffe in 2003.
Meanwhile, a more current
Grey's Anatomy cast member, Kim Raver, is
starring in the Lifetime Original Movie
Bond of Silence based on a true story of a mother who made headlines when she forgave the person who killed her husband, who was then checking on a teenage house party. She then toured to increase people's awareness on teen violence.
"It's always great being able to do research, and Katy wrote this amazing book
Walking After Midnight: One Woman's Journey Through Murder I read. I've asked her so many questions. She's unique, a special woman," says Raver, who says meeting the person she's playing is "unique."
Raver, 41, became a series regular on
Grey's Anatomy in January of this year. Her former roles include Nico Reilly in
Lipstick Jungle and Audrey Raines in
24.
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