Julia Roberts Breaks 20 Years of Hiatus for an Unexpected Twist

Julia Roberts Breaks 20 Years of Hiatus for an Unexpected Twist

Julia Roberts ends her 20-year hiatus as the actress returns to the stage.  The Oscar-winning star will share the stage with Paul Rudd in a Broadway production. The upcoming play will mark her first Broadway appearance since 2006. Julia Roberts returns to Broadway with Paul Rudd in the mostly wordless play Small Mouth Sounds Julia […]

Julia Roberts Will Make Small Mouth Sounds on Broadway

Scott Rudin is producing two plays’ Broadway transfer: ‘Small Mouth Sounds,’ starring Julia Roberts, and sex-offender drama ‘Downstate.’ Both had female directors Off Broadway but will now be helmed by Joe Mantello.

Julia Roberts Trying Broadway Again After 20 Years In an Ensemble Play Produced by Scott Rudin, with Paul Rudd (Again) and Sarah Paulson

Gosh, has it been 20 years? In 2006, Julia Roberts made her Broadway debut in “Three Days of Rain” with Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper. The Oscar winner did not return to the stage after that go round, but she’s starred in plenty of movies. This winter of 2027, Roberts will make her Broadway return […]

'Downstate' Confirmed For Broadway As Producers Lean Into Controversy

Downstate, Bruce Norris’ controversial play about a group home housing convicted sex offenders, will, as expected, get a Broadway staging this fall, and far from shying away from its hot-button subject matter, the production, with Scott Rudin and Barry Diller producing, is leaning into the debate. The producers confirmed the Broadway staging today – it’s […]

Scott Rudin Plans Two New Broadway Shows, Including One With Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd

The producer will return next season with 'Downstate,' about four convicted sex offenders, and a starry, but nearly wordless play, 'Small Mouth Sounds,' with Roberts and Rudd.

Downstate and Small Mouth Sounds, opening on Broadway with an arresting Scott Rudin maneuver

“Downstate,” the highly controversial play by Bruce Norris about a group home for men formerly imprisoned for sex crimes against minors, was announced this morning as opening on Broadway in the Fall — at the same time that “Small Mouth Sounds,” the silent comedy by Beth Wohl, was announced to open on Broadway in the...