Love, Loss and What...: further cast announced

Love, Loss and What...: further cast announced TV regulars Minka Kelly, most recently seen on NBC's "Parenthood," and Susan Sullivan, who stars on ABC's "Castle," will join upcoming casts of the Off-Broadway show Love, Loss, And What I Wore, now in its second year at the Westside Theatre. Kelly completes the next cast of Love, Loss, And What I Wore, performing 27 Apr - 29 May 2011. She joins the previously announced Conchata Ferrell, AnnaLynne McCord, Anne Meara and B. Smith. Sullivan will join supermodel Emme in the June cast, performing 1 Jun - 3 Jul 2011. Additional summer casting will be announced soon. As previously announced Fraser and Maples will join the July cast, performing from 6 Jul - 7 Aug 2011, further July cast members to be announced. The show's current cast (through to 24 Apr 2011) stars Annie Starke, Donna McKechnie, Sonia Manzano, Fredi Walker-Browne and Rumer Willis. The comedy, an intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, and directed by Karen Carpenter, opened at the Westside Theatre on 1 Oct 2009, following previews from 21 Sep, for what was initially scheduled to be a twelve week engagement that was originally scheduled to close on 13 Dec 2009, but is now booking through to 29 May 2011. Love, Loss, And What I Wore is a collection of vignettes and monologues based on the best-selling book by Ilene Beckerman, as well as on the recollections of the Ephrons' friends. "'The Vagina Monologues' without the vaginas," is how the Ephrons describe this theatrical event. The show opened to mostly good reviews: The only thing wrong with this play is the title... The rest is fabulous. (newyorktheatreguide.com); A kin to a warm estrogen bath (NY Times); By turns funny, poignant, and occasionally rueful (AP); A bittersweet meditation on the joys and tribulations of women's lives (Variety). The original cast featured Samantha Bee, Tyne Daly, Katie Finneran, Natasha Lyonne and Rosie O'Donnell. The creative team features sets by Jo Winiarski, costumes by Jessica Jahn, lighting by Jeff Croiter and sound by Walter Trarbach. A portion of the production's proceeds will benefit Dress for Success, a charity that provides work clothing and job support for low-income women. Audience members will be invited to donate their gently-used purses and other accessories in the theatre lobby. Bios: Minka Kelly most recently played "Gaby" on NBC's "Parenthood," starred opposite Leighton Meester in "The Roommate," and appeared in the Adam Sandler / Jennifer Aniston film "Just Go With It." Additional TV and film credits include: "Friday Night Lights," "(500) Days of Summer," "The Kingdom" and many more. Next she'll star in the upcoming remake of "Charlie's Angels." Love, Loss, And What I Wore marks Minka's New York stage debut. Susan Sullivan's television credits: "Castle," "Falcon Crest," "Rich Man, Poor Man," "Julie Farr M.D.," "Dharma and Greg." Television films: "The Ordeal Of Dr. Mudd," "Comedy Company," "Panic on Page One," "The New Maverick," "Midway" and "Incredible Hulk." Broadway: 'Jimmy Shine' (starred opposite Dustin Hoffman). Pasadena Playhouse: 'The Glass Menagerie.' Regional theatre: '5th of July,' 'Twelfth Night,' 'Tonight at 8:30' and more. Films include "Show and Tell" and "My Best Friend's Wedding."