Side Effects: Joely Richardson and Cotter Smith

MCC Theater have announced that Joely Richardson (Lindy) and Cotter Smith (Hugh) will star in the third and final production of the company's 25th Anniversary Season, Side Effects by Michael Weller.

David Auburn (author of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Broadway 'smash Proof') will direct the world premiere production, which opens at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on 19 Jun 2011, following previews from 2 Jun, and runs through to 9 Jul 2011.

Side Effects: Hugh and Lindy's marriage seems picture-perfect, a beacon in their microcosmic Midwestern world of dinner parties and fundraisers. Behind closed doors they're falling apart - doors they can barely keep shut. Lindy's grappling with bipolar swings, their teenage sons are acting out, and Hugh's rising political star is suddenly imperiled.

Bios:

Joely Richardson (Lindy) has just finished filming David Fincher's 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' alongside Daniel Craig, and 'Red Lights' with Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver. Richardson's work over six seasons on "Nip/Tuck" merited two Golden Globe nominations for her performance as "Julia McNamara" and a Golden Globe win for the series. Theatre includes: 'Lady Windermere's Fan' (Peter Hall/West End), 'Miss Julie' (James Rudhin/Almeida), 'Macbeth,' 'Worlds Apart,' 'Every Man in His Humor' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (RSC). Other Film includes: "Anonymous" (Roland Emmerich), "The Last Mimzy" (Bob Shaye), "The Affair of the Necklace" (Charles Shyer), "The Patriot" (Roland Emmerich), "Maybe Baby" (Ben Elton), "101 Dalmatians" (Steven Herek). Other Television includes: "The Whole Truth," "The Tudors," "Day of the Triffids," and "Nip/Tuck."

Cotter Smith's (Hugh) Broadway credits: 'Next Fall,' 'An American Daughter' and 'Burn This.' Off Broadway: 'Kin,' 'Next Fall' (Naked Angels), 'How I Learned to Drive,' 'The Dying Gau'l (Vineyard), 'Borderlines,' 'EL Salvador,' 'Empty Hearts,' 'Walking the Dead' (Circle Rep), 'A Soldier's Play' (Negro Ensemble), 'Blood Knot' (Roundabout). L.A.: 'The Tavern' (L.A. Drama Critics Award), 'The Seagull,' 'Endgame,' 'The Homecoming,' 'Mad Forest' (Matrix Theatre); 'How I learned to Drive,' 'A Soldier's Play' (Mark Taper); 'Romeo and Juliet' (Skylight). National tour: 'Art.' Film:"X2," "You Don't Know Jack," "Burning Blue," "Friends with Kids," "Lunatics, Lovers and Poets" (Best Supporting Actor nom., Method Fest). TV: early days of "Hill Street Blues" to this season's "White Collar."