Morning Docket: 06.24.08
*Variety reports that Anthony Hopkins will play King Lear in a new film of Shakespeare's tragedy. Rumor has it that his three daughters will be played by Gweneth Paltrow (Goneril), Naomi Watts (Regan) and Keira Knightly (Cordelia).
*Dylan McDermott has joined the cast of THREE CHANGES at Playwrights Horizons, which begins previews in August.
*Horton Foote's DIVIDING THE ESTATE, which played an acclaimed run at Primary Stages last year and will now be produced on Broadway, will be housed at the Booth Theatre, currently home to THURGOOD.
*Aaron Tveit, who rumor has it will play Tony in the WEST SIDE STORY revival, joins the cast of WICKED tonight as Fiyero.
