Tony Winner Laura Benanti Joins Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish in Here Today

Tony winner Laura Benanti has joined the cast of Here Today, a Billy Crystal-helmed movie about an aging comedian who befriends a younger woman, crossing a generational gap. The film stars Crystal as comedy writer Charlie Burnz and Tiffany Haddish as New Yorker street singer Emma Page.

Deadline reports that Benanti (Gypsy, My Fair Lady), Penn Badgley (You, Gossip Girl), Anna Deavere Smith (Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992), and Nyambi Nyambi (The Good Fight) have joined the cast in undisclosed roles.

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Crystal penned the screenplay with Alan Zweibel (SNL), whose short story The Prize serves as inspiration. Crystal, Zweibel, and Haddish are producers with Fred Bernstein and Dominique Telson. Rick Jackson, Claudine Marrotte, and Samantha Sprecher serve as executive producers.

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Laura Benanti and Richard Chamberlain in <i>The Sound of Music</i> — Laura Benanti and Richard Chamberlain in *The Sound of Music*

Laura Benanti in <i>The Sound of Music</i> — Laura Benanti in *The Sound of Music*

Laura Benanti in <i>Into the Woods</i> — Laura Benanti in *Into the Woods*

The_Wedding_Singer_5th_Avenue_Theatre_Production_Photos_2006_Stephen_Lynch_Laura_Benanti_HR — Stephen Lynch and Laura Benanti in *The Wedding Singer*

Laura Benanti in <i>The Wedding Singer</i> — Laura Benanti in *The Wedding Singer*

Gypsy_Broadway_Production_Photos_2017_Boyd_Gaines_Laura_Benanti_Patti_LuPone_HR — Boyd Gaines, Laura Benanti, and Patti LuPone in *Gypsy*

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Laura Benanti in <i>Gypsy</i> — Laura Benanti in *Gypsy*

Kristine Nielsen and Laura Benanti in <i>Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them</i> — Kristine Nielsen and Laura Benanti in *Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them*

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In_The_Next_Room_Broadway_Production_Photos_2017_Michael_Cerveris_Laura_Benanti_HR — Michael Cerveris and Laura Benanti in *In the Next Room*

In_The_Next_Room_Broadway_Production_Photos_2009_Quincy_Tyler_Bernstine_Laura_Benanti_HR — Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Laura Benanti in *In the Next Room*

In_The_Next_Room_Broadway_Production_Photos_2009_Laura_Benanti_HR — Laura Benanti in *In the Next Room*

Laura Benanti in <i>Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown</i> — Laura Benanti in *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown*

Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Laura Benanti and Justin Guarini in <i>Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown</i> — Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Laura Benanti and Justin Guarini in *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown*

Laura Benanti on NBC's "The Playboy Club"

Laura_Benanti_Tony_Awards_2013_HR — Laura Benanti performs at the 2013 Tony Awards

Laura Benanti and Christian Borle rehearse "The Sound of Music Live!"

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