Beau Bridges, Laurie Metcalf and Michael Learned are the leading names in Ron Lagomarsino's production of Jane Anderson's Looking For Normal which will have its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse April 3-May 6. Others in the cast include Jordan Bridges (Beau's son), Kelly Connell, Jim Haynie, Marjorie Lovett and Dougald Park. One role has not yet been cast.

Anderson, who recently completed writing and directing the ABC movie of the week "When Billie Beat Bobby," tells the story of Roy and Irma, a happily married Midwestern couple whose family life is turned upside-down when Roy (Beau Bridges) drops a bomb: he's decided to have a sex change. In dealing with this startling revelation, Roy's family discovers things about each other and themselves they never anticipated.

Director Lagomarsino directed Alfred Uhry's Tony Award-winning play The Last Night of Ballyhoo at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway. His other credits include Driving Miss Daisy, My Favorite Year and Beth Henley's Abundance. Beau Bridges' film work includes "Jerry Maguire," "Norma Rae" and "The Hotel New Hampshire," among others.

Metcalf, a member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company, is best known for her regular role in the sitcom, "Roseanne."

Geffen Playhouse is located at 10886 Le Conte Ave. For tickets and information call (310) 208-5454 or Ticketmaster at (213) 365-3500. — By Willard Manus
Southern California Correspondent