"Dallas" TV Star Linda Gray will take over the role of Mrs Robinson in Terry Johnson's The Graduate at the Gielgud Theatre. From Oct. 1 Linda Gray will take over the role, which is currently being played by Anne Archer, who finishes her run of the show Sept. 29.
Linda Gray is best known for her role as Sue Ellen, the wife of JR Ewing, in the long running American soap "Dallas". Her previous stage appearances have been in Agnes of God and The Vagina Monologues.
Having broken all box office records at the Gielgud, The Graduate has raked in £7.5 million since s opening April 5, 2000. The Graduate is adapted for the stage from the original novel and the motion picture screenplay by Terry Johnson. Previous stars have included Kathleen Turner (Broadway bound in the show), Jerry Hall, and Amanda Donahoe.
— by Theatrenow