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Ben Stiller, Edie Falco Broadway bound

Published Thursday, Sep 30 2010, 18:25 BST | By Mike Moody
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Ben Stiller and Edie Falco have signed to star in Broadway black comedy The House of Blue Leaves.

According to Gossip Cop, the stars are to play a husband and wife in the project.

The play takes place on the day that Pope Paul VI visited New York City in the 1960s.

Stiller will take on the role of zookeeper and fledgling songwriter Artie Shaughnessy. Nurse Jackie actress Falco will play his schizophrenic wife named Bananas.
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