Scarlett Johansson to Star in A View From the Bridge

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Scarlett Johansson will make her Broadway debut in Arthur Miller's classic tragedy A View from the Bridge—not in Neil Simon's musical Promises, Promises (as previously rumored). Her co-star will be kick-ass actor Liev Schreiber, who'll play Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman obsessed with his 17-year-old niece Catherine, played by Scar-Jo. We can't foresee Schreiber having any trouble making that role convincing, but will the smoldering, soft-spoken starlet be able to translate her cinematic heat to the stage? More importantly, what will she be wearing? And if she's playing a 17-year-old, is it wrong to drool during the performance? (If so, we're in big trouble over Ghost World.)

The limited engagement will run for 14 weeks only, beginning performances December 28th. We hope to see Scar Jo's penpal Obama in the house! In other Broadway news, guy's guy Mayor Bloomberg left during intermission at the Broadway premiere of Brighton Beach Memoirs on Sunday night, and was soon spotted at the Yankees game. Classic.

Also! Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore will perform in the star-studded 24 Hour Plays on Broadway November 9th. Oh, and Tony Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth is actually the one starring in the Promises, Promises, revival, alongside "Will & Grace" star Sean Hayes. But honestly, everyone stopped reading this after Scar-Jo, didn't they?

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I'll show her my great white way.

Boy, she's going to be embarrassed when she realizes she forgot to wear pants in that first photo shoot.

You may not. Please get in line.

okay fine, i'll just go walk it off...

Look again. She's got some of blue short shorts on.

I hope she's not in a cardboard box in that first pic... she won't be able to act her way out of it...

I'm having all kinds of intermissions over here.

The rest of my day is ruined, there's no way I can concentrate on work now.

Welcome to my world! The hard part was narrowing down my Google image search to just three. So talented.

Well, you did a damn fine job. Thank you sir!

For reasons still undetermined, women love Dane Cook, as well as guys who look and speak exactly like Dane Cook.

Will she be acting in the play or just reciting lines?

Oh, this reminds me, whatever happened to Thora Birch?

I believe the last time this play hit Broadway, the role was played by Brittany Murphy. She got a Tony nomination. Trust me Scarlett will do just fine.

Scarlett Johansson Gives Mayor Bloomberg A Big Stiff

Stunning actress Scarlett Johansson was publicly embarrassed when she was portrayed as having ’stood up’ the Mayor of New York at a press conference. However, the Lost In Translation star insists she declined the invitation prior to the event, telling the New York Daily News: “We were never supposed to be part of the press conference.

The above should say "small Stiff" , LOL

Dammit I'm trying to get work done here, people!

She's one of the hottest white girls around but I can't imagine actually paying to see this show.

Hey I'm back. What did I miss? Gallery? No? Not yet?
O.K.

She's not that great looking in person.

Jugs are real, though.

Looks like I'll be spending the next four months strangling kittens thanks to all you sinners.

And they say I don't enjoy what I do.

Notice how no one screams "Photoshop!" when photos like these are proffered?

i would do such unspeakable things to that girl

Can you just stop speaking?

Fine, I'll do all the speakable things to that girl.

She maybe be better suited for a stage hand job.

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Watch your mouth, show respect.

i'd *so* pull one through her

im sure vincent gallo already has another arthouse film with a real bj scene for her.

I would love to see Scarlett Johansson on her Broadway debut. She is one hot Tamale...and a great actress, Im sure she will do justice to her role being a 17 yr old.

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