August: Osage County Tickets- Cast Welcomes Cullum, Warren and Ross

August: Osage County has won numerous awards including a Tony and a Pulitzer, and the Broadway version of the hit stage production welcomes another award winner to the cast, John Cullum, along with Amy Warren and Samantha Ross in November. Cullum will be playing the patriarch of the Weston family, Beverly, while Warren will be playing daughter Karen and Ross will be the housekeeper, Johnna Monevata. With the talent each of the additions has, there is no doubt that for August: Osage County tickets will be in even higher demand than they already are. Fans who are looking to see the show on Broadway or elsewhere should check out http://www.stubhub.com/august-osage-county-tickets/.

Cullum has a storied career in theater, film and television. He was born and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee as the youngest of five children. He attended the University of Tennessee after high school, where he was involved in both drama and tennis. He was so talented at tennis, in fact, that he toured Europe as Bill Davisýs doubles partner. He also served in the U.S. Army for the Korean War. While at UT, he was in numerous productions for the drama department but also performed for the Carousel Theatre in Knoxville. He got his first New York theater experience when he played a soldier in St. Joan at the Phoenix Theatre in 1956. Four years later, he made his Broadway debut as Sir Dinadan in Camelot.

Cullum became an in-demand actor on stage with each role that he took. His Broadway credits include Hamlet, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, You Never Can Tell, Urinetown, Private Lives and Show Boat. He won his first Tony Award in 1975 when he won Best Actor in a Musical for Shenandoah. He won the same award three years later for On the Twentieth Century. He has continued to garner more awards as his theater accomplishments grow, leading to an induction into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2007. He also has had immense television and film roles. His television appearances include reoccurring roles on Northern Exposure, ER and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has also been in films like The Night Listener, Held Up, The Notorious Bettie Page and Hamlet.

Warren and Ross are both making their Broadway debuts with August: Osage County. Warren has been seen recently in Adding Machine Off-Broadway, for which she was nominated for Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel awards for her role. Warren hails from Chicago and his no stranger to Steppenwolf productions as she has been in the theaterýs shows like When the Messenger it Hot, House of Lily and Whispering City. Ross has been in Off-Broadway in shows like A Midsummer Nightýs Dream, War W/The Newts, Romeo and Juliet and Pieces of Ass. Ross was born in California but grew up in New York City. She wanted to act from a young age. She pursued her dream by getting a degree in drama from NYUýs Stella Adler Conservatory. She did some acting on L.A. before returning to NYC for a stage career.

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