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Christina Ricci, Bebe Neuwirth to Star in Shakespeare

By TheImproper, December 21st, 2011

ricci neuwirth Christina Ricci, Bebe Neuwirth to Star in Shakespeare Christina Ricci and Bebe Neuwirth, who share an unlikely connection as Addams Family members, although at different times and different mediums, will team up for Shakespeare’s flight of fancy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Off Broadway.

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