Angela Lansbury will return to Broadway stage...

How cool is this? Or should I ask, how gay is this?
Variety reports that gay fave Angela Lansbury has joined the Broadway revival of "Blithe Spirit," joining fellow gay fave Christine Ebersole and the simply gay Rupert Everett in his Broadway debut. The play will be produced by the same group behind "August: Osage County" and the currently in previews Speed-The-Plow.

"Blithe Spirit" will begin performances on February 26th at a Shubert Theater to be announced.

The addition of the great Lansbury to the cast is quite a coup. She has won four Tony Awards for her starring roles in "Mame," "Dear World," "Gypsy" and "Sweeney Todd" and was nominated for her most recent Broadway appearance in the play "Deuce."

Everett, of course, is best known for his film roles in "My Best Friend's Wedding," "Another Country," "An Ideal Husband" and "The Next Best Thing." Ebersole is a two-time Tony-Award winner for "Grey Gardens" and "42nd Street."

"Blithe Spirit" is a comedy written in 1941 and tells the story of a socialite Charles Condomine who is haunted by his late wife Elvira's ghost after he takes part in seance.

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