Gaines, Colin join 'Columnist'

Boyd Gaines and Margaret Colin have signed onto join John Lithgow inside the approaching Broadway bow of David Auburn's latest, "The Author." Colin ("Arcadia") may have the wife of Ernest Alsop, the titular journo carried out by Lithgow. Four-time Tony champion Gaines is onboard as Stewart, Joseph's brother together with another journalist. New follow "Proof" scribe Auburn is founded on the late Ernest Alsop, who was simply a effective estimate the Washington politico circuit. Story concentrates on the intersection in the scribe's career and existence. "Author" features its own world preem on Broadway this spring in the production from Manhattan Theater Club, the Gotham nonprofit where "Proof" originated from before producers selected up for just about any commercial Rialto transfer that went more than couple of years. "Proof" helmer Daniel Sullivan directs "Author." Further casting remains being stored in for your show, which begins previews April 4 before an April 25 opening at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theater. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com