{"id":10776,"date":"2020-06-17T22:35:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T03:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=10776"},"modified":"2020-06-17T22:35:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T03:35:27","slug":"debra-messing-to-star-in-comedy-east-wing-from-ali-wentworth-and-liz-tuccillo-for-starz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/17\/debra-messing-to-star-in-comedy-east-wing-from-ali-wentworth-and-liz-tuccillo-for-starz\/","title":{"rendered":"Debra Messing to Star in Comedy &#8220;East Wing&#8221; from Ali Wentworth and Liz Tuccillo for Starz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10777\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/debra-messing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/debra-messing.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/debra-messing-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/debra-messing-260x180.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/debra-messing-160x111.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Starz today announced that Emmy(R) winner and Golden Globe(R) nominee Debra Messing (&#8220;<em>Will &amp; Grace<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Smash<\/em>&#8220;) will executive produce and star in the network&#8217;s new series in development &#8220;East Wing.&#8221; The half-hour comedy is created and written by Ali Wentworth (&#8220;<em>Nightcap<\/em>,&#8221; <em>Jerry Maguire<\/em>), who will also appear in the series alongside Messing, and Liz Tuccillo (&#8220;<em>Divorce<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Sex and the City<\/em>&#8220;). &#8220;<em><strong>East Wing<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; is produced by Lionsgate and executive produced by Messing, Wentworth, Tuccillo and 3 Arts Entertainment&#8217;s Howard Klein (&#8220;<em>The Office<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Mindy Project<\/em>&#8220;) and Molly Madden (&#8220;<em>The Starter Wife<\/em>,&#8221; Picture Perfect).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><em>East Wing<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; draws from the experiences of Ali Wentworth&#8217;s mother, who served as Social Secretary in the White House during Ronald Reagan&#8217;s presidency in the 1980s. It tells the story of Hollis Carlisle (Messing), a hostess extraordinaire who juggles her threatened husband, rebellious children, Nancy Reagan&#8217;s Chief of Staff, and a crippling social anxiety disorder. Ali will reoccur as Hollis&#8217;s best friend, Kelly Forbes, who is a stay at home mom and is threatened by Hollis&#8217;s success.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1364676814\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The charm and relatability Debra brings to every character she inhabits will captivate audiences once again as she brings Hollis to life on the screen,&#8221; said Christina Davis, President, Original Programming for Starz. &#8220;This is a whip-smart comedy that despite its 1980&#8217;s set dressing, is a pointed commentary on politics and the politics of being a woman today that will be a valuable addition to our slate of premium programming by and for women. 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