Annaleigh Ashford Upped To Regular On ‘Masters Of Sex’, Will Depart ‘Kinky Boots’
EXCLUSIVE: Masters Of Sex standout Annaleigh Ashford, who did an arc on the Showtime drama’s first season, is being promoted to regular for Season 2. As a result, Ashford will depart her Tony-nominated role in the hit Broadway musical Kinky Boots sometime in March. On Masters Of Sex, about the pioneers of the science of human sexuality Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan), Ashford plays Betty Dimello, the ravenous young prostitute only too happy to get paid to help Dr. Masters in his research (which includes how women fake orgasms). On Kinky Boots, which won the Tony for best musical in June, Ashford plays scrappy factory worker Lauren. Last week, the musical smashed the all-time house record at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre with a gross of $1,912,568. Ashford is with APA and Beth Rosner Management.
* MoS folks were so impressed with the ebullient AA they wanted her back as a recurring role but her busy schedule as a star on Kinky Boots prevented it from making it a reality. It's going to be a raucous S2 with Betty DiMello coming back. Fingers crossed for another Wicked star Heléne Yorke to be promoted as well. She deserves it for her fearless performance.
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