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Krysta Rodriguez (Halston) and Lauren Lapkus (Good Girls) have been tapped as the leads in CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot Sober Companion, from Jane the Virgin creator/executive producer Jennie Snyder Urman and CBS Studios, where Urman is under an overall deal. Written by Gracie Glassmeyer and David Rosenthal from a…

Actress and singer Krysta Rodriguez (Halston) has joined the cast of Out Of Order, a new comedy starring Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington and Brooke Shields. Routh, who starred as Superman/Clark Kent in Superman Returns, and in The CW's TV series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow will star as John Slater, an unsuccessful lawyer…

The latest limited series from Netflix and Ryan Murphy, Halston, came to Deadline’s Virtual Screening Series on Monday, when I spoke with star Ewan McGregor who plays the eponymous title character, the bon vivant fashion designer and social gadfly who made a huge name for himself and his brand before burning out far…

EXCLUSIVE: Jake Lacy (Being The Ricardos) and Krysta Rodriguez, who is getting attention for her role as Liza Minelli on Netflix’s Halston, have been tapped as the leads of TBS’ scripted romantic-comedy pilot, Space, written and executive produced by Hilary Winston and executive produced by Nick Stoller of Stoller…

Krysta Rodriguez is best known for her roles on the Broadway stage including originating the role of Wednesday Addams in the Tony-nominated musical The Addams Family, as well as First Date the Musical opposite Zachary Levi. She also starred in the groundbreaking 2015 Tony-nominated Deaf West Theatre production of Sprin…

Ewan McGregor didn't know a whole lot about 1960s and ’70s fashion icon Halston before he signed on to play the role in Netflix's five-part limited series, except maybe that he was best friends with Liza Minnelli. That would be because Halston not only made a huge impact on the fashion world, but also in the social…

EXCLUSIVE: Actress-singer Krysta Rodriguez (Smash, Trial & Error) has been cast opposite Ewan McGregor in Halston, Ryan Murphy’s Netflix limited series starring McGregor as the iconic designer. Rodriguez will play Liza Minnelli, Halston's muse and best friend. Little is known about Halston. In the project’s original…

Krysta Rodriguez (Trial & Error) has booked a key recurring role for the second half of Season 2 of ABC’s Quantico. Rodriguez will play Maxine "Max" Griffin, the intelligent, passionate and fiercely driven founder of "the Roster," a network and visibility platform for professional women committed to helping one…

Krysta Rodriguez (Smash, Chasing Life) has been cast opposite John Lithgow in The Trail, NBC's documentary-style procedural comedy from comedy veteran Jeff Astrof, Forever creator Matt Miller and Warner Bros. TV. Written by Astrof and Miller and to be directed by Jeffrey Blitz, The Trail, whose title is a scrambled…

EXCLUSIVE: CBS' How I Met Your Mother spinoff How I Met Your Dad is making a casting change. Actress-singer Krysta Rodriguez, who was to play one of the leads, is departing the hybrid pilot. In the vein of the original series, HIMYD tells the story from a female point of view, that of Sally (Greta Gerwig), and…

Actress-singer Krysta Rodriguez (Smash) has landed one of the leads alongside Greta Gerwig and Drew Tarver in CBS’s How I Met Your Mother spinoff How I Met Your Dad. In the vein of the original series, HIMYD tells the story from a female point of view, that of Sally (Gerwig), and revolves around a new group of friends…