Christina Ricci Returns To NY Stage In Midsummer

First Published: December 20, 2011 4:56 PM EST Credit: Getty Images NY, N.Y. -- Caption Christina Ricci attends the Whitney Museum Art Party in NY City on June 9, 2010Christina Riccis stage debut last year apparently didnt scare her off shes going back. Producers said Tuesday the Pan Am star will join two-time Tony Award winner Bebe Neuwirth in a Classic Stage Company production of William Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream. The off-Broadway show will begin performances March 28 and play through May 6. Neuwirth will play the role of Titania. Ricci will have the role of Hermia. Ricci made her Broadway debut last season in Donald Margulies Time Stands Still, replacing Alicia Silverstone and starring opposite Laura Linney, Brian dArcy James and Eric Bogosian. Ricci burst onto the scene in 1990 as Chers daughter in Mermaids and has built a long list of film credits, including The Addams Family, 'The Ice Storm, 'Speed Racer and Penelope. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.