The 39-year-old Harris has starred in three Broadway productions, including "Assassins, " ''Proof, " opposite Anne Heche, and as the exuberant master of ceremonies in "Cabaret.

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Anne Heche, as a working mom on a brief furlough from her duties, and Sigourney Weaver, as a divorced teacher in need of a fresh life, find particular pathos in their roles.

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With Lauren Bacall and Anne Heche.

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