ATX TV Festival and Hulu Announce Cast for The Golden Girls 40th Anniversary Script Reading & Conversation

WHAT: ATX TV Festival and Hulu have announced cast for The Golden Girls Script
Reading and Conversation on Sunday, June 1 at 1:30 PM, which will take place during the Festival’s 14th Season, happening May 29 – June 1, 2025 in Austin, TX.

The event will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the premiere of The Golden Girls with a live script reading of two classic episodes, featuring guest actors stepping into these iconic roles.

The reading will be followed by a conversation with the script reading participants discussing the cultural influence of The Golden Girls, its impact on TV in the years since, their own experiences navigating the industry as women in their 40s, 50s and beyond, and more.
 

WHO: Constance Zimmer as “Dorothy Zbornak”
Carrie Preston as “Blanche Devereaux”
Yvette Nicole Brown as “Rose Nyland”
Pamela Adlon as “Sophia Petrillo”

With additional roles read by:
Nathan Lee Graham (Mid-Century Modern)
Dan Bucatinsky (Hacks)
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman (UnREAL)
 

WHERE: The Paramount Theatre (Marquee Panel)
713 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
 

WHEN: Sunday, June 1, 2025, 1:30-3:00 PM
 

TICKETS: Single Tickets, Badges and TV Passes are available at atxfestival.com/attend.
 

MORE: The Golden Girls Script Reading and Conversation joins previously-announced programming including an Opening Night Marquee Conversation with Seth Meyers, a King of the Hill Sneak Peak Revival panel presented by Hulu, a conversation with Andor creator/EP Tony Gilroy and writer Beau Willimon, The Leftovers reunion with EPs and cast, a tenth anniversary celebration of UNReal, a Mad Men retrospective with Jon Hamm, a conversation with Christine Baranski, and much more. View the line-up at:
atxfestival.com/programming.
 

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