'Smash' Bombshell Megan Hilty Joins TV Land Pilot 'I Shudder' Along With John Behlmann, Geneva Carr & Brooklyn Shuck
Megan Hilty TV Land has tapped into the theater world for its pilot I Shudder , casting Smash bombshell and Broadway alum Megan Hilty (“9 to 5: The Musical,” “Wicked”), John Behlmann (“Significant Other,” “The 39 Steps”), Tony-nominated Geneva Carr (“Hand To God”) and Brooklyn Shuck (“Matilda The Musical,” “Annie”) to co-star opposite previously announced lead actor Hamish Linklater ( Cymbeline , The Newsroom ). Hilty and Behlmann will play Sara and Drake Morelle, the demanding parents to 11-year-old Stella, played by Shuck. The Morelles are neighbors to the eccentric and refined Elyot Vionnet, played by Linklater. Carr has been tapped to play their other neighbor, Susan Marie, who is unpleasant and self-righteous. The pilot will be shot in New York in October. I Shudder is a comedy revolving around Elyot Vionnet, an advocate of manners, style and most importantly, common decency. Observing people committing heinous crimes of etiquette, he tries to counsel them from afar, inse...