'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, inserting himself into their lives most unwelcomely. When the individuals he deems classless choose not to take his advice, they are met with terrible consequences. Elyot joins forces with his young neighbor Stella to try to make the world better, one tactless person at a time.

I Shudder is written and executive produced by Paul Rudnick (In & Out, Addams Family Values), who also wrote the book on which the project is based, "I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey." Also executive producing is Dan Jinks (American Beauty, Pushing Daisies).

TV Land Awards To Honor Betty White, 'Parenthood,' 'The Wonder Years,' 'Ally McBeal,' and Donny and Marie Osmond

This year's TV Land Awards will be hosted by Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, World's Funniest Fails), one of the most versatile performers of TV and film. This year's awards will honor the most creative, popular and loved stars and series, including Parenthood, The Wonder Years, Ally McBeal, Betty White, who will receive The Legend Award, and Donny and Marie Osmond, who will be accepting the Pop Culture Award. The late groundbreaking comedian Joan Rivers will also be honored with a special tribute. Presenters and more honorees will be announced in the coming week. The ceremony will tape on Saturday, April 11th at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills and air Saturday, April 18th at 9 p.m. ET/PT on TV Land with simulcasts on Nickelodeon and NickMom.

Parenthood is receiving the Fan Favorite Award, a salute to a series that is considered an All-American classic and much-loved by its fans. The drama series - based on the movie of the same name - just wrapped its sixth and final season on NBC, and tells the story of the Braverman family as they face life's triumphs and struggles. Confirmed to be at the TV Land Awards include series stars Lauren Graham, Craig T. Nelson, Peter Krause, Bonnie Bedelia, Erika Christensen, Miles Heizer, Sam Jaeger, Savannah Paige Rae, Max Burkholder, Tyree Brown, Sarah Ramos, Xolo Maridueña and executive producer Jason Katims.

Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar & Miriam Schor to Headline TV Land's Sitcom Pilot 'Younger'

Production has begun on TV Land’s newest sitcom pilot, Younger, starring Tony® Award winner Sutton Foster (“Bunheads”) Hilary Duff (“Lizzie McGuire”), Debi Mazar (“Entourage”) and Miriam Shor (“GCB”). The single-camera project, which is written, executive produced and directed by Darren Star (“Sex and the City”), is based on the novel “Younger” by Pamela Redmond Satran. Patricia Field, who worked with Star on “Sex and the City,” will be a costume consultant on the production.