But she also went back to TV very quickly after that, having long-runs on "The Detour", "Younger", and now "Gossip Girl". We're living in a very different media ecosystem now than they had in the the 70s and 80s, when TV stars found it hard to move on from iconic characters and when working in TV meant making a commitment to a 24-episode season (and working on Broadway meant committing to a year-long run, and basically everything but daytime TV shot in LA).
In a sign of how things have changed, Benanti continued to do Broadway while she was also appearing in these TV shows (and also guesting on Late Night). So, it's a different world than it was when Buckley was stuck in Cali for four years dreaming of Broadway. |
