please welcome the lovely, the talented edie falco, everybody!ate it. we're such giant fans of you over here. >> thank you. >> jimmy: we love you so much. congrats. >> thank you. >> jimmy: a tony nomination. >> it's my first one. it was very exciting. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. >> jimmy: that's great. >> it's a big deal. >> jimmy: that's so cool. >> yeah it is. >> jimmy: "house of blue leaves." can you explain it to me? what is it? what is it about? >> well, gosh. how much time do we have? >> jimmy: is it deep? >> yeah, it's sort of intense. it's about a guy who wants to be a musician. i play his crazy wife and jennifer jason leigh is his crazy girlfriend and -- >> jimmy: and he is ben stiller. >> ben stiller, yeah. >> jimmy: how is he -- i mean, i know he's a great guy. >> he's great. you must know him. don't you funny guys hang out together? >> jimmy: yeah, we have a funny guy bar we all go to. [ laughter ] >> that's why he's always late. >> jimmy: yeah, he's always late. >> he's totally great. he's great and funny. >> jimmy: is he funn

breaking down those boundaries with nurse jackie, the showtime... the showtime series now with edie falco. >> yeah. >> hinojosa: okay, so honestly... >> well, not to cut you off, actually, you said something really... >> hinojosa: but cut me off, anyway. >> i'm going to cut you off. ( laughter ) it's your show, but i'm cutting you off. that's great, we're going on the right track. i... you know, with the visitor, what i thought was great about was great about tarek, the character that i played, is i wanted to show the essence of the arab culture-- very loving, they're compassionate, they are inviting... >> hinojosa: open? >> ...open, inviting, and i tell you, if you go to lebanon and you visit that country and you go to my home and my mom's home, i mean, the generosity, hospitality-- it's just really touching. i'm proud of that about my inheritance. it's a lovely, lovely quality that i... i mean, sometimes it can get too much, because they can be nosey in your business... >> hinojosa: ( laughing ) >> ...and they're like, "when are you going to get married? when are you going to have kids?

. >> edie falco mixes it up with jennifer jason leigh. >> i bring out how i feel. >> ben stiller tookging and piano lessons in the house of blue leaves. >> it was birds, now not blue leaves. >> stiller plays artie shaughnessy, a zoo keeper. >> edie plays a schizophrenic wife, aptly named bananas. >> i grabbed bob hope, i pushed spellman into the back seat, get in i'll take you where you want to go. >> she says research was not necessary for this role. >> i know all about bananas, she is crazy. >> stiller's mystery is the downstairs neighbor bunny. >> i know, i don't know them, but i mean i know. >> played by jennifer jason leigh. >> it's so shocking, you know, it's so funny and then not funny at all. >> reporter: this dark comedy set in 1965 during the pope's visit to new york city has special meaning for stiller, his mother star in the original stage production 40 years ago. he was in the first revival 25 years ago, playing ronnie, artie's son. stiller says the play still resonates. >> themes in the play about fame and celebrity and need for validation in our culture is as relevant i

some actors and actresses up for tony's include al pacino, and edie falco in the house of blue leavesnd ellen barkin. the tony's air right here on wusa9. >>> the cbs news is making news tonight. the network announced scott pele is taking over as anchor after the cbs evening news. i asked scott about their plans for the newscast. the viewer don't have to wait until 6:30 anymore. >> there's essentially three things you're going to be seeing on the evening news. things you have seen on the evening news over the last few years and we're going to continue to pursue them. first, original reporting. we'll have reporting you haven't seen elsewhere. second fairness. fairness to everyone involved in a story and also unique insight into the news of the day. our goal lesli, is to put the broadcast on and have the viewers say wow, that was worth my time. i learned things. >> let me ask you about your interview with lara logan this past sunday because you covered many, many stories. hers was absolutely rivetting. you showcased her professionalism, her courage, her grace, and your own skill at handl

some actresses and actors include al pacino, vanessa redgrave in driving miss daisy, edie falco in theue and ellen barkin in the normal heart. the tony awards air live from new york city june 12th here on wusa9. >> jamie lee curtis came to northwest d.c. for an important cause. she's honorary chair for the national children's health awareness event put on by the substance abuse administration. this year's exhibit at the shakespeare theatre featured artwork from children directly impacted by the 9-11 attacks and recognized their resilience. >> white house correspondents weekend is over and what better way to unwind than with a mimosa at the traditional morning after brunch. from actress morgan fairchild to congressman jim moran, local and hollywood celebrities attended. from white house correspondent reality tv stars, they filled the rooftop at the hay adams hotel by the white house. well, why let all of the humans have the fun. this week, pet expert wendy diamond from animal fair magazine once again hosted her annual white house pet correspondents benefit held at art and soul on capito

or patricia heaton from the middle. >> three. >> no. >> the correct answer was edie falco. >> she cannotto gain? >> what did happen, she was doing a play in london it stressed her out so much she lost weight and the creator said you'll have to pack on the pounds, she said, bring on ice cream. >> i love that. back across. >> this lady is very upset she didn't win the $100 and got my cd. i will deal with you later. you're from ontario. true or false, estelle getty was a year younger than her character? that's true. >> good for you. >> i didn't know there was a year between the two of them. she was almost a year younger than bee arthur. rue mcclanahan she would get up said because in her 60s playing a 70 dwrld. >> which tv mom's character has been on television the longest, louis grif fin, marge simpson or roseanne barr. >> marge simpson. >> did she get or did she know? >> marge has been in every episode of the simpsons since the show debuted in 1989. to celebrate their 20th anniversary, she famously posed tore "playboy." >> congratulations on the little one. >> coming up next, access holly