Betty Hutton was subsequently cast in the title role, and directing duties were given to Sidney.
Fences Denzel Washington takes directing duties for the first time since 2007's The Great Debaters.
The company's artistic director, Alex Kilgore, will share directing duties with Evan Cabnet.
Lee will oversee the writing of a new script, as well as taking on directing duties.
Charles McDougall, who directed the pilot episode of Desperate Housewives, will assume directing duties once a cast is in place.
Reclusive film-maker Terrence Malick looks set to take up directing duties on an epic biopic of Che Guevara.
Child of God, for which the actor also took on writing and directing duties, deals with necrophilia.
Justin Theroux, script writer for the Zoolander films, has suggested that Ben Stiller will resume directing duties for the forthcoming sequel.
As if the Atlantic Theater Company production doesn't keep him busy enough, Mr. Pittu is sharing directing duties with Neil Pepe, the Atlantic's artistic director.
Winterbottom has long been credited as another producer of the project, but the Playlist's report is the first indication that he will also take on directing duties.
It's all entertaining stuff, the pair regularly corpsing, and occasionally being reprimanded by Stuart (on directing duties) for sounding too French.
