The Great New Wonderful

The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.

Cast

Olympia Dukakis

as Judy Hillerman

Jim Gaffigan

as Sandie

Judy Greer

as Allison Burbage

Maggie Gyllenhaal

as Emme Keeler

Tom McCarthy

as Davie Burbage

Sharat Saxena

as Satish

Naseeruddin Shah

as Avinash aka "Avi"

Tony Shalhoub

as Dr. Trabulous

Stephen Colbert

as Principal Peersall

Dick Latessa

as Jerry Binder

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