2×1: You Don’t Even Like Opera
On Easter Sunday, Agnes informs Ada, Marian, and Oscar about the imminent arrival of her nephew, Dashiell Montgomery, in New York. Meanwhile, Bertha shuns Mrs Astor to support the Metropolitan Opera House and Oscar begins courting Gladys once again.
Promo for 2×2: Some Sort of Trick
No longer in the cast: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Thomas Cocquerel, who played Marian’s social climbing ex-fiancé Tom Raikes, is not returning for S2.
New cast members in recurring roles: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Laura Benanti will play Susan Blane, a recent widow living in Newport who hires Larry as the architect for a major home renovation.
Robert Sean Leonard will play Reverend Matthew Forte, the new rector of the church attended by New York’s high society.
Rebecca Haden, who briefly appeared at the end of S1, returns in a recurring role as the mysterious Flora McNeil.
Christopher Denham, David Furr, Ben Lamb, Matilda Lawler, Dakin Mathews, Michael Braugher, and Nicole Brydon Bloom are also joining the cast in recurring roles.
Promoted cast members: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Thirteen recurring cast members from S1 have been promoted to series regulars for S2, bringing the total number of series regulars up to a whopping 24:
Kelli O’Hara – Aurora Fane
Donna Murphy – Mrs. Astor
Debra Monk – Armstrong
Kristine Nielsen – Mrs. Bauer
Taylor Richardson – Bridget
Ben Ahlers – Jack Trotter
Kelley Curran – Turner
Douglas Sills – Baudin aka Borden
Celia Keenan-Bolger – Mrs. Bruce
Michael Cerveris = Watson
Erin Wilhelmi – Adelheid Weber
Patrick Page – Richard Clay
Sullivan Jones – T. Thomas Fortune
Agnes Van Rhijn
Ada Brook
Peggy Scott
Marian Brook
Queen Bertha
