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From: The Boston Herald
Date: 20020526
Author:Fee, Gayle; Raposa, Laura

Bet 'cha didn't know that Cherry Jones, who is currently starring in Aristophanes' make-love-not-war comedy "Lysistrata" at the American Repertory Theatre, will soon be seen in "The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood." Now you do!

"It's a wee small, but scary role," the actress told the Track. "I play Buggy, the crazy, religious fanatic mother of Vivi."

Now, for those of you who haven't experienced author Rebecca Wells' Ya-Ya Land, the main character, Vivi, is the Louisiana-bred looney lush of a mother. In the flick, which hits theaters June 7, Vivi is played by ...

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