When NBC announced it was nixing the original "Law & Order," many people lamented the effect on New York theater actors, for whom a spot on the show has long been a résumé staple. But
another New York-based production, "The Good Wife," is already filling the void. That CBS procedural, in which Julianna Margulies, as the wife of Chris Noth's disgraced politician, goes back to
practicing law, but crime scenes, courtrooms and law offices are crawling with top-tier New York theater talent.
Shows like "30 Rock," "Nurse Jackie," "Gossip Girl," "Damages" and the
recently canceled "Ugly Betty" also shoot in New York and employ many stage actors. At least one "Law & Order" spinoff, "Special Victims Unit," will continue casting and filming in the city.
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