Burton has CTG in her future

When Michael Ritchie, Center Theatre Group’s new artistic director, announced details of his first season last week, the only actress he mentioned was Annette Bening, who will headline Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard” at the Mark Taper Forum next February.

But Ritchie is married to actress Kate Burton, and he says he expects she’ll wind up appearing on one CTG stage or another while he’s the boss.

That won’t be anytime soon. This summer, Burton will star along with Lynn Redgrave in a revival of W. Somerset Maugham’s “The Constant Wife” in New York, where the couple have kept their home despite acquiring Los Feliz digs. She also has a recurring role in the new ABC series “Grey’s Anatomy.”

In any case, Ritchie says he has no fears of being accused of nepotism. Burton has already appeared in three CTG shows and received excellent reviews.

Ritchie also says he wouldn’t be surprised if Burton’s character on “Grey’s Anatomy” eventually dies. “But if she doesn’t, that might be something she does for the next three or four years, and she’ll be one of those actresses I can’t get.”