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The Closet

June 26 – July 14 | Main Stage
2018 Season

WORLD PREMIERE COMEDY
by Douglas Carter Beane
inspired by Francis Veber’s play Le Placard
directed by Mark Brokaw

Tony Award winner and Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Matthew Broderick stars in this world premiere comedy by Douglas Carter Beane, inspired by Le Placard, the French comedy by Academy Award nominee Francis Veber.
 Martin O’Reilly (Broderick) is stuck in Scranton in a dead-end job,
his marriage is over, and his son won’t return his calls.  His only
friend is his eternally optimistic co-worker (Tony nominee Jessica Hecht), who can’t bake enough muffins to stave off her romantic longings.  When a stranger (Tony nominee Brooks Ashmanskas) sashays into their world, he drags Martin—and everyone around him—out of their respective closets.  Helmed by Mark Brokaw,
this contemporary satire breaks the chains of political correctness and
celebrates the possibility of finding authenticity and love (and show
tunes) in unexpected places.

Additional casting for the new musical Johnny Baseball includes Tony Award nominee De’Adre Aziza (Passing Strange), Andrew Kober (Hair), Kelly Karbacz (Get Smart with Steve Carell), and WTF regular Brooks Ashmanskas (The Producers; WTF’s She Stoops to Conquer and Last of the Red Hot Lovers). Tom McGowan (“Fraiser”; Wicked) replaces Burke Moses. Previously announced cast includes James Snyder, Joe Cassidy, Alan H. Green, and Roger Robinson. Johnny Baseball runs July 24 – August 3, 2013 on the Nikos Stage.

(via Brooks Ashmanskas, Reed Birney and More Join Williamstown Theatre Festival’s Summer Cast; 2013 Season Kicks Off Tomorrow!)