Bobby Cannavale to Join MCC's 'Fat Pig' Reading 6/9

MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) today announced that Tony Award-nominee Bobby Cannavale will join the cast of the special one-night-only-reading of Neil LaBute's FAT PIG this Monday, June 9, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street).

MCC Theater previously announced the two readings of plays by Neil LaBute exploring America's obsession with physical beauty.  MCC's current production of LaBute's bristling new comic drama reasons to be pretty puts a final, ferocious cap on a trilogy of plays that began with The Shape of Things andFAT PIG(which MCC also premiered).  The series brings together many of the original artists from the first two plays in the trilogy in support of the critically-acclaimed reasons to be pretty, which marks the sixth collaboration between MCC Theater and LaBute, MCC's Playwright-in-Residence.

Mr. Cannavale completes a cast that includes the previously announced Ashlie Atkinson, Jessica Capshaw and Steven Pasquale under the direction of original director Jo Bonney.  The Shape of Things is performed on Monday, June 23 starring original cast member Paul Rudd under the direction of Carolyn Cantor.  Both readings will take place at 7:00 p.m. at the Lortel where reasons to be pretty opened to rave reviews on Monday night.

Premium reserved seats for both readings are available now – donors who make a $100 contribution will receive two prime location reserved seats for the reading of their choice by calling MCC's Development Department at (212) 727-7722 ext. 233.

A limited number of general admission tickets for Fat Pig are still available for $20 each by visiting www.mcctheater.org or through www.ticketcentral.com or by calling (212) 279-4200.  General admission seats for The Shape of Things are sold out.

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