Gleason, Gets, Zien, Etc. Set for Free 2/12 CAP21 Reading

Four Broadway stars will take part in a free reading of Ken Levine's Upfronts and Personal on February 12th at 7:30 PM at CAP21's The Shop (18 West 18th Street).

The reading will star Tony Award-winner Joanna Gleason (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Into the Woods), Malcolm Gets (Amour, A New Brain), Chip Zien (Falsettos, Into the Woods) and David Rasche (Regrets Only, Speed-the-Plow).

According to CAP21 notes, the show "is a comedy about how studios and writer/producers get their shows on the network fall schedule.   It's a world of competition, deals, deceit, allies, enemies, compromise, sex, love, death, savvy, ageism, ethics, and a fat guy in a Beefeater suit."

Playwright Ken Levine is an Emmy-winning writer/director/producer/major league baseball announcer. In a career that has spanned over 30 years, Levine has worked on "M*A*S*H," "Cheers," "Frasier," "The Simpsons," and more, as well as co-created his own series, including "Almost Perfect," starring Nancy Travis. 

The show is directed by Janet Brenner (CAP21's 2005 production of The 60's Project.

Visit www.cap21.org for reservations and more information.

Photo of Joanna Gleason by Joan Marcus

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