Rapp, Cumming, Foa, Sarsgaard, Etc. Set for 'Men' Reading

An all-star cast will bring Men, a one-night-only benefit reading of Men, a new play by Joe DiPietro (All Shook Up), to Ars Nova on Monday, June 19th at 8 PM.

Tony Award winner Alan Cumming (The Threepenny Opera, Cabaret) will join Golden Globe Award-nominee Peter Sarsgaard (films such as Kinsey, Shattered Glass) along with Logan Marshall-Green ("The O.C.," Dog Sees God), Cheyenne Jackson (All Shook Up), Chris Chalk (Defiance), Anthony Rapp (Rent) and Barrett Foa (Avenue Q) in the reading, which will be produced by Dena Hammerstein and Pam Pariseau for James Hammerstein Productions.

Men will be directed by Christopher Ashley (All Shook Up, Rocky Horror Show). Proceeds from the evening will benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights Aids.

"Men, based on the provocative play La Ronde (1900) by Austrian dramatist Arthur Schnitzler, tells the story of ten men, ten encounters and one common urge," state press notes.

Broadway Cares / Equity Fights Aids is the nation's leading industry-based, not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant making organization. BC/EFA is the on-going, committed response from the American Theatre community to an urgent worldwide health crisis. By drawing upon the talents, resources, and generosity of this community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes across the United States. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $100 million for critically needed services for people with AIDS, HIV or HIV-related illnesses. For more information, please visit www.broadwaycares.org.

Tickets for Men are $35.00 and can be purchased by calling SmartTix at 212-868-4444 or by visiting www.smarttix.com.