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Martin Short stopped by this morning's TODAY to talk about taking over the lead role in the hit Broadway comedy IT'S ONLY A PLAY.

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW on CBS, IT'S ONLY A PLAY's Martin Short joined guest host Regis Philbin to discuss replacing Nathan Lane in the hit Broadway play, as well as his new memoir titled, 'I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend.'

NBC has announced that IT'S ONLY A PLAY's will visit 'Today' this morning, January 27th to talk about taking over the lead role in Tony Award winner Terrence McNally' hit play.

Fish In the Dark, the new comedy starring and written by Larry David, the creator and star of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and co-creator of Seinfeld, begins previews at Broadway's Cort Theater on February 2nd and open on March 5 for a limited 18-week engagement through Sunday, June 7. Earlier this month, BroadwayWorld reported that the show had already earned over $11 million in advance ticket sales, and the number has only grown since. BroadwayWorld has just confirmed that advance ticket sales have surpassed $13.5 million, breaking a play pre-sale record, previously held by Betrayal, of $13.05 million.

Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, recently welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast! The show transferred from the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street). Check out photos from the re-opening bows below!

Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, recently welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast! The show transferred from the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street). Check out photos from the re-opening reception below!

Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, recently welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast! The show transferred from the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street). Check out photos from the special moving day red carpet event featuring stage and screen stars below!

Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, recently welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast! The show transferred from the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street). Check out photos from moving day below!

Today, the New York Post Page Six reports that the show's cast members, including Martin Short, Matthew Broderick, Stockard Channing and F. Murray Abraham, will pitch in and help the transition

Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, recently welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast! Entertainment Weekly just released a hilarious video of Short interviewing his new castmates and you can check it out here!

Back by popular demand, the National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record-breaking three-week run in 2013, returns to Cleveland for a strictly limited, one-week run August 25-30, 2015, as part of the KeyBank Broadway Series at Playhouse Square. Tickets for all performances will go on sale to the general public Friday, February 27 at 9:00AM. Tickets will be available for purchase in person at the Playhouse Square Ticket Office (1519 Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland), online at www.playhousesquare.org, or by phone at 216.241.6000.

Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, recently welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the new cast in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride!

Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, recently welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast! Check out photos of the new marquee below!

Fish In the Dark, the new comedy starring and written by Larry David, the creator and star of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and co-creator of Seinfeld, begins previews at Broadway's Cort Theater on February 2nd and open on March 5 for a limited 18-week engagement through Sunday, June 7. Below, check out photos of the marquee at the Cort Theatre!

Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, recently welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast! The new company just met the press and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for the special day. Check out interviews with both the old and new cast below!

Larry David stopped by last night's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN to talk about his upcoming Broadway debut in Fish In the Dark and revealed that he never had any intention of acting in the play.

Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, recently welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast! The new company just met the press and BroadwayWorld' wa sthere for the special event. Check out complete photo coverage below!

Fish In the Dark, the new comedy starring and written by Larry David, the creator and star of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and co-creator of Seinfeld, begins previews at Broadway's Cort Theater on February 2nd and open on March 5 for a limited 18-week engagement through Sunday, June 7. According to the New York Post, the show is already bringing in major money at the box office. The play has already earned over $11 million in advance ticket sales, according to Michel Riedel, and it could reach $13 million by the time it opens in March.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Jacksonville's Times-Union Center and plays a limited one-week engagement through Sunday, February 8, 2015. In Jacksonville, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery in the Times-Union Center's lobby, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece.

Frank Langella isn't upset by the dig made at him in IT'S ONLY A PLAY. In fact, he now wants to see the show.