Heather Jane Rolff (Shrek the Musical, Cartoon Network), makes her Broadway play debut this spring in the pivotal role of ‘Helen' alongside Dane Cook, Josh Hamilton and Julia Stiles, completing the cast for the first Broadway production of Neil LaBute's FAT PIG.
FAT PIG, which was scheduled to receive a Broadway production this spring at the Belasco Theatre, will postpone its Broadway bow until next season. The postponement is due to the last-minute fallout of a key investment. This did not leave the producers enough time to reacquire the necessary capital and begin rehearsals on schedule to open prior to the Tony Awards cutoff date.
Heather Jane Rolff (Shrek the Musical, Cartoon Network), makes her Broadway play debut this spring in the pivotal role of ‘Helen' alongside Dane Cook, Josh Hamilton and Julia Stiles, completing the cast for the first Broadway production of Neil LaBute's FAT PIG.
Today, in honor of this week's InDepth InterView with Kathy Griffin celebrating her Broadway debut in KATHY GRIFFIN WANTS A TONY - which opens tonight - we are taking a look at the impressive list of comedic talents who will be virtually taking over the Great White Way this Spring. In addition to Griffin, two of the biggest comedians in the country, Dane Cook and Chris Rock, will also be settling in to a Broadway run in Neil LaBute's FAT PIG and Stephen Adly Guirgis's THE MOTHERF*CKER WITH THE HAT, respectively; and two of the biggest actor/comedians on the planet, Ben Stiller and Robin Williams, will be appearing in dramatic roles in the revival of John Guare's THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES and the new play THE BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO, respectively. Perhaps more than any other moment in Broadway history, we're sending in the clowns - in more ways than one! Five, to be precise.
With a slew of standup comedians arriving on the Great White Way this season, Broadway veteran Colin Quinn gave a piece of advice to every one of them in an article for the New York Times. Check out his words of wisdom below:
Tickets go on sale this Saturday, February 12 at 12:01am for the first ever Broadway production of Neil LaBute's FAT PIG at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street), starring comedy superstar and actor Dane Cook, stage, film, and television actor Josh Hamilton, stage and screen star Julia Stiles and introducing Heather Jane Rolff. LaBute will make his Broadway directorial debut with the play, which begins performances Tuesday, April 12, 2011 for an official opening night of Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
Heather Jane Rolff will make her Broadway play debut in the pivotal role of ‘Helen' alongside comedy superstar and actor Dane Cook, stage, film, and television actor Josh Hamilton and stage and screen star Julia Stiles this spring, completing the cast for the first Broadway production of Neil LaBute's FAT PIG at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street). LaBute will make his Broadway directorial debut with the play, which begins performances Tuesday, April 12, 2011 for an official opening night of Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
Stage and screen star Julia Stiles will join comedy superstar and actor Dane Cook and stage, film, and television actor Josh Hamilton this spring in the first Broadway production of Neil LaBute's FAT PIG at Broadway's Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street). LaBute will make his Broadway directorial debut with the play, which begins performances Tuesday, April 12, 2011 for an official opening night of Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Additional creative team members, ticket on-sale information, and casting for the role of Helen will be announced shortly.
This February, COMEDY CENTRAL is celebrating Black History Month with specials such as Patrice O'Neal's first COMEDY CENTRAL Original World Premiere Stand-Up Special, 'Patrice O'Neal: Elephant In The Room,' the Network Television Premiere of 'Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me,' programming from Eddie Griffin, Katt Williams, Kevin Hart and Sinbad and stack of favorite movies. Also debuting in February is the one hour World Premiere Special from 'Mike and Molly's' breakout star, 'Billy Gardell: Half Time.' Spend this Valentine's Day with TV's most loving bar owners with a stack of episodes of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' and tune in for all new episodes of the 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,' 'The Colbert Report,' 'Tosh.0,' 'Onion SportsDome' and 'COMEDY CENTRAL Presents' all February long.
Spike TV's eighth annual 'Video Game Awards' was a night to remember, as industry giants gathered to celebrate the outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the world of gaming over the past year. Hosted by acclaimed television, film, stage and video game star Neil Patrick Harris and featuring world premiere footage from thirteen highly anticipated releases, the two-hour event premiered LIVE, BOTH COASTS, on Spike TV Saturday, December 11 at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT from The LA Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles.
Comedian Dane Cook has been cast in an upcoming episode of CBS' series 'Hawaii Five-o' as the brother of Danny 'Danno' Williams (played by Scott Caan), according to EW.com.
PlayDead (makers of Limbo ) accept the Best Independent Game award from director/producer Guillerma Del Toro onstage during Spike TV's 2010 Video Game Awards held at the LA Convention Center on December 11, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.