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Celebrity Autobiography, nan world deed drama created by Eugene Pack successful which celebrities enactment retired nan “unintentionally hilarious autobiographies” of different celebrities, will make its Broadway debut later this month, officially launching nan 2026-2027 Broadway season.
Previews statesman May 16 astatine nan Shubert Theatre up of a May 18 opening night. The opening formed will will see Scott Adsit, Mario Cantone, Jeff Hiller, Jackie Hoffman, Gayle King, Andrea Martin, Bobby Moynihan, Ben Mankiewicz, Kenan Thompson, Nia Vardalos, Rita Wilson, and Celebrity Autobiography creator Eugene Pack and developer Dayle Reyfel.
The constricted engagement runs done August 16, pinch astir stars – drawn from nan worlds of stage, TV, film, sports and authorities – appearing for a week aliases 2 astatine a time, immoderate conscionable for a nighttime aliases two, and astonishment guests expected.
So far, nan constantly-expanding rotating formed of Celebrity Autobiography is group to include, successful summation to nan opening cast, Brooke Adams, Pamela Adlon, Lewis Black, Christie Brinkley, Danny Burstein, Bob Costas, Tate Donovan, Chloe Fineman, Will Forte, Gina Gershon, Kathy Griffin, Christopher Jackson, Ken Jeong, Gayle King, Stewart Lane, Susan Lucci, Ralph Macchio, Donna McKechnie, Eric McCormack, Bobby Moynihan, Laraine Newman, Oscar Nunez, Cheri Oteri, Tiler Peck, Billy Porter, Phil Rosenthal, Tony Shalhoub, Sherri Shepherd, Molly Shannon, Jennifer Tilly, Bruce Vilanch and Alan Zweibel.
Celebrity Autobiography is produced connected Broadway by Rita Wilson, Eric Falkenstein and Douglas Denoff and nan show’s original shaper Angelo Fraboni, on pinch Peter Martin, and EP Productions.
In summation to solo autobiography excerpts, nan show combines passages from various autobiographies to create ensemble “mash ups that ping pong into riotously funny ‘he said, she said’ scenarios…famous emotion triangles…and wildly different takes connected nan aforesaid experience,” according to producers.
Each capacity runs astir 90 minutes pinch nary intermission, pinch an different (for Broadway) schedule of Mondays astatine 7:30pm, Thursdays astatine 5:00pm and 9:00pm, Fridays astatine 7:30pm, Saturdays astatine 5:00pm and 9:00pm, and Sundays astatine 2:00pm and 6:00pm.
Additional rotating casts will beryllium announced shortly.
Celebrity Autobiography has had repeated runs successful New York astatine nan Triad Theatre Off Broadway and The Groundlings Los Angeles, arsenic good arsenic London’s West End Leicester Theatre, Edinburgh, Australia’s Sydney Opera House and galore different sold-out runs passim nan U.S.
Producer Denoff said successful a statement, “I had seen nan show respective times astatine nan Triad Theatre and felt nan hilarity and comedic brilliant of Celebrity Autobiography deserves a due tally connected Broadway…now much than ever.” Both Falkenstein and WIlson soon signed connected to produce.
Pack added “This show is inspired by nan ‘important’ revealing specifications recounted successful personage memoirs–what they eat successful each restaurant, really they stack their clothes, what they support successful their freezer and really difficult their jobs are. It’s nan only clip you will ever spot this astonishing group of stars connected a Broadway shape together.”
Scenic Design will beryllium by Derek McLane, Lighting by Ed McCarthy, Sound Design by Palmer Hefferan.
