According to Telecharge.com, the sold-out reading will boast the talents of Ethan Hawke, Billy Crudup, Wallace Shawn, Louie CK, Alessandra Nivola, Julia Stiles, Mario Cantone, Emily Mortimer and Jonathan Marc Sherman.

The Odd Couple opened on Broadway in 1965 starring Art Carney and Walter Matthau. Matthau later repeated his work for the 1968 film. The play received a Broadway revival in 2005 starring Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane.

Neil Simon – the only playwright to have four of his works running on Broadway simultaneously – has been honored with three Tony Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, a Drama Desk Award, an American Comedy Award, a Golden Globe Award and the Kennedy Center Honors. Some of his works for the stage include Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Chapter Two, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues and Broadway Bound. He also contributed librettos to the musicals Sweet Charity; Promises, Promises; They're Playing Our Song; and The Goodbye Girl.

Cherry Lane Theatre is located at 38 Commerce Street, off 7th Avenue, one block south of Bleecker. For more information visit Telecharge.com.