MARQUEE VALUE: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only at the Helen Hayes

By Greg Kalafatas
27 Sep 2006

MARQUEE VALUE: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only at the Helen Hayes

Production: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only, written by: Jay Johnson, Murphy Cross and Paul Kreppel, original music by Michael Andreas, directed by Murphy Cross and Paul Kreppel, starring Jay Johnson.

Previews: Sept. 19, 2006

Opening: Sept. 28, 2006

Venue: Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036

Jay Johnson, formerly a star on the classic comedy "Soap," deconstructs and demonstrates his ventriloquism skills by throwing his voice into a parade of characters ranging from a subversive monkey to a tennis ball. One of the era's foremost ventriloquists, Johnson takes the audience on a journey through his lifelong obsession with this ancient art.

photos by David Gewirtzman