Wong, Kind and Rudetsky Read Final Celebrity Autobiography May 12
By Adam Hetrick
09 May 2008
Tony Award winner B.D. Wong has joined the cast for Celebrity Autobiography's final New York performance on May 12.
Celebrity Autobiography – which began New York performances Jan. 28 – extended its run through March 24 and announced encore performances for May 5 and 12 at the Triad.
Created by Eugene Pack, the evenings feature a cast of performers reading from the autobiographies and memoirs of the famous and infamous. For the May 12 final installment, Wong (M. Butterfly) joins a line-up that includes the previously announced Richard Kind (Candide, The Producers), Susie Essman ("Curb Your Enthusiasm), comedienne Judy Gold, Seth Rudetsky (Seth's Broadway Chatterbox), Sherri Shepherd ("The View") and Rachel Dratch ("SNL") as well as Dayle Reyfel and the show's creator, Pack.
Among the celebrities whose personal stories are presented in the evenings are Elizabeth Taylor, Mr T, Tommy Lee, Sylvester Stallone, Ivana Trump, Vanna White, Star Jones, Kenny Loggins, Burt Reynolds, Loni Anderson, Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. The cast and what autobiographies are presented rotate on a weekly basis.
A portion of the proceeds of Celebrity Autobiography benefit The Actors Fund of America. Reservations are available by calling (212) 362-2590. The Triad is located in Manhattan at 158 West 72nd Street.
For more information visit www.celebrityautobiography.com.
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