Jay Johnson currently appears on Broadway in his show, The Two and Only which plays at the Helen Hayes Theatre. The star of television's "Soap" makes his Broadway debut in the work which "deconstructs and demonstrates his lifelong obsession" with a cast of characters (read: puppets) that includes Bob, Amigo, Darwin, Long John La Feat, Nethernore — the Bird of Death, Spaulding, Arthur Drew, Jackie and Ga Ga, and Squeaky. Hoff opens the Four Seasons musical nightly on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre as Tommy DeVito. The actor, who previously appeared on Broadway in The Who's Tommy, earned a Tony Award for his current portrayal in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2006. He and his three co-stars recently signed on to continue in their roles.
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