Chad Kimball, Mary Beth Peil & More Join Cast of LOST BOY Reading

Broadway's Chad Kimball (Memphis), Mary Beth Peil (Follies, The Good Wife), Elizabeth Morton (Death Of A Salesman) and Academy Award winner James Lecesne (The Best Man, Trevor) will join the previously announced Matt Doyle (Book Of Mormon, War Horse), Jennifer Cody (Shrek, Urinetown) and Sheffield Chastain (Is He Dead?) in a industry reading of Ron Pallilo's play,The Lost Boy at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studios, 311 West 43rd St. The Lost Boy will be performed Monday, Sept. 15th at 6:30 pm and on Tuesday, Sept. 16th at 12:30pm.

Drama Desk Nominee Tony Speciale, who recently directed the Barry Manilow musical Harmony, will direct the Manhattan reading. Martian Entertainment are the General Managers. Producers are Lawrence Leritz (Boobs! The Musical) and Dominic Paolillo.

The Lost Boy tells the compelling story of a well-known author, who in the shadow of his own international writing success, confronts his haunted past, his brother's untimely death, a family that has scorned him, and his own dissatisfaction with the illusions of fame and fortune.

The play originally premiered Oct.28, 2005 at the Helen Hayes Theater Company in Nyack, NY.

Late playwright Pallilo is best known for his work on the hit TV series "Welcome Back Kotter."

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