
Michael Cerveris' character on the FOX series FRINGE, The Observer, will make a return appearance on the television thriller this Thursday, November 19th at 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT. The Broadway favorite spoke to USA Today about his mysterious role, Cerveris remarked that;
Is he noticed on the streets, um, observing? "Having eyebrows is a great disguise for me," he told. "I try not to wear '60s-style blue suits and fedoras unless I'm trying to attract attention."
To read the full article on the Fox series, click here.
"Fringe" is a science fiction television series co-created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series premiered on September 9, 2008 on FOX. The sci-fi series centers around research scientist named Walter Bishop, his son Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson), and an FBI agent, Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) who brings them back together.
Cerveris is currently starring in Lincoln Center Theater production of IN THE NEXT ROOM or the vibrator play, a new play by Sarah Ruhl.
Michael Cerveris has starred on Broadway in The Who's Tommy, Titanic: The Musical, Assassins, Sweeney Todd, Cymbeline, Assasins and Hedda Gabler. He won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as John Wilkes Booth in the revival of the Stephen Sondheim/ John Weidman musical Assassins.
He has appeared off-Broadway in The Apple Tree, King Lear, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Road Show at the Public Theater.
In addition to "Fringe" Cerveris has appeared on the television shows "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "Law & Order: Criminal Intent", "Quantum Leap" and the TV movie "The American Embassy"
The performance schedule for IN THE NEXT ROOM or the vibrator play is Tuesday evenings at 7 pm, Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, with matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2pm and Sundays at 3pm Tickets priced from $46.50 to $96.50 are available at the Lyceum Theatre box office, at telecharge.com, or, by visiting www.lct.org.
To celebrate its 25th Year, Lincoln Center Theater will present a season of new works, all New York, American or World Premieres. In addition to IN THE NEXT ROOM or the vibrator play, LCT's 2009-2010 season includes Nathan Louis Jackson's BROKE-OLOGY, which is playing at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater through Nov. 22, the American premiere of Andrew Bovell's WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING and the world premiere of A.R. Gurney's THE GRAND MANNER. In addition, this fall LCT3, Lincoln Center Theater's new programming initiative devoted to the work of new playwrights, directors and designers will present WHAT ONCE WE FELT, a new play by Ann Marie Healy, which is the first of three productions of its second season at The Duke on 42nd Street. LCT's Tony Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC continues it record breaking run at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
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