Chris Colfer, Kevin Bacon, John C. Reilly Join Cast of 8 Reading

According to reports from IMBd.com, Chris Colfer,  Kevin Bacon, and John C. Reilly will join previously announced George Clooney,  Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison and Martin Sheen for a one-night performance of Dustin Lance Black's 8 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in LA.

"Organisers have now confirmed Clooney will be joined by Bacon and Colfer, as well as Chicago star John C. Reilly, for the one-off performance at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on 3 March"  reported IMBd.com today.

8 is an unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8, which stripped gay and lesbian Californians of the fundamental right to marry.

Black, who penned the Academy Award-winning feature film Milk and the new critically-acclaimed film J. Edgar, based “8” on the actual words of the trial transcripts, first-hand observations of the courtroom drama and interviews with the plaintiffs and their families.

“8” had its much-heralded Broadway world premiere on September 19, 2011, at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre in New York City. The production brought in over one million dollars to support AFER’s efforts to achieve full federal marriage equality. The play is set for multicity performances in 2012, including an all-star performance in Los Angeles on March 3, 2012 featuring Academy Award-winner George Clooney.

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