George Wendt--best known for his role on "Cheers"--will join the previously-announced
Richard Thomas in the upcoming national tour of
Twelve Angry Men.
Based on the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2004 production of the classic Reginald Rose courtroom drama (and once again helmed by
Scott Ellis), the tour will kick off at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, CT on September 19th. Wendt will play Juror #1 and Thomas (
A Naked Girl on the Appian Way, Democracy) will be seen as Juror #8.
The show will also play venues in Washington D.C., Baltimore, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Louisville, Cincinnati,
Chicago, Houston, Seattle, Miami
and Philadelphia through May of 2007.
Wendt received six Emmy Award nominations for his work as Norm Peterson on "Cheers." He previously appeared on Broadway (as well as in London) in
Art, and his many film and TV credits include
Edmond, The Life Coach, "Saturday Night Live," "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," and the TV musical version of
Bye Bye, Birdie.Twelve Angry Men, in which jurors deliberate over the fate of a young man accused of patricide, was extended multiple times during its limited run at the Roundabout. Starring
Tom Aldredge,
Philip Bosco,
Larry Bryggman,
Peter Friedman and others, it opened at the American Airlines Theatre on October 28th, 2004 and closed on May 15th, 2005.
The tour of
Twelve Angry Men will feature its original Broadway design team, including Allen Moyer (sets), Michael Krass (costumes), Paul Palazzo (lights) and Brian Ronan (sound).
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