Keith Nobbs has been added to the cast of
Die Mommie Die!, a one-night-only staged reading of
Charles Busch's play. The staged reading, a benefit performance for The Actors' Fund of America, will be held on Monday, June 19th, at 7:30 pm at The Hudson Theatre (145 West 44th Street , New York City ).
Nobbs will be joining playwright-actor
Charles Busch, Christopher Meloni, best known for his role as Detective Eliot Stabler on "Law & Order: SVU," Tony-nominee Jayne Houdyshell (
Well),
Jenn Harris, who made a splash with
Silence! The Musical at last year's Fringe Festival; and "Oz" veteran
Tom Mardirosian, who has also appeared in
Wonderful Town and
My Favorite Year on Broadway. The production will be directed by
Carl Andress.
Nobbs was recently seen starring opposite Colin Farrell in the suspense thriller movie, Phonebooth, as well as on television's" Law & Order." His Broadway stage credits include
The Lion in Winter, opposite
Stockard Channing. Off-Broadway, he has been seen in
Dog Sees God and
Stupid Kids. Die Mommie Die! is Busch's homage/parody to big-screen soaps that was originally performed in Los Angeles.
Die Mommie Die!
was also the basis for the hit film, which won Busch the 2003 Sundance
Film Festival award for best performance. "Busch will be returning to
the role he premiered in Los Angeles in 1999, playing fallen pop diva
Angela Andrews who, trapped in a loveless marriage and anxious to be
with her ne'er-do-well young lover (Meloni), plots to murder her
husband. Busch also starred in the film version of the play, for which
he won a 2003 Sundance Film Festival award for best performance. The
New York one-night-only production of Die Mommie Die! will
feature costumes designed by Michael Bottari & Ronald Case, who
designed all 40 of Busch's gowns in the film version, as well as the
costumes for the original stage play," state press notes.
Busch's actor/playwright credits include Psycho Beach Party, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom and The Tale of the Allergist's Wife. He received a 2003 Drama Desk award for career achievement and a Best Play Tony nomination for The Tale of the Allergist's Wife.Founded
in 1882, The Fund serves those in film, theatre, television, music,
opera, and dance with a broad spectrum of programs including
comprehensive social services, health services, supportive and
affordable housing, emergency financial assistance, employment and
training services, and skilled nursing and assisted living care.
Administered from offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, The
Actors' Fund is a safety net, providing programs and services for those
who are in need, crisis, or transition. Call 212-221-7300 x 133 for tickets or e-mail tickets@actorsfund.org.
