A replacement star has been found for John C. Reilly, who previously withdrew from the cast of Tale of 2Cities: An American Joyride on Multiple Tracks. The play a two-part epic (Grifters, Drifters and Dodgers and Mega Mexicana Waltz) by Heather Woodbury.
Leo Marks will now be featured in the show, which will be seen in separate performances at P.S. 122 from October 12th through 29th. Oscar- and Tony-nominee Reilly dropped out of Tale of 2Cities due to a scheduling conflict.A Tale of 2Cities is "the epic, multi-track tale of urban erasure - and
renewal - in the wake of the Brooklyn Dodgers' move to L.A. In this,
her first non-solo show, Woodbury crafts an ambitious and touching journey animating the
American Dream and the immigrant experience. A modern-day Latino DJ
spins together this collision of life-stories, spanning decades and
neighborhoods, connecting 100 different lives to our own," according to notes on the show. A Tale of 2Cities, which was jointly commissioned by P.S. 122 and UCLA Live, will also star Winsome Brown, Michael Escamilla, Tracey Leigh, Diane Rodriguez, Ed Vassallo and Heather Woo, as well as Woodbury herself.
Regionally, Marks has been seen in productions of Major Barbara, The Comedy of Errors, Dead End, Lincolnesque and more. He has appeared in numerous TV shows, including "Law & Order: SVU," "NYPD Blue," "The Practice," "Six Feet Under," "Frasier," and "Gilmore Girls," as well as in the films Bounty and Meet Joe Black.Woodbury, the recipient of the first Spalding Gray Award,
is the founder and artistic director of Fomenting Arts Unlimited, Inc.
and is a noted lecturer as well as writer. Other works include the multi-part, 10-hour solo play what ever (An American Odyssey in 8 ACTS).Visit www.ps122.org for tickets and more information.
