WPPAC to Welcome Comedian Robert Klein, 3/12

White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC) is proud to announce that Robert Klein will present an evening of comedy to benefit the White Plains theatre on Saturday, March 12.

For more than forty years, Robert Klein has entertained audiences, and he continues to have an acclaimed career in comedy, on Broadway, on television, and in film. Born in the Bronx, he was a member of the famed "Second City" theatrical troupe in Chicago. He was nominated twice for Grammy Awards for "Best Comedy Album of the Year" for his albums "Child of the Fifties" and "Mind Over Matter."

He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor, and won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his performance in the hit Neil Simon musical, "They're Playing Our Song." In 1993, Klein won an Obie and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in Wendy Wasserstein's, "The Sisters Rosensweig."

In 1975, Klein was the first comedian to appear in a live concert on Home Box Office. He has gone on to do nine one-man shows for HBO and received his first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music and Lyrics in 2001 for Robert Klein: "Child in His 50's." Klein released "Robert Klein: The HBO Specials 1975-2005," a collector's DVD box set to critical acclaim.

His most recent special for HBO, "Robert Klein: Unfair and Unbalanced" aired on June 12th, 2010 and is also available as a DVD. This special earned him a second Emmy nomination in 2011 for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.

Among dozens of starring and guest-starring roles on television, he co-starred in the hit NBC series, "Sisters," has a recurring guest-starring role on "Law and Order" and has recently guest starred on "The Good Wife" and "Royal Pains." He regularly appears on talk shows, making more than 100 appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "Late Show with David Letterman" alone. Klein currently stars in "The Mysteries of Laura" a crime dramedy on NBC starring Debra Messing. In this series he plays the father of the show's main character, Laura.

Klein has also appeared in many notable films including, "Hooper," "The Owl and the Pussycat," "Primary Colors," "People I Know," "Two Weeks Notice," and "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," and "The Back-Up Plan" with Jennifer Lopez.

"The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue," his first book for Simon & Schuster, is an affectionate coming-of-age memoir about growing up in the '50s and '60s before embarking on a show business career. In it he recounts his journey from an apartment in the Bronx, developing his talent in Chicago and the beginning of his show business stardom. The book is pure Robert Klein: witty, honest, self-questioning and always contagiously funny. Publishers Weekly wrote: "...he unfurls an array of captivating anecdotes, writing with wry wit and honesty."

Mr. Klein, a lifelong New Yorker, makes his home in Westchester and New York City.

Mr. Klein will play the White Plains Performing Arts Center on Saturday, March 12 at 8:00 pm. All proceeds benefit the White Plains Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $25, $45 and $75 which include a post-show reception with Mr. Klein.

White Plains Performing Arts Center is located on the third level of City Center off Mamaroneck Avenue and Main Street in downtown White Plains. For tickets: visit the theatre box office Monday-Friday (11am-6pm), purchase tickets online at www.wppac.com or call 914-328-1600. For Group Sales, please contact barbara@wppac.com.

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