Parsons will be joined by (Jeff Baird), (Tessie Kearns), (Amos G. Gashwiler), (J. Lester Montague), (Beulah Baxter), (Casting Director), (Sigmund Rosenblatt), Rory O鈥橫alley (Elmer Huff), (Mrs. Patterson), (Weller) and (Harold Parmalee).
The reading is part of a tradition at Roundabout, offering star-studded benefit readings in order to support the diverse range of programming at the theatre. Past readings have included Intimate Apparel, Assassins, and A Little Night Music.
Here's how Merton of the Movies is billed: "It鈥檚 the golden era of silent motion pictures, and no one loves them more than Merton Gill, a na茂ve store clerk from a small town in Illinois. After taking an acting class鈥攁nd determined to become a great dramatic actor鈥擬erton uses his life鈥檚 savings to head to Hollywood. There鈥檚 only one problem: he can鈥檛 act. When a plucky young starlet and a manipulative movie executive see how inadvertently funny Merton鈥檚 earnest efforts are, they cast him in a comedy (that they tell him is a drama) and hilarity ensues!"
Tickets range from $100 to Benefactor tickets at $2,500. VIP and Benefactor levels will include admission to a post-show cast party.
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