Jerry Seinfeld, who directed the Broadway premiere of Colin Quinn: Long Story Short, will produce the limited engagement, which will star Marder, Beth Kennedy, and Sam Kwasman. Pierre Ballo贸n will direct.
Letters from a Nut will officially open June 28 in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater; performances will continue through July 30.
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The first book in the Letters from a Nut series was published in 1997 with an introduction by Seinfeld.
Tickets will go on sale March 27 at .
