to update: Susan Lucci, Judy Gould, Tonya Pinkins and Jackie Hoffman are among the additional performers who will star in Joy Behar’s upcoming Off-Broadway comedy. My first ex-husband.
As previously announced, the play is directed by Randall Myler (Love, Yannis) at the newly renovated MMAC Theater on Manhattan’s Upper West Side will feature a rotating lineup of performers, with the cast of four changing every month. The Behar-led cast of Susie Iseman, Tova Feldshuh, and Adrian C. Moore will be first in line from January 29 to February 23.
The second and third cast were announced today. they:
- From February 26 to March 23, the second cast will include comedian Judy Gould (HBO/Comedy Central), Emmy Award-winner Susan Lucci (All my children), Cathy Moriarty (Raging bull, soap(and Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins)The last jelly jam, Caroline or Change).
- From March 26 to April 20, the third cast will be Vianne Cox (The wonderful Mrs. Maisel) * Gina Gershon (Showgirls, bound; *Note: Gershon will be shown from April 2-20 only); Emmy Award nominee Jackie Huffman (Murders Just on the Block, Feud: Betty and Joan), and Andrea Navedo (Jane the Virgin).
Exclusively, November 21: The view Host Joy Behar will lead the cast of Susie Essman (Curb your enthusiasm), Tovah Feldshuh (Broadway’s newest play Funny girl(And Adrian C. Moore)Juror No. 2) in an off-Broadway production of her comedy My first ex-husbandShows start in January.
The play is directed by Randall Myler (Love, Yannis) at the newly renovated MMAC Theater on Manhattan’s Upper West Side will feature a rotating lineup of performers, with the cast of four changing every month. The Behar-led cast will screen first, from January 29 to February 23 with the official opening night on Thursday, February 6.
Future cast will be announced at a later date. The rotating female cast “will continue to tell these stories with laughter, grace, compassion and hilarious honesty,” Behar said in a statement.
The official summary: “If half of all marriages end in divorce, then in divorce My first ex-husbandWomen live to laugh at it…. In the world of the play, you will meet women married to the mob, to their jobs, to their faith, to money, and ultimately to the wrong man. Their stories are your stories… only funnier.”
The show is produced by Rose Caiola (Caiola Productions) and Cyrena Esposito (Red Letter Entertainment) with co-producers Mark Rubinski and Tony Castrigno.
Behar, the longtime ABC co-host The viewappeared on stage in the play Nicky Silver Food chainAnd Eve Ensler The Vagina Monologues. She has also written and performed in her own solo show, Me, my mouth, and meat the Cherry Lane Theatre, as written by a playwright Crisis in QueensIn addition to a short play Crazy in the neighborhoodsWhich appeared at the 2023 New York Comedy Festival.
