Sean Hayes To Play God In Second Coming Of Hit Broadway Show
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Former "Will & Grace'' star Sean Hayes is coming back to Broadway as a guy with plenty of will and grace.
Hayes will play God in a stage adaptation of the humor book "The Last Testament: A Memoir by God'' on Broadway. The play, called "An Act of God,'' is adapted by its author, David Javerbaum.
Two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, who also helmed "Wicked,'' will direct the show, which begins performances in May at the Booth Theatre. Javerbaum is the Emmy Award-winning former head writer and executive producer of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.''
The show is returning to Broadway after a successful first run during the 2015-2016 season, along with other runs in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Rehearsing for @ActOfGodBway in San Francisco right now. First "preview" is tonight. Here we go! pic.twitter.com/nYukRLRLW0
— Sean Hayes (@SeanHayes) March 29, 2016
Hayes, who played the role in Los Angeles and San Francisco, inherited the role from "The Big Bang Theory'' star Jim Parsons, who played the role last summer in New York City.
Casting for God's Angels have yet to be announced.
The show will run for a 14-week engagement starting May 2 and running through August.
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