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Lewis Black and Mark Linn-Baker to Star in Laundry Hour Reading

Lewis Black
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Lewis Black
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Lewis Black and Mark Linn-Baker will perform a reading of their 1981 play, The Laundry Hour, as a benefit for New York Stage and Film, at the Laura Pels Theatre, March 16 at 8 pm.

In the work — co-written by Baker, Black and William Peters, with music and lyrics by Paul Schierhorn — two struggling performers trapped in the post-60’s Reagan era try to come to terms with the religious right, and the right to laugh. The play was originally presented by Joe Papp at The Public Theater, and recently published in Lewis’s 2008 book Me of Little Faith.

Black is an award-winning comedian who has appeared on The Daily Show since 1996, and has written and starred in a string of successful HBO and Comedy Central specials. Baker’s Broadway credits include Losing Louie and A Year With Frog and Toad. He received a Drama Desk nomination for Chesapeake, and recently appeared Off-Broadway in Romantic Poetry. His television credits include playing Larry Appleton on Perfect Strangers.

Tickets, which include performance and reception, are $100. To purchase, and for more information, visit newyorkstageandfilm.tix.com.