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Dratch, Jackson, Johnson, Long, Shear, Shepherd, et al. Set for Celebrity Autobiography at Triad

Kristen Johnston
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Kristen Johnston
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Rachel Dratch, Cheyenne Jackson, Kristen Johnston, Justin Long, Claudia Shear, and Sherri Shepherd will be among the stars when Celebrity Autobiography in Their Own Words returns to the Triad Theater for a series of Monday night runs, starting on September 8.

Created by Eugene Pack, the show features both solo pieces and ensemble “chamber” pieces culled from the autobiographies of celebrities including Ivana Trump, Vanna White, Mr. T, Star Jones, Kenny Loggins, Tommy Lee, Sylvester Stallone, Zsa Zsa Gabor, David Cassidy, Neil Sedaka, Britney Spears, Madonna, Burt Reynolds, and Loni Anderson, as well as the infamous memoirs of Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher, and Debbie Reynolds.

The show’s rotating cast will also include Andrea Martin, Karen Ziemba, Richard Kind, Seth Rudetsky, Bruce Vilanch, Michael Urie, B.D. Wong, Kristen Wiig, Tony Roberts, Carson Kressley, Alan Zweibel, Susie Essman, Dayle Reyfel, and Will Forte.

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