Cause Celebre Productions’ The People Versus Lenny Bruce runs on Theatre Row from Thursday, May 7 – Sunday, June 28 in Theatre Four. The play is written by Susan Charlotte and directed by Antony Marsellis.
The People Versus Lenny Bruce is part of the series All The Court’s A Stage, based on the cases of first amendment lawyer Marty Garbus, featuring a complete ensemble cast tasked with portraying the historical figures involved in the 1964 obscenity trial. This production dramatizes the legal challenges faced by the comedian and his defense team during a pivotal moment in First Amendment history.
The cast for The People Versus Lenny Bruce is Johnny Anthony (The Other Americans, American Horror Story) as Lenny Bruce, Timothy Doyle (Fortune’s Fool) as Jules Feiffer, Dan Grimaldi (The Sopranos) as Richard H. Kuh, Ian Lithgow (Boy Gets Girl, Third Rock From the Sun) as Herbert Ruhe, Jonathan Spivey (Smart Blonde) as Forrest Johnson, Stephen Schnetzer (Filumena, Another World) as Martin Garbus/Narrator, and Roberta Wallach (The Diary of Anne Frank) as Dorothy Kilgallen.
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