Matthew Broderick, John Leguizamo, Blair Underwood & an all-star cast in THE PACK, Comedies by Eugene Pack - Guild Hall
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Matthew Broderick, John Leguizamo, Blair Underwood & an all-star cast in THE PACK
Comedies by Eugene Pack

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Sunday, August 16
8PM
Virtual Benefit Premiere Tickets $50 per household

Please note this performance will be at 8PM Eastern Time.

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Overview

Three premiere comedy shorts written and directed by Eugene Pack starring:
Matthew Broderick, John LeguizamoBlair Underwood, Sherri ShepherdDayle ReyfelRachel Dratch, Cecily Strong, Santino Fontana, Maulik Pancholy, and Andrea Martin. The 3 comedies are adapted for virtual viewing in the form of intimate zoom films.

“A prodigiously gifted storyteller” –LA Times
“The Pack -Best culture at home!” –The Guardian
“The next Neil Simon FOR THESE TIMES” –Alec Baldwin

  • Eugene Pack

    Emmy nominee and Drama Desk winner, Eugene Pack is the creator of the international hit show, Celebrity Autobigraphy  which played on Broadway, The West End and The Sydney Opera House. His play Stan the Man was workshopped at Guild Hall last year with Alec Baldwin,Rob Morrow and Blair Underwood. He is also the creator of the popular audio series, The Pack Podcast

     

  • Matthew Broderick

    Matthew Broderick performed in 11 Broadway show that garnished him two Tony Awards, one for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Brighton Beach Memoirs,  and one  for Best Actor in a Musical for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.  Other Broadway shows include  The Producers (Tony Nomination), Biloxi Blues, The Odd Couple, It’s Only a Play and the  upcoming : Plaza Suite opposite Sarah Jessica Parker  in 2021.

  • John Leguizamo

    John Leguizamo has gone on to push artistic and cultural boundaries on stage and screen as a playwright, screenwriter, actor, and producer, and beyond. Latin History for Morons marked Leguizamo’s sixth solo venture, following his success on Broadway with Ghetto Klown, Sexaholix…A Love Story, and Freak. He received a Special Tony Awards for their solo runs on Broadway this season.

  • Blair Underwood

    Blair Underwood is enjoying success in film, television and theatre, as an actor, director and producer.  

    He can be seen  in recurring roles on two Netflix series: Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us, and the comedy series, Dear White People; and can be seen in Clark Johnson’s Juanita, opposite Alfred Woodard. 

    Underwood is an Emmy Award-winner , a two-time Golden Globe Award nominee, and has been nominated for 17 NAACP Image Awards (three wins). Starred on Broadway last season in A Soldier's Play.

  • Sherri Shepherd

    Sherri Shepherd actress, comedienne and best-selling author Ms. Shepherd’s magnetic personality and hilarious sense of humor never fails to delight audiences.  As co-host of "The View" during seasons 11-17 helped earn the  talk show its only Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host.  

    Shepherd stars in the  Netflix comedy series, “Mr. Iglesias” and is the host of "Dish Nation." Broadway "Cinderella." 

  • Dayle Reyfel

    Dayle Reyfel  is a winner of the Drama Desk award and recently produced and starred in Celebrity Autobiography on Broadway.   She  has developed Celebrity Autobiography along with EugenePack and  has performed in, directed and launched  the touring companies in  New York, Guild Hall, Los Angeles, Edinburgh, London’s West End and in Australia, at The Sydney Opera House. She is currently a producer/performer of The Pack Podcast.

  • Rachel Dratch

    Rachel Dratch started out at Chicago’s Second City theater and went on to be a cast member on Saturday Night Live for seven years. She has appeared in numerous tv shows, plays and films and she lives in NYC.

  • Cecily Strong

    Cecily Strong is an Emmy nominee this year for her acclaimed work on "Saturday Night Live."
    Strong earned rave reviews for her "Weekend Update" character the Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party, which Rolling Stone hailed as an "instant classic." 

  • Santino Fontana

    Santino Fontana won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical  in the stage adaptation of Tootsie. Fontana is also known for originating the role of Prince Topher in the 2013 revival of Cinderella on Broadway, voicing Prince Hans in Disney's hit 2013 animated film Frozen, as well as playing Greg Serrano on the television show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

  • Maulik Pancholy

    Maulik Pancholy is an award-winning actor, author and activist. He is known for his comedic turns on television playing Jonathan on NBC’s critically acclaimed 30 Rock, Sanjay on Showtime’s Weeds, and Neal on NBC’s Whitney. He is the voice of Baljeet on Disney’s Phineas and Ferb, and the title voice of Sanjay on Nickelodeon’s Sanjay and Craig. In October 2019, Pancholy released his first book, The Best at It .

  • Andrea  Martin

    Andrea  Martin is a two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway favorite, whose credits include Noises OffPippinYoung FrankensteinOklahoma!Candide, and My Favorite Year, among others. She is also known for her TV appearances on shows such as “SCTV” and “Great News” and films such as “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” and the “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” franchize.

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All Theater Programming supported in part by Marders, Barbara Slifka, and funding from The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming, Hess Philanthropic Fund, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, The Schaffner Family Foundation, and with additional support from Brown Harris Stevens, Saunders & Associates, and Lang Insurance.
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