NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. comedian Dane Cook will make hisBroadway debut in an upcoming Neil LaBute play, producers said on Thursday, joining funnymen Chris Rock, Robin Williams and Ben Stiller who are all set to make turns in separate Broadway productions next year.
Cook, the 38-year-old stand-up comedian and actor from several HBO comedy specials, will portray an acerbic friend in LaBute's "Fat Pig," joining actor Josh Hamilton in a revival of the 2004 play that tells the story of a thirty-something bachelor who falls for a beautiful and plus-sized librarian.
Cook is the latest comedian to take on the Great White Way next year. Comedian Robin Williams will make his Broadway debut in the quirky play by Rajiv Joseph called "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo," a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize