On Stage: Seinfeld's George Eyes an Odd Job
Jason Alexander (who got his start as a Broadway hoofer) recently seized the reigns of Los Angeles'
Reprise! theater series. For his first offering, he's thinking of starring in a reading of
The Odd Couple opposite
Martin Short. "I want to do an absolute crowd-pleaser," Alexander told Playbill.com (which must be why he nixed the idea of a
Bob Patterson adaptation).... A musicalization of
9 to 5 will enjoy a star-studded reading later this month, as
West Wing's
Allison Janney channels Lily Tomlin and
Bebe Neuwirth takes on Roz, the office suck-up. The Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Dabney Coleman roles will be filled by stage vets Stephanie J. Block (
Pirate Queen), Megan Hilty (
Wicked) and Marc Kudisch.... Even in death,
Law & Order's Lenny Briscoe gets justice: The Snapple Theater Center is rechristening its third-floor house as "The
Jerry Orbach Theater." Snappleholic Michael Ausiello is green with envy. -
Reporting by Raven Snook
