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More favorites of stage and screen have joined the star-studded line-up for the 17th-Annual 24 Hour Plays on Broadway.

Michael Shannon, Rachel Dratch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Paul Sparks, Annie Parisse, Carolyn Cantor and Leslye Headland are the latest to join the exceptional group of artists who will come together to write, direct and perform six original plays within 24 hours. The culminating performance will take place on Monday, October 30th at 8:00pm at the American Airlines Theatre.

Proceeds from the one-night-only performance benefit the Company’s program supporting theatre professionals 25 and under through The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals and The Lilly Awards Foundation’s work supporting women in theatre and promoting gender parity.

As previously announced, this year’s cast also features Raul Castillo, Josh Charles, Jackie Cruz, Jennifer Esposito, Noah Galvin, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Nina Hellman, Cush Jumbo, Mia Katigbak, Lola Kirke, Russell G. Jones, Orlando Pabotoy, Christina Ricci, Jonathan Marc Sherman,...

The 24 Hour Plays has announced the first round of participants for this year’s production on Monday, October 30th, at 8:00pm at the American Airlines Theatre in Times Square.

Additional cast and creative team members will be announced in the coming weeks.

This year’s cast will feature Raul Castillo, Josh Charles, Jackie Cruz, Jennifer Esposito, Noah Galvin, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Nina Hellman, Cush Jumbo, Mia Katigbak, Lola Kirke, Russell G. Jones, Orlando Pabotoy, Christina Ricci, Kyra Sedgwick, Jeremy Shamos, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Justice Smith, Lois Smith, Nico Tortorella and Yul Vasquez.

This year’s directing team will include May Adrales, Warren Leight, Patricia McGregor, Jessica Stone and Kate Whoriskey. The writing team will include Fernanda Coppel, Chisa Hutchinson, David Lindsay-Abaire, Martyna Majok and Molly Smith Metzler. This year’s musical guest is Shaina Taub.

"We are thrilled to announce the first round of actors, writers and directors for this year,...

I have never been the biggest fan of the original ‘Wet Hot American Summer‘. Although it has attained cult status over the years, I never found the film to be memorable as others do. In fact, when Netflix revived the franchise a little over two years ago with an eight episode prequel series titled “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp“, I pretty much had the same feeling. With the latest entry in the revival, “Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later“, we finally get a true sequel to the original. And the premise is simple: the campers and counsels of camp firewood reunite a decade later to fulfill their promise made in the first film. Hilarity ensues. But the question still remains; does it follow the aforementioned trend of it’s predecessors? Well, the simple answer is no–but the more complicated answer, is inevitably yes.

For me,...

Network: Netflix. Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: July 31, 2015 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Janeane Garafalo, Michael Ian Black, Nina Hellman, Joe LoTruglio, Ken Marino, Christopher Meloni, Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, David Hyde Pierce, Marisa Ryan, Molly Shannon, Michael Showalter, A.D. Miles, Beth Dover, Chris Pine, David Wain, Eric Nenninger, H. Jon Benjamin, Jason Schwartzman, John Early, Josh Charles, Kristen Wiig, Lake Bell, Rich Sommer, Sarah Burns, Skyler Gisondo, Samm Levine, Mark Feuerstein, Marlo Thomas, Joey Bragg, Jai Courtney, Dax Shepard, Alyssa Milano, and Adam Scott. TV show description: A comedy from Michael Showalter and David Wain, who also wrote the 2001 feature...

Wet Hot American Summer was a 2001 comedy from David Wain (Role Models, The State, Stella) set in 1981 and starring Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Marguerite Moreau, Paul Rudd, Zack Orth, Christoper Meloni, A.D. Miles, Molly Shannon, Ken Marino, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Jon H. Benjamin and Amy Poehler. If that sounds like an A-List cast, that's because many of the current stars in the group were not so famous or in demand at the time. The film focused on these counselors on the last day of camp at Camp Firewood, one of the jokes being that all the actors were playing well under their age range.

Then, fourteen years later in 2015, Netflix released a prequel in the form of a TV series, making the ages of the cast even more ridiculous, in typical Wain fashion. Joining the original, now star-studded cast in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp...

The Camp Firewood gang is back. Today, Netflix unveiled the premiere date and trailer for the upcoming TV series Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later.A sequel to Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp and the 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer, the comedy follows up with staff of Camp Firewood 10 years after the summer of 1981. The cast includes Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Ad Miles, Beth Dover, Chris Meloni, Chris Pine, David Hyde Pierce, David Wain, Elizabeth Banks, Eric Nenninger, H. Jon Benjamin, Janeane Garofalo, Jason Schwartzman, Joe Lo Truglio, John Early, Josh Charles, Ken Marino, Kristen Wiig, Lake Bell, Marguerite Moreau, Marisa Ryan, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Molly Shannon, Nina Hellman, Rich Sommer, Sarah Burns, and Zak Orth.Read More…...

Netflix has released the first trailer for Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later and if you fan of the original 2001 cult classic and the 2015 prequel series, you're gonna like what you see. I think it looks hilarious! The eight-episode series comes from David Wain and Michael Showalter and it brings the gang back together for their ten-year reunion. 

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later is the hilarious new eight-part limited series starring the original cast, plus an all-star lineup of new cast members. 10 Years Older. 10 Years Hotter. 10 Years Wetter.

Returning cast includes A.D. Miles, Amy Poehler, Beth Dover, Chris Meloni, Chris Pine, David Hyde Pierce, David Wain, Elizabeth Banks, Eric Nenninger, H. Jon Benjamin, Janeane Garofalo, Jason Schwartzman, Joe Lo Truglio, John Early, Josh Charles, Ken Marino, Kristen Wiig, Lake Bell, Marguerite Moreau, Marisa Ryan, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Molly Shannon, Nina Hellman, Paul Rudd, Rich Sommer, Sarah Burns and Zak Orth.

New cast members include Skyler Gisondo, Samm Levine, Mark Feuerstein, Marlo Thomas, Joey Bragg, Jai Courtney, Dax Shepard, Alyssa Milano and Adam Scott. 

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later will debut all eight episodes on Netflix on August 4th.

It's eternal summer for Netflix. Wet Hot American Summer that is. The streaming service announced it will once again revisit Camp Firewood with a new batch of episodes from the minds of Michael Showalter and David Wain. This time, the action picks up 10 years after the movie and prequel series, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. Wain will direct and write with Showalter. The cast of the original film, including them Elizabeth Banks, H. Jon Benjamin, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Nina Hellman, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Christopher Meloni, Ad Miles, Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, David Hyde Pierce, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Marisa Ryan and Molly Shannon, also...

The cast of Wet Hot American Summer reunited in New York City on Wednesday for the premiere of the classic film's highly anticipated Netflix reboot, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. The original cast members who walked the red carpet included Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Zak Orth, David Hyde Pierce, Judah Friedlander, Nina Hellman, and Marisa Ryan, and they're all reprising their roles in the TV series. Newcomers Lake Bell, Michael Blaiklock, and Alexandra Stamler were also on hand for the big night. And while not everyone was able to make it to the premiere (ahem, Bradley Cooper), we've already broken down every new and returning cast member for you. Keep reading to see more photos from the fun night, then check out 35 moments from the movie that made it a cult classic.

Just a week after the second Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp trailer debuted, Netflix has released the third trailer, which features tons of new footage and famous cameos, arriving along with an awesome theatrical-style poster. The video re-introduces us to several stars from the original 2001 movie Wet Hot American Summer, such as Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler and Christopher Meloni, along with new casting additions Jordan Peele, John Slattery, Michael Cera, Josh Charles, Chris Pine, 'Weird Al' Yankovic and Jon Hamm. Netflix has also issued a few friendly reminders for "new campers" before the series debuts on July 31.

Welcome to Camp Firewood! Just in time for the July 4th holiday weekend, here are some reminders for all new campers: Remember to wear suntan lotion. It's totally normal to cry on the first night of camp. The sign up sheet for archery is posted on the target.

After a brilliant VHS-tinged teaser, Netflix has released the first full trailer for the prequel series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. This is the culmination of years of talk about a follow-up to the 2001 cult comedy film Wet Hot American Summer, as co-writer/director David Wain and his cast were keen on making a prequel in which the now fortysomething actors would be playing younger versions of their 2001 selves. They finally got to make it in the form of a Netflix miniseries, and result looks absolutely fantastic. As the title suggests, the eight half-hour episodes take place on the first day of camp back in 1981. Logistics be damned—Wain was able to wrangle nearly every single original cast member to reprise their roles, plus a slew of new faces like Jordan Peele, Kristen Wiig, and “introducing Jon Hamm.” This trailer highlights all of them, and it’s...

Are you ready to return to Camp Firewood? Are you? Are you really ready though? Because “the summer of your life is just around the corner,” according to a new trailer for Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. Styled as an 80s promotional video (complete with the occasional random scene that pops up from taping over something else) on a VHS player that needs a head cleaner (you either know about this or you don’t!), the video gives us our first look at the upcoming series, and it seems absolutely amazing. One, two, three, let’s go! Did you spot all of the cameos? Is that Christopher Meloni with a mop of hair?? All of the film’s original cast will be returning, including Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander,Janeane Garofalo, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, Amy Poehler,...

Netflix has released the first images from its Wet Hot American Summer revival series, First Day at Camp, and they are everything fans could hope for. The prequel to the 2001 film again takes place in 1981, which of course only augments the hilarity that the cast (originally in their 30s playing teenagers) are 15 years older now, and playing even (ever so slightly) younger characters. All of the film's original cast will be returning, including Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander,Janeane Garofalo, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Christopher Meloni, Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, Amy Poehler, David Hyde Pierce, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon and Michael Showalter. And, as previously reported, other returning actors are H. Jon Benjamin, Nina Hellman, A.D. Miles, Marisa Ryan, Kevin Sussman, and David Wain (who will again write and direct, with Showalter serving as showrunner). New cast members will include Michaela Watkins, Josh Charles, John Slattery...

This summer, the gang is getting back together, and no, we're not talking about the dudes in "Entourage." Fourteen years later after "Wet Hot American Summer," Netflix is home for all the players to return (and more) in the series "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp," and today comes the first official images for the followup. Elizabeth Banks, H. Jon Benjamin, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Janeane Garofalo, Nina Hellman, David Hyde Pierce, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Ad Miles, Christopher Meloni , Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Marisa Ryan, Molly Shannon, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Chris Pine, and David Hyde Pierce are all part of the star-studded ensemble for this movie which actually takes place two months before the events in the movie. And writer/creator David Wain shared how the new eight-part show will expand the story. “For us, the original move was about...

Netflix released the first images from “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp” on Friday. From co-creators Michael Showalter and David Wain, the show is the prequel series to their 2001 comedy that became a cult phenomenon. While the film took place on the last day of camp at Camp Firewood, the series takes place on the first day of camp, back in 1981. All of your favorite counselors and camp staff are back including Elizabeth Banks, H. Jon Benjamin, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Janeane Garofalo, Nina Hellman, David Hyde Pierce, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Ad Miles, Christopher Meloni,...

Sneak Peek footage from writer/director David Wain's upcoming Netflix series "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp", set in 1981, starring Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Christopher Meloni, Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, Amy Poehler, David Hyde Pierce, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon and Michael Showalter:

Cast also includes H. Jon Benjamin, Nina Hellman, A.D. Miles, Marisa Ryan, Kevin Sussman and Wain, with Michaela Watkins, Josh Charles, John Slattery, Randall Park, Lake Bell, Jayma Mays, Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel and Richard Schiff.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp"...

Though you might be forgiven for thinking that prequel Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp already had enough talent attached with the return of almost the entire film’s cast, there’s apparently room in the camp’s cabins for more. Jon Hamm, Chris Pine, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Jason Schwartzman, Michaela Watkins, John Slattery, Josh Charles, Randall Park, Jayma Mays, Lake Bell, Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel and Richard Schiff are all now signed on. It almost leaves you breathless just reading that lot.And they’re just the newcomers – the show already boasts Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Elizabeth Banks, H. Jon Benjamin, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Nina Hellman, Ken Marino, Zak Orth, David Hyde Pierce, Joe Lo Truglio, Christopher Meloni, A.D. Miles, Marguerite Moreau, Marisa Ryan, Molly Shannon, co-writer Michael Showalter and Kevin Sussman. With David Wain and Showalter...

A full twenty-one actors from the original "Wet Hot American Summer" feature are set to be joined by nine more actors for Netflix's upcoming TV series prequel to the cult 2001 comedy.

New faces joining the series include Michaela Watkins, Josh Charles, John Slattery, Randall Park, Lake Bell, Jayma Mays, Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel, and Richard Schiff.

Their roles are said to be as follows: "Watkins will play a tough New Yorker, Charles is a guy from a rival camp, Huebel's a rival professor to Pierce, Schiff is Pierce’s academic superior, Park's a librarian in love with Shannon, and Scheer is a journalist."

Pretty much every actor is set to return from the original including Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Amy Poehler, H. Jon Benjamin, Michael Ian Black, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Nina Hellman, Ken Marino, Zak Orth, David Hyde Pierce, Joe LoTruglio, Christopher Meloni, A.D. Miles, Marguerite Moreau,...

This news is sure to warm up your winter. The 2001 cult classic Wet Hot American Summer is making a comeback and director David Wain has managed to get virtually the entire star-studded cast on board.

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Deadline confirmed on Friday that Netflix will air an 8-episode limited series based on the movie. Returning cast members include Elizabeth Banks, H. Jon Benjamin, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Nina Hellman, Ken Marino, Zak Orth, David Hyde Pierce, Joe LoTruglio, Christopher Meloni, A.D. Miles, Marguerite Moreau, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Marisa Ryan, Molly Shannon, Michael Showalter and Kevin Sussman.

Wet Hot American Summer is set on the last day of camp in the hot summer of 1981, and follows a group of counselors trying to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.

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This isn't the first time the cast has reunited. In August...

Heading back to camp! After months of planning, the 2001 satirical comedy Wet Hot American Summer is officially getting an 8-episode limited Netflix series, Deadline reported on Friday, Jan. 9. To top it off, the entire original cast is set to return. The jam-packed, star-studded ensemble group includes Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, H. Jon Benjamin, Michael Ian Black, Janeane Garofalo, Ken Marino, David Hyde Pierce, Christopher Meloni, Michael Showalter, Judah Friedlander, Nina Hellman, Zak Orth, Joe LoTruglio, A.D. Miles, Marguerite Moreau, [...]...

Netflix made lots of Wet Hot American Summer fans very happy when it announced it would revive the camp counselor film by David Wain as a miniseries. Now, the streaming video-on-demand service has reportedly started production with most of the film’s original cast on board.

If a report from Deadline is to be believed, Wain and Wet Hot film co-writer Michael Showalter have managed to re-unite the ensemble cast to reprise their original roles. In an interview with Crave back in June 2014, Showalter said he and Wain “wouldn’t have wanted to [bring back Wet Hot American Summer] if we couldn’t get everybody.”

Apparently, Showalter and Wain “did their due diligence” and managed to align the schedules of most of the cast from the 2001 film. Netflix’s 8-episode limited series will see fan favorites grace the (albeit more digital) screen, such as Elizabeth Banks, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Michael Ian Black, Judah Friedlander,...

They're back!  David Wain and Michael Showalter's hysterical cult smash "Wet Hot American Summer" is bringing all the kids back to camp in an eight-episode limited series via Netflix. Deadline broke the news, stating reports that virtually the entire cast would be returning.  That means Elizabeth Banks, H. Jon Benjamin, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Nina Hellman, Ken Marino, Zak Orth, David Hyde Pierce, Joe LoTruglio, Christopher Meloni, A.D. Miles, Marguerite Moreau, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Marisa Ryan, Molly Shannon, Michael Showalter and Kevin Sussman are all set for one more trip to Camp Firewood. Wain and Showalter have written the series and production is already underway with Wain again in the director's chair. But is this really what we want? Everyone remembers what happened the last time Netflix revived an American comedy classic. After years of buildup, with rumors and secrets flying around faster Gob's magic.

What are those mad geniuses at Netflix up to? First they revive Arrested Development to more hype than the actual reunion actually deserved, and now they’ve got yet another cult project cooking with just about the greatest reunion cast ever assembled: the original cast of David Wain’s Wet Hot American Summer.

Deadline is reporting that Wain’s cult film is being revived for an 8-episode limited series run on Netflix, currently filming now and featuring nearly the entire original cast. For those curious about that cast, here’s all who is involved, according to Deadline:

Elizabeth Banks, H. Jon Benjamin, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Nina Hellman, Ken Marino, Zak Orth, David Hyde Pierce, Joe LoTruglio, Christopher Meloni, A.D. Miles, Marguerite Moreau, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Marisa Ryan, Molly Shannon, Michael Showalter and Kevin Sussman.

Let that list sink in for a moment.

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Less than one month after a report revealed that Netflix is moving forward with a limited series based on the 2001 cult classic Wet Hot American Summer, Deadline has confirmed that production started earlier this week, with "virtually its entire ensemble cast returning." While last month's report indicated that this project would be a 10-episode limited series, it was revealed that Netflix only ordered eight episodes. It isn't known when Netflix is eyeing the series to premiere at this time.

Returning cast members include Elizabeth Banks, H. Jon Benjamin, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Nina Hellman, Ken Marino, Zak Orth, David Hyde Pierce, Joe Lo Truglio, Christopher Meloni, A.D. Miles, Marguerite Moreau, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Marisa Ryan, Molly Shannon, Michael Showalter and Kevin Sussman. David Wain and Michael Showalter, who wrote the original Wet Hot American Summer, co-created the series with David Wain also directing. The...

After 14 years, the world will finally be a better place as Netflix is officially going ahead with the sequel series to Wet Hot American Summer. To make things even better, the entire cast will be returning with filming beginning this week. In case you aren't familiar with Wet Hot American Summer's awesome cast, it includes Elizabeth Banks, H. Jon Benjamin, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Nina Hellman, Ken Marino, Zak Orth, David Hyde Pierce, Joe...