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Frog and Peach Theatre Company will present a star-studded reading of Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' today, February 26 at The Player's Club, 16 Grammercy Park South, with a cast including Austin Pendleton as Angelo and Darrell Hammond as Pompey, together with Frog and Peach company members Ted Zurkowski as Lucio, Amy Frances Quint as Isabel, Eric Doss as Provost, Ryan Tramont as Escalus, Erick Gonzalez as Claudio and Jonathan Reed Wexler as Elbow. An original score by Ian McDonald King Crimson, Foreigner will be performed live by Mr. McDonald.

Frog and Peach Theatre Company will present a star-studded reading of Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' on February 26 at The Player's Club, 16 Grammercy Park South, with a cast including Austin Pendleton as Angelo and Darrell Hammond as Pompey, together with Frog and Peach company members Ted Zurkowski as Lucio, Amy Frances Quint as Isabel, Eric Doss as Provost, Ryan Tramont as Escalus, Erick Gonzalez as Claudio and Jonathan Reed Wexler as Elbow. An original score by Ian McDonald King Crimson, Foreigner will be performed live by Mr. McDonald.

Director: David Wexler Writer: David Wexler Starring: Jonathan Sollis, Margarita Levieva, Aidan Quinn, Jonathan Reed Wexler, Arija Bareikis Zoe (Jonathan Sollis) is a stand up comedian who is desperately in love with his beautiful girlfriend Miranda (Julia Dennis). Miranda dies suddenly, slingshotting Zoe into a bitter and jaded state of depression. Then, after one year of being "Mr. Doom and Gloom", Zoe finds himself forced to...ummm...teach kindergarten? That is right! But, luckily there is a super cute fellow kindergarten teacher, Veronica (Margarita Levieva). And, well, I think we all know exactly where the story goes from here... But it is how it gets there that is pretty darn fantastic. Jonathan Sollis, for one, is excellent as Zoe. Not only does he have a great rapport with the kindergarteners, but he plays the formulaic role with utmost sincerity and naturalism. It also helps that Sollis is not your typical...