Fat Pig, starring Dane Cook, hits Broadway in 2011
You’re at the right place to buy Fat Pig tickets for the most hilarious Broadway shows in a long time. Starring Dane Cook, one of the biggest comedians out today, Fat Pig promises to delight audiences for a long time. Dane Cook is set to star in Fat Pig on Broadway starting in the spring of 2011 both fans and critics are expecting good things this year. With one of the biggest comedians in Dane Cook as well as one of the up-and-coming names in theater Neil LaBute, Fat Pig tickets are definitely going to be in high demand.
Comedy Superstar Dane Cook will get his Broadway debut in Neil LaBute’s FAT PIG on Broadway in the spring of 2011. Josh Hamilton will star as Tom while Cook will play Carter. Neil LaBute will direct the FAT PIG, marking his first time at the helm of a Broadway Show. The show is being produced by the duo of Heather Provost and Also Scrofani, who in the past has brought theater fans 666, Gone with the Wind, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and more. This is going to be one of the biggest shows of the year and Fat Pig on Broadway tickets will be hot sellers for sure.
Dane Cook’s Fat Pig is set to open in spring of 2011, while The Fat Pig theater has not yet been made public. The story of Fat Pig revolves around Tom, a young man who begins to date a plus-sized woman named Helen, and his friend Carter’s reaction to the development. Dane Cook plays the obnoxious Carter, who takes an interest in his friends’ new friend. While Tom at first is happy with his new gal-pal, comments from Carter and other co-workers eventually cause him to questions his own values. Dane Cook told Artsbeat that he sees Carter as “a character that hopefully people will love to hate. . . I totally look at a character like that and the people that I’ve been surrounded by in my life, and I have to tell you, some of the most interesting characters we encounter are lascivious, twisted souls,” says Cook. “Yet there’s a story behind how we all get there. Most of us start off pretty pure.”
“The bitingly funny FAT PIG is Neil LaBute’s candid and unapologetic depiction of our obsession with image and cookie cutter beauty,” hails BroadwayWorld.
“I’m planning on writing new material for this production to enhance the already considerable gifts that these men bring to the characters,” LaBute tells Broadway World. “I’m very much looking forward to this opportunity to see FAT PIG through fresh eyes.”
Fat Pig originally debuted Off Broadway at Liculle Lortel Theater production by MCC Theater, and fans with Fat Pig tickets got their money’s worth. The play was awarded the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway play. FAT PIG has also enjoyed successful runs in Los Angeles and Boston. Fat Pig premiered in London in 2008 to rave reviews, being awarded a Olivier Award nomination for Best New Comedy, however the Broadway production of Fat Pig will be different than previous incarnation. Labute has stated he will be working with both Dane Cook and Josh Hamilton to write new dialogue catered to their persona.
Dane Cook is of course best-known as a comedian, with multiple headlining tours and sell-out performances to his credit. Comedy albums “Isolated Incident” and “Rough Around the Edges” were bet-sellers. Mr. Cook, whose best-selling comedy albums include “Isolated Incident” and “Rough Around the Edges,” was confident that touring life would prepare him for the rigors of the eight-show Broadway week, and said he was proud to be part of a spring season that is set to include fellow comedy stars like Chris Rock, Ben Stiller and Jim Gaffigan. Cook has acted previously in the feature films Dan in Real Life, Mr. Brooks, Employee of the Month and My Best Friend’s Girl.
Josh Hamilton has starred in Broadway productions Proof and The Coast of Utopia and alongside Ethan Hawk in The Cherry Orchard, produced by the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He has also acted in the theater productions of A Lie of the Mind, The Bridge Project, Things We Want, The Cider House Rules and more.
Feature film acting credits include Away We Go, Outsourced, Diggers, Broken English, Kicking and Screaming, With Honors, and more. Television credits include, among others, Louie, Mercy, Law and Order and Absolutely Fabulous.
