Tony Award-Winning Actors Perform at Celebrity Readings on November 4th

Once a year The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School produces an evening of storytelling; great short stories are 'performed' by celebrated Broadway players. This year’s event features Tony Award-winning actors Norbert Leo Butz and Faith Prince, as well as Michele Federer from the original cast of Wicked. The evening will be hosted by Emily Zacharias. CELEBRITY READINGS will take place on Monday, November 4th at 7:30pm at the South Orange Middle School.

Maplewood local Norbert Leo Butz is a two-time Tony Award winner for his spectacular work in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Catch Me If You Can. Butz, currently starring in Broadway’s much anticipated Big Fish, knows the power of storytelling. "Big Fish is about how stories never die. Once they are told they live on in the memories of the living. I'm thrilled to be part of Celebrity Readings! By listening to the stories, the audience becomes the conduit that keeps them alive!"

Michelle Federer—Butz's real life partner—held the role of Nessarose in the original Broadway production of Wicked and had a recurring role on NBC’s Smash.

And the multi-talented Faith Prince best known for her Tony Award -winning performance in Guys and Dolls has also received Tony nominations for Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Bells are Ringing and A Catered Affair. Prince is currently playing the role of Miss Hannigan in the revival of Annie.

Tickets for Celebrity Readings are $50 in advance and $55 at the door. They can be purchased at  http://www.ssreg.com/som/classes/classes.asp?catID=2287 or by calling (973) 378-7620.