Garry Marshall-Helmed Billy & Ray, Starring Vincent Kartheiser & Larry Pine, Extends Off-Broadway

The New York premiere of Billy & Ray, headlined by Mad Men star Vincent Kartheiser and Broadway vet Larry Pine, has extended off-Broadway for two additional weeks, through November 23. Mike Bencivenga's new play, directed by the legendary Garry Marshall, will begin previews on October 1. Opening night is set for October 20 at the Vineyard Theatre.

Billy & Ray charts the birth of the film noir genre. The comedy follows literary odd couple writer-director Billy Wilder (Kartheiser) and novelist Raymond Chandler (Pine) as they contentiously collaborate to adapt the novel Double Indemnity for the silver screen. Set in 1940s Hollywood, Billy & Ray is the true story of how two brilliant and thorny artists battled the Hollywood censors and each other to create a groundbreaking movie classic.

Rounding out the cast are Sophie von Haselberg as Wilder's long-suffering secretary and Drew Gehling as a beleaguered studio chief.