Michael Emerson, Jonathan Groff, Darren Criss & More Set for Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde

After being blocked by the Kremlin, Moisés Kaufman’s Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde will receive a one-night-only benefit reading with a cast that puts the star into star-studded. Directed by Kaufman, Michael Emerson (Lost) and Jonathan Groff (Hamilton) will lead the company as Wilde and Bosie, respectively, at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater on October 5.

Other big names tapped for the lineup include Darren Criss, Sally Field, Tituss Burgess, Michael C. Hall, David Hyde Pierce, Tony Kushner, Judith Light, David Burtka, Andy Mientus (Spring Awakening), Jose Llana (The King And I), Will Carlyon and Jake Shears. Further casting will be announced later.

Emerson previously played the role of Wilde in the original production of the show at the Minetta Lane Theatre in 1997. Gross Indecency... follows the legendary author, poet and playwright and the trials for his "crime" of homosexuality. Earlier in 2015, Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project were working with the Moscow New Drama Theatre and the U.S. State Department to produce a revival of the play in Moscow. In the middle of pre-production, the Kremlin stopped the revival because of the play's LGBTQ content. In response to the cancellation, Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project decided to produce a benefit reading in NYC to bring attention to the suppression of the rights of the LGBTQ community in Russia.

All funds raised will benefit Tectonic Theater Project and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.