Meet Your New Maker! Emmy Winner Sean Hayes Will Star in An Act of God in Los Angeles

After a successful Broadway bow earlier this year, the Almighty will make a triumphant return to the stage in An Act of God. This time, he’s setting up camp in Los Angeles and borrowing the body of another Emmy-winning sitcom star. Will & Grace favorite Sean Hayes will channel the man upstairs at the CTG/Ahmanson Theatre from January 30 through March 13, 2016.

Hayes assumes the role created by Jim Parsons in the Broadway premiere, which played its final performance as Studio 54 on August 2. The show, written by God (naturally) and David Javerbaum, follows the titular divine entity as He walks audiences through some updates and clarifications to the well-known Ten Commandments. Tony winner Joe Mantello directs.

Hayes won an Emmy in 2000 for his performance as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace. He earned additional nods for the role for the following six years. His other small screen credits include Sean Saves the World, Smash and The Millers. He received a Tony nomination in 2010 for his Broadway debut in Promises, Promises, and later took home an Emmy for hosting that year’s ceremony. Hayes also appeared on the New York stage in Damn Yankees at City Center’s Encores!.

Casting for the roles of God’s angels Michael and Gabriel, played on Broadway by Christopher Fitzgerald and Tim Kazurinsky, respectively, will be announced later.