Mark-Linn Baker Replaces Adam Arkin in Upcoming Losing Louie

Adam Arkin has left the upcoming Manhattan Theatre Club production of Simon Mendes da Costa's Losing Louie. His role will now be played by Mark Linn-Baker. No reason was given for Arkin's departure.

Linn-Baker appeared last season in the WB sitcom Twins. His Broadway credits include A Year With Frog and Toad, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Face Value and Doonesbury. His off-Broadway credits include A Flea in Her Ear, The Miss Firecracker Contest, Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong, All's Well That Ends Well, Othello and the Encores! mounting of The Pajama Game. Linn-Baker is probably best known for his seven seasons as Larry Appleton on television's Perfect Strangers.

Losing Louie, directed by Jerry Zaks, will continue to star Matthew Arkin Adam Arkin's brother as Reggie, Scott Cohen as Louie, Jan Maxwell as Elizabeth and Michele Pawk as Sheila. The show is scheduled to begin performances at the Biltmore Theatre on September 21 and open there on October 12.