The full cast has been announced for the Roundabout Theatre Company's upcoming revival of Terrence McNally's The Ritz, directed by Joe Mantello. Joining previously announced stars Rosie Perez, Kevin Chamberlin and Brooks Ashmanskas are Caroline Aaron Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, I Hate Hamlet as Vivian Proclo, Patrick Kerr as Claude Perkins, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe as Tiger, Terrence Riordan as Michael Brick, Seth Rudetsky as Sheldon, Adam Sietz Barefoot in the Park, Talk Radio as Abe, David Turner In My Life as Duff, Lenny Venito as Carmine Vespucci and Angela Pietropinto as Aunt Vera.
In addition to the above featured parts, the script requires several actors to play patrons of the bathhouse where the action of the comedy is set. Most notable among the new production's "patrons" is former gay porn star Ryan Idol aka Marc Anthony Donais, who will make his Broadway debut in the show. A notable adult film performer in the 1990s and one-time Playgirl magazine nude centerfold, Idol formerly appeared onstage as a replacement star of the off-Broadway comedy Making Porn.
Also appearing as patrons in The Ritz are Josh Breckenridge, Justin Clynes, Teddy Coluca, Andrew Cooksey, Lukas Hassel, Mark Leydorf, Billy Magnussen, Nick Mayo, Matthew Montelongo, Dillon Porter and Jeffrey Evan Thomas.
The Ritz starts performances at Studio 54 on September 14. Opening night is set for October 11.
