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I received a press release yesterday that couldn't be more perfect for this blog: a new Off-Broadway comedy starring the fabulous Tony Award-winning Betty Buckley and the incredibly talented Desperate Housewives and One Life to Live star Tuc Watkins. What more could a gay man want in a play? I guess I wouldn't mind if Betty crooned a tune at some point, but other than that, White's Lies by Ben Andron sounds like it could be a lot of fun.
Watkins will be replacing the previously announced Scott Patterson, who has been cast in a television pilot. Although I loved Patterson as Luke on Gilmore Girls, Watkins just has that extra something special that makes my raspberry swirl. The guy is gorgeous and funny - and he will definitely be making a future appearance on my list of the Hottest Hunks of Daytime Soaps. If you've never seen his performance as the scheming con artist and ladies' man David Vickers on One Life to Live, you are missing out on one of the most hilarious characters to ever grace a daytime soap.
I could go on and on about the amazing Mr. Watkins, but the point of this post is to tell you all about White's Lies, which will begin previews at Manhattan's New World Stages (340 West 50th St.) on April 12 and open on May 6. Watkins will play Joe White, a bachelor divorce lawyer who's scared stiff at the prospect of marriage and kids. However, when his mother (Buckley) desperately wants him to start a family, he does what any good son would do - he makes one up! Of course, this lie soon turns into an outrageous journey full of twists and turns.
Directed by Bob Cline, the play also stars Peter Scolari (from TV's Newhart and Bosom Buddies), Christy Carlson Romano, Rena Strober and Jimmy Ray Bennett. Tickets are $60-75, and you can purchase them by phone at (212) 239-6200 or online at www.WhitesLiesOnStage.com.
Below you can enjoy Tuc Watkins in all his half-naked glory on One Life to Live and on a behind-the-scenes tour of his Wisteria Lane home on Desperate Housewives - and listen to the wonderful Betty Buckley sing "Meadowlark".
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