Michael Urie, beloved for his smartly nuanced portrayal of Marc St. James, the conniving assistant to diva magazine editor Wilhelmina (Vanessa Williams) in the hit sitcom Ugly Betty, is bringing his latest career breakthrough vehicle to L.A. this month. There’s a heaping helping of Barbra Streisand-aimed satire amid an evening’s worth of solo Urie in the hit off-Broadway comedy Buyer and Cellar. The acclaimed play by Jonathan Tolins will be making its West Coast bow at the Mark Taper Forum.
Urie loves Buyer and Cellar for the acting challenges it affords, plus the enormous amount of fun it elicits. “”It’s 100 minutes long,””