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By Amy Somensky Feb 1, 2006, 13:57 GMT

Mark Ruffalo joins Awake and Sing

New York: Mark Ruffalo has joined the cast of Lincoln Center's upcoming production of Clifford Odet's Awake and Sing. Ruffalo, who will be making his Broadway debut, will play Moe Axelrod.

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Mark RuffaloRuffalo has appeared in such film as You Can Count On Me, In the Cut, 13 Going on 30, Just Like Heaven, and Rumor Has It. He also starred in the original Off-Broadway production of Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth as well as Off-Broadway's The Moment When.The actor joins the already announced Ben Gazzara, Zoe Wanamaker, Lauren Ambrose, Ned Eisenberg, Jonathan Hadary, Peter Kybart, Pablo Schreiber, and Richard Topol.The Lincoln Center revival production, which will play Broadway's Belasco Theater, will begin previews on March 24th and officially opening April 17th.The Light in the Piazza's Bartlett Sher serves as director. The design team includes set design by Michael Yeargan, costume design by Catherine Zuber, and lighting design by Christopher Akerlind.Awake and Sing! concerns a Jewish family living in the Bronx who have fallen on bad times during the depression. It was first performed in 1935, also at The Belasco. That production starred Luther and Stella Adler, John Garfield, and Stanford Meisner. It was then brought back to Broadway in 1938, 1939, and 1984. The 84' production starred Nancy Marchand, Harry Hamlin, Dick Latessa, and Frances McDormand at The Circle in the Square Theater.For Awake and Sing! tickets visit www.ticketsnow.com.

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