Mario Cantone

Recently having left ??em dead in the aisles on Broadway, Cantone starred in ASSASSINS, by Stephen Sondheim, and John Weidman. The critically acclaimed production was directed by Joe Mantello,who is also at the helm of Cantone's,one man show on Broadway LAUGH WHORE,produced by Showtime in association with Jonathan Burkhart. This one man expose' is their Showtime's first Broadway venture and was filmed as a Showtime comedy special in 2005!!! As Charlotte's wedding planner with attitude, New York stage actor and standup comedian Mario Cantone goes syndicated when Sex and the City is launched on TBS in June! An accomplished stage actor, on Broadway, Cantone played the role of Buzz in Terrence McNally's award winning dramatic comedy, "Love! Valor! Compassion!" For the Public Theater on Broadway, Cantone played Stephano in Shakespeare's "The Tempest". Off Broadway in Shakespeare in the Park, he played Grumio in "Taming of the Shrew." Also Off Broadway he was Terry, in the original cast of "The Crumple Zone" and Benny in "June Moon." Television fans get just a taste of Cantone's irreverence as a stand-up comedian who has performed a wide range of venue from warming up jazz great Shirley Bassey at Carnegie Hall to performances at Atlantic City "Resorts" and "Caroline's" on Broadway. MORE