‘Buyer & Cellar’ Opens at Playhouse

“Buyer & Cellar,” the critically acclaimed off-Broadway hit, opened tonight at the Westport Country Playhouse featuring Michael Urie, who originated the role and is the sole performer in the one-act play. Urie is known to many for his role as Marc St. James on the award-winning television series “Ugly Betty.” Pictured (l-r)  Mark Lamos, Westport Country Playhouse artistic director, Jonathan Tolins, “Buyer & Cellar” author, and Ted Snowden, co-producer. In the show, Urie plays Alex, an actor who works in Barbra Streisand’s basement, and Barry, his boyfriend who’s worked up about the star’s relationship to her hometown, Brooklyn. “Buyer & Cellar” runs through July 3. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com