Rattlestick Adds \'Buyer & Cellar,\' With Michael Urie, To Its Season

Michael Urie, who has become something of a New York stage regular (“Angels in America,” “The Cherry Orchard”) since the conclusion of TV’s “Ugly Betty” (not to mention the quick cancellation of his recent “Partners”), will be back this spring in a new play by Jonathan Tolins (“The Twilight of the Golds,” “Secrets of the Trade”).

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater announced on Monday that Mr. Urie will star in “Buyer & Cellar,” a new comedy by Mr. Tolins about a struggling actor who bonds with a superstar while cataloging the collectibles she keeps in her Malibu basement. (Similarities to Barbra Streisand are by no means discouraged.)

It will begin performances March 20 at Rattlestick, with opening night scheduled for April 3. Stephen Brackett is the director.

“Buyer & Cellar” replaces “The Correspondent,” by Ken Urban, which was postponed because of “scheduling conflicts” according to a Rattlestick spokesman, who said it would “definitely happen next season.”