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Glenn Close will play Roy Cohn in ‘Angels in America’ reading
Glenn Close, the Tony Award winner and seven-time Oscar nominee, will play powerful New York lawyer Roy Cohn in a charity reading of scenes from the play “Angels in America.” For contrast, Al Pacino won an Emmy for playing Cohn in HBO’s “Angels” miniseries in 2003.The hourlong, taped show, which benefits AMFAR, will be streamed on Broadway.com’s YouTube channel at 8:30 p.m. on Oct 8.“The Wife” star is joined by an impressive roster of celebs: Laura Linney, Lois Smith, Patti LuPone, Brian Tyree Henry, Paul Dano, Andrew Rannells, Linda Emond, Nikki James, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Alan Cumming, Whoopi Goldberg, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jeremy O.
