Benedict Cumberbatch, Minnie Driver to read letters live
The theatrical event in which famous actors and musicians read out memorable real letters from history is coming to America with such celebrities as Benedict Cumberbatch, Minnie Driver, Stephen Fry, Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Hamill.
Letters Live will make its U.S. debut Feb. 26 at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. Ticket prices range from $50 to $200, with all profits going to charities.
Others slated to appear include Jarvis Cocker, James Corden, Anjelica Huston, Catherine Keener, Shirley Manson, Ian McShane and Annabelle Wallis.
Cumberbatch, who is also a producer, says the letters are "windows into the love, beauty, pain and humor of their creators and recipients."
The event started in London in 2013, inspired by Shaun Usher's bestselling "Letters of Note" series and Simon Garfield's "To the Letter."
BC is going to do Letters Live in the US!! *fallsabout* Damn, that’s going to sell out quick. Oh well, I couldn’t go anyway. *sadface* So happy to hear this though. Hope it will be a big hit here too and start an annual event like in the UK.
Edit: It has been brought to my attention that this article was changed and BC will not be reading Letters Live in the US. As I explained to the person kind enough to let me know, the above article was copied and pasted exactly as it appeared 11 hours ago. When the link is clicked now, it has been changed. Obviously someone jumped the gun with sloppy research. So sorry for getting anyone’s hopes up.