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Constance Wu is returning to the stage and she will make her Ahmanson Theatre debut in Los Angeles at the end of the month!
The Crazy Rich Asians actress will star in the upcoming production of 2:22 – A Ghost Story, which will be making its U.S. premiere in L.A. after debuting on London’s West End last year.
Constance will be joined by a star-studded cast!
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Starring alongside Constance will be American Horror Story‘s Finn Wittrock, Pitch Perfect‘s Anna Camp, and Ozark‘s Adam Rothenberg.
In this four-person play, Jenny (Wu) believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam (Wittrock) isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, their old friend Lauren (Camp) and her new partner Ben (Rothenberg). Belief and skepticism clash, but something feels strange and frightening, and that something is getting closer, so they are going to stay up until 2:22 a.m… and then they will know. Transporting audiences into one adrenaline-fueled night where secrets will emerge and ghosts may appear, 2:22 – A Ghost Story asks, what do you believe? And do you dare to discover the truth? Can the dead really walk again?
Performances begin on October 29 ahead of an official opening night on November 4. The limited engagement will run through December 4.
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Constance Wu is opening up about being mocked in public for her controversial tweets. On the latest episode of , the 40-year-old actress claimed that, at the 2019 Unforgettable Gala, which came months after she nearly attempted suicide, she was mocked by host Simu Liu for her tweets bemoaning 's renewal.ET has reached out to Character Media, who put on the gala, and Liu's rep. Wu said on that the event's organizers were not aware of her near suicide attempt at the time, and added that Liu offered her «a sincere apology» after the alleged incident.«I have been punished and mocked,» Wu said of the backlash to her tweets. «There was an event several months later… they do this gala every year for Asians and they wanted me to come, 'cause they wanted to celebrate the show and the kids on the show.»Wu was hesitant to attend the event — where was being honored with the Lexus Legacy Award, which recognizes the Asian and Pacific Islander leaders who have fought for API presence in the arts, entertainment and culture -- because there was «so much controversy» around her at the time.«If I go, people are just going to want to talk about the tweets.
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