Jenn Harris will play Britney Spears and Sarah Saltzberg will play Tara Reid in the upcoming off-Broadway premiere of Steven Levenson's Girls Day, Or Britney and Tara Stare into the Void and the Void Stares Back. Billed as a "tragi-comedy," the new show is directed by Evan Cabnet will begin performances on May 11 at the Ace of Clubs. The limited engagement is scheduled to run through June 2.
Rounding out the cast are Patch Darragh Crimes of the Heart as Kevin Federline and Kathy Searle.
Girls Day begins as Spears checks out of rehab after a one-month stint and hooks up with her friend Reid for one memorable afternoon that involves encounters with sons Jayden James and Sean Preston, a publicist, a social worker and her ex-husband, K-Fed.
Harris' off-Broadway credits include New Jerusalem, Modern Orthodox and Silence! The Musical. Saltzberg was an original cast member in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and is currently appearing off-Broadway in Junie B. Jones. She is a creator of the popular late-night revue Don't Quit Your Night Job.
The real Britney Spears made her off-Broadway debut in 1991 in the play Ruthless, as the understudy for actress Laura Bell Bundy.