George Wendt, Cheers star, says Charlottetown Festival 'like Broadway'
Cody MacKay | CBC News | Posted: August 2, 2017 7:00 PM | Last Updated: August 3, 2017
'And the casts, of course, are amazing,' says Wendt
Norm knows our name.
George Wendt — Norm from the TV sitcom Cheers — told The Morning Edition at CBC Kitchener-Waterloo that the Charlottetown Festival "is much like Broadway in the sense of the size of the house and the technical expertise of the staff."
"And the casts, of course, are amazing," he added.
Wendt starred in Hairspray at the 2010 Charlottetown Festival, and has also been cast in a number of other productions on Broadway, including Hairspray.
This fall, he's been cast to play Willie Loman in Death of a Salesman at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse in St. Jacobs, Ont.
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