Mario Cantone to star in one-man Broadway show

Mario Cantone, best known as the acid-tongued Anthony Marantino on HBO's Sex and the City, will arrive on Broadway this fall in a new one-man show, Laugh Whore. The production, directed by Tony-winner Joe Mantello, opens October 17 at the Cort Theatre, with preview performances expected to start in late September, it was announced Wednesday. Cantone is a veteran stand-up comedian and will offer his acerbic views on current events plus his take on celebrities old and new. Cantone is now appearing on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Assassins, the Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman musical. It runs through July 18 at Studio 54. (AP)