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Lemmon's agent, David Seltzer, proposed to the HPT this summer that the actor star alongside his wife, Felicia Farr, in a production of A. R. Gurney's two-person play "Love Letters." Details were finalized last week, and the HPT had already sent out a press release announcing the performances at the 360-seat Hasty Pudding Theater when Seltzer called to cancel...
...HPT co-producer Ben S. Forkner '01 said that the performances were being put off because of "unavoidable scheduling conflicts...
...decision did not shock HPT leaders...
...huge letdown for the Theatricals," Forkner said, adding that the show would have marked "the first time in recent memory" the HPT would have featured an actor of Lemmon's stature...
...financial implications of the cancellation for the HPT, which is preparing to move out of its theater because of planned renovations, are unclear. The group had hoped to use some of the event's proceeds to pay for theater space in the coming months...