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PEOPLE & ARTSFriday 19 February 2016
Sean Hayes takes on heavenly
stage role in ‘An Act of God’
LYNN ELBER Memoir by God.” that you have to discover
AP Television Writer Hayes also said yes to the every night to do it” are de-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean part because it tested him, manding, Hayes said, add-
Hayes, who played side- as did his 2010-11 Broad- ing, “and I love it.”
kick Jack in TV’s “Will & way role in the musical He endorses the approach
Grace,” is the ultimate top “Promises, Promises.” of “An Act of God,” which
banana on stage in “An “I enjoy great challenges, played on Broadway in
because it’s too easy to 2015 with Jim Parsons of
This image released by Polk not challenge yourself. “The Big Bang Theory.”
& Co. shows Sean Hayes por- It’s too easy to just sit on “Any time you can pro-
traying God in a scene from the couch,” said Hayes, voke thought or curiosity
“An Act of God.” who’s also a busy producer from exploring certain as-
(“Must See TV: An All-Star pects of religion, especially
Associated Press Tribute to James Burrows,” in a comical way, it’s very
which honors the director needed and entertain-
Act of God.” and airs Sunday on NBC, is ing and rewarding,” Hayes
Hayes has the title role in among his projects). said.
the West Coast production “An Act of God” is essen- He was raised Catholic,
of the play, a cheeky take tially a one-man show that he said, “but I’m currently
on the Almighty and what puts the critically praised not.” Does he believe in
he really thinks of his imper- Hayes center stage for 90 God? “I believe in people
fect human charges. minutes, with occasional and the goodness of peo-
“It’s smart, funny, poi- support from a pair of an- ple,” he replied. He also
gnant,” Hayes said of the gels. believes people can have
play by David Javerbaum, “The memorization, the in- faith outside of organized
the former head writer terpretation, the freshness religion. q
for “The Daily Show” who
adapted it from his book,
“The Last Testament: A
Kendall and Kylie Jenner
mobile game debuts at No. 1
In this Nov. 22, 2015 file photo, Kendall Jenner, left, and Kylie rewarding gamers who
Jenner arrive at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft play both titles in a special
Theater in Los Angeles. “krossover” event. De Masi
is optimistic that “Kendall
Associated Press & Kylie” will achieve similar
success as “Kim Kardashi-
DERRIK J. LANG like narrative role-playing an: Hollywood,” which re-
AP Entertainment Writer games,” said Glu President portedly earned $200 mil-
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Move and CEO Niccolo de Masi lion last year.
over, Kim Kardashian. during an interview at the “I think it could do any-
Kendall and Kylie Jenner’s D.I.C.E. Summit. where from half or double
mobile game strutted to While the Jenner sisters’ to what Kim achieved,”
the top spot on Apple’s app game maintains the same said de Masi, who pre-
store when the Glu Mobile cartoony aesthetic of the sented a talk Wednesday
title premiered Wednes- Kardashian game, the morning about celebrity
day. The game starring the fashion-focused “Kendall social media followers at
Kardashian half-sisters is a & Kylie” is intended to be the Academy of Interac-
spin-off of the popular “Kim played in portrait mode tive Arts and Science’s 15th
Kardashian: Hollywood” on smartphones and tab- annual D.I.C.E. Summit.
game released in 2014. lets instead of landscape Despite the Kardashians’
“There does seem to be a mode like “Kim Kardashian: mobile triumph, Katy Perry
unique affinity for fans of Hollywood.” didn’t similarly blast off last
the Kardashian-Jenners to The games are currently year with her Glu game,
“Katy Perry Pop.” It failed
to crack the Top 100 apps
on Apple’s charts. De Masi
said Perry’s game wasn’t
as fruitful because it was
marred with technical
glitches and didn’t feature
enough of Perry’s music.
“We’re talking to her team
about how we could
evolve this game but also
how we could reboot it,”
de Masi said.q
