Pictures and text from www.broadway.com and playwhatiwrote.com "The Play What I Wrote" played its first preview on March 7, 2003 at the Lyceum Theatre with the show's first surprise celebrity guest star: Roger Moore!

The former James Bond star took the guest spot alongside stars Hamish McColl, Sean Foley and Toby Jones in this hilarious new play, directed by Kenneth Branagh. We were there to get some great shots of Moore as he stepped away from the calm, coolness of James Bond got a little shaken and stirred in his latest role. Photos by Bruce Glikas for Broadway.com

"The Play What I Wrote", a quirky London theatrical sensation, began its American premiere at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre March 7, 2003. Kenneth Branagh directs the work of Hamish McColl, Sean Foley and Eddie Braben, featuring actors McColl and Foley and Toby Jones on stage. The 2002 Olivier Award winning play "revolves around Hamish, who no longer wants to be part of his comedy double act with Sean," according to production notes. "Instead, he wants to see the play he has written, A Tight Squeeze for the Scarlet Pimple, properly mounted on the Broadway stage. But before this can happen, he needs a major star to play the supporting role to his In the West End, those making special appearances as themselves included Ralph Fiennes, Ian McKellen, Roger Moore, Jerry Hall, Sting and Ewan McGregor, among others. The identity of the nightly guest will be a tightly guarded secret.
The New York premiere is presented by The Orpheum Circuit (David Pugh, Joan Cullman, Mike Nichols, Hamilton South, Charles Whitehead, Stuart Thompson). The show is billed as a Nichols & Pugh production.

"The Play What I Wrote" producer Joan Cullman poses backstage with Roger Moore	Hamish McColl Yuk it up backstage
Director Kenneth Branagh	Gentlemen, take a bow! Toby Jones, Sean Foley, Hamish McColl and Roger Moore