'Sweet Charity' : Wayne Knight extends his appearance in the role of Herman .

Wayne Knight will extend his appearance in the role of Herman in Sweet Charity for an additional four weeks. Originally slated to leave the production on the 16 Oct, Mr. Knight will now appear through to the 13 Nov 2005.

Sweet Charity opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on the 4 May 2005, following previews from the 11 Apr and is currently booking to the 31 Dec 2005.

Mr. Knight, best known as Jerry's vengeful neighbor Newman on "Seinfeld," began his Broadway career with a three year run in Gemini in 1979. He subsequently appeared in Larry Gelbart's Mastergate and as Yvan in ART with George Segal and Buck Henry. Mr. Knight has appeared regularly in six television series including "Third Rock From the Sun" in which he played Officer Don Orvi. His numerous film credits include Jurassic Park, JFK, Basic Instinct, To Die For, Dirty Dancing, Tarzan and Toy Story 2.

Sweet Charity, starring Christina Applegate as Charity and Denis O'Hare as Oscar, is directed by Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Wayne Cilento.

With book by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and based on an original screenplay by Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano, Sweet Charity is about the misadventures of Charity Hope Valentine (Applegate), a dance-hall hostess who always gives her heart - and her earnings - to the wrong man.

Sweet Charity also currently stars Janine LaManna as Nickie, Kearran Giovanni as Helene and Paul Schoeffler as Vittorio.