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Jennifer Aniston made a hit debut on Broadway last night, but don't bother rushing out for tickets. The show closed on opening night.
That's because the former "Friends" star, along with a gallery of other famous names from film, TV and theater, were appearing in a one-night-only benefit, "The 6th Annual 24 Hour Plays on Broadway," at the American Airlines Theatre.
Per the title, the evening was composed of six short plays conceived, written, rehearsed and performed in less than 24 hours.
As might be expected, the evening was a rather mixed bag, with few of the plays-written by the likes of Terrence McNally, Adam Rapp, David Ives and Tina Howe -registering as little more than skits. There were also more than a few missed lines and cues.
But several of the short works were quite amusing, especially the piece in which Aniston performed.
She played one of a trio of women who had just attended a sensitivity seminar, and who corral a hapless male (David Cross) in order to test what they've just learned.
The actress, looking terrific in a dark knit top and tight jeans, sparked such a wave of picture-taking that the audience had to be rebuked before the start of the second act.
Among the other well-known performers onstage were Liev Schreiber, Rosie Perez, Sam Rockwell, Rachel Dratch, Julianna Margulies, Nia Vardalos and Wallace Shawn.
The evening was the latest in an annual series of similarly themed shows benefiting Working Playground, a nonprofit organization that helps fund arts programs in city schools.
"You will see six newly minted works of art never seen before and possibly never to be seen again," joked The 24 Hour Plays Company's Tina Fallon to a sell-out crowd, which had paid up to $300 a ticket.
frank.scheck@nypost.com
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