Evan Rosen | New York Daily News
As longtime “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak wrapped his final episode on Friday, he’s reportedly already found his next gig at a community theater in Hawaii.
Sajak is set to star in “Prescription: Murder” at the Hawaii Theatre, scheduled to run from July 31 to Aug.10, 2025, in downtown Honolulu.
The 77-year-old television personality will join forces with his good friend, local newscaster Joe Moore, in the production, reported Variety.
Sajak will reportedly portray Roy Flemming, a psychiatrist with a sinister plan to murder his wife, while Moore will play Lt. Columbo, the detective who outsmarts him.
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“Prescription: Murder,” originally a 1962 play, was the inspiration behind the famed TV series “Columbo,” starring Peter Falk.
The new project marks the ninth collaboration between Sajak and Moore, who have already performed together in various plays at the Hawaii Theatre, including “The Odd Couple,” “The Honeymooners,” and “The Sunshine Boys.”
The pair first met in 1968, while serving at the American Forces Vietnam Network in Saigon. A year later, Moore began working in local TV in Hawaii and has been a renowned figure on the island ever since.
With his exit, Ryan Seacrest is planned to take over as host, while Vanna White is expected to continue in her role.
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The television icon announced in June 2023 that he would retire from his hosting duties at the end of the show’s 41st season. In a farewell message on Friday’s show, Sajak thanked the viewers of the beloved program for granting him what he called the “incredible privilege to be invited into millions of homes, night after night, year after year, decade after decade.”
In a farewell message released ahead of Friday’s episode airing, Sajak thanked the viewers of the beloved game show for granting him the “incredible privilege to be invited into millions of homes, night after night, year after year, decade after decade.”
He noted that he always found it important to keep the daily half-hour show a “safe place for family fun,” excluding any social issues or political topics from the banter he shared with contestants and his co-host and letter turner, Vanna White. He said he wanted to keep the show “just a game,” before noting that to many, it became a part of their daily lives.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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