The front page 2016 broadway awards and nominations. The front page is broadways most successful new show. Failed hillary clinton play on broadway mirrors failures in 2016. In the almost century since, the play has been seen on broadway six times, and it has attracted its fair share of admirers. Nathan lane, john slattery and john goodman lead this allstar broadway revival of the front page, the classic 1928 comedy by ben hecht and.
When the front page opened on broadway in 1928, the new republic declared, my god, its vulgar. Grant, sherie rene scott as mollie malloy, robert morse as silas pinkus, and christopher mcdonald as murphy. The front page has been released and reworked many. But though the front page is all about the adrenaline rush that turns journalists into. The front page is a broadway comedy about tabloid newspaper reporters on the police beat. Twotime tony award winner nathan lane is indeed headlining a starry revival of the classic play the front page about a group of chicago newspapermen. When the front page comes back to broadway this fall, just about everyone will be in it.
John slattery gushes about his role in revived broadway. Failed hillary clinton play on broadway mirrors failures. Broadways terrific the front page, which opened thursday, perfectly captures the tabloid newspapers i know. The original broadway production of the front page opened on aug 14, 1928. Discount the front page on broadway tickets w low fees. John slattery and john goodman lead this allstar broadway revival of the front page. With adolphe menjou, pat obrien, mary brian, edward everett horton. The front page cast list on, the most comprehensive source for broadway shows, broadway tickets and broadway information. Directed by jack obrien, the cast starred nathan lane as walter burns, john slattery as hildy johnson, john goodman as sheriff hartman, jefferson mays as bensinger, holland taylor as mrs. Nathan lane and john slattery will lead the starry cast of an upcoming broadway revival of the front page, opening in new york in the fall with scott rudin producing.
The front page print journalism may be waning, but this sharpelbowed, fasttalking. According to the chicago tribune, lane will be joined by mad men star john slattery, tv and film star john goodman, tony award winner jefferson mays, twotime tony nominee sherie rene scott and tony winner rosemary harris in the show, under. The front page is diverting, but dont stop the presses. Scott rudin is bringing the front page, a classic newspaperman drama, back to broadway in fall 2016. Jack obrien, director of the starstudded broadway revival of the front page. Unfortunately, the 2016 front page muffs lanes longawaited entrance by projecting the actors voice before he appears in the flesh, simulating phone conversations with his star. See what critics thought of nathan lanes broadway front page. The 20 best broadway and off broadway shows of 2016. From left, john goodman, john slattery and nathan lane in the revival of the front page, the hechtmacarthur love letter to newspapering. A critically acclaimed theater event, the front page is a show guaranteed to entertain everyone. View our inventory above for a complete listing of cheap the front page tickets. The front page, 1969 internet broadway database, accessed june 9, 2016. Nathan lane slattery goodman the front page broadway curtain call 0928 2016.
In august 2016, the new york times published a lengthy sunday feature on film preservation work and spent most of that article focusing on the restoration of this classic newspapersatire. Reporters play cards in the press room of the criminal courts building in act i of the. John slattery gushes about his role in revived broadway classic front page john slattery, best known for his role in mad men, plays hildy johnson in. The front page, the fasttalking broadway revival about. Oct 30, 2016 by jennifer vanasco just why anyone thought it would be a good idea to bring the front page back to broadway in fall 2016 an election year isnt clear to me.
The front page will return to broadway in fall 2016. The front page closed january 29, 2017 broadway buy tickets and see show information. The front page 1986 internet broadway database, accessed. Front page is making broadway critics even crankier than. The front page production information, other productions of the front page. The front page tickets the front page theater tickets. Stadlen, and the legendary robert morse, three cast members from broadways current all. The latest news from the hillary entertainment front is the sad failure of the. Written by former chicago reporters ben hecht and charles macarthur, it was first produced in 1928 and has been adapted for the cinema several times. Here are the 10 most interesting and innovative shows i saw on broadway in 2016. Why the front page is the best newspaper comedy of all time. Nathan lane scoops plaudits in newspaper comedy 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. The front page 2016 broadway tickets, news, info, photos. The front page overview the best broadway source for the front page tickets and the front page information, photos and videos.
The comedy classic the front page will mount its sixth broadway production this october, starring nathan lane, john slattery and john goodman. A broadway revival of the front page, ben hecht and charles macarthurs classic 1928 comedy set in the world of the chicago newspaper. Newly married at 60, the actor who knows how to deliver a oneliner throws himself into a fasttalking comedy. Discover broadway shows you love at the price thats right for you.
Well, at least on broadway, where the front page, ben hecht and charles macarthurs 1928 comedy about tabloid wars in. The new york times cheers the front page is a hypedup, four letter hymn to the obsessiveness of the inkstained muckraker, a marvel of intricate locomotive parts. The front page broadway show to star nathan lane, john. Today, luner on theatre brings you the exciting news that a broadway revival of the front page is now scheduled for the fall 2016 season. Nathan lane and john slattery will make news in star. The front page proves that newspapers are really fun. The front page on broadway april 27, 2017 the front page received four drama desk award nominations, including outstanding revival of a play and outstanding featured actor in a. Broadway nathan lane and john slattery will make news in starstudded front page revival by dave quinn published march 29, 2016 updated on march 29, 2016 at 5. Nearly nine decades later, on the eve of its latest broadway revival, the front page is vulgar still, but that is the least of its virtues. Nathan lane slattery goodman the front page broadway. The front page broadway the front page will star nathan lane as walter burns, john slattery as hildy johnson, john goodman as sheriff hartman, jefferson mays as bensinger, rosemary harris as mrs. Any way you slice it, scott rudins production of the front page was the biggest addition to broadways roster this week. Theater news the front page returns to broadway nathan lane, john slattery, and john goodman star in the revival.
The front page with john slattery, nathan lane broadhurst theater. The front page, the fasttalking broadway revival about the newspaper days of yore starring nathan lane and john slattery, the play about a. Nathan lane, john slattery to star in the front page on. The front page opens on broadway tonight broadwayinbound. The front page revival, play, comedy, broadway opened in new york city oct 20, 2016 and played through jan 29, 2017. The front page, the classic play about the newspaper industry that was originally performed in the 1920s, is returning to broadway at the broadhurst theatre this fall.