Be sure to set your DVRs for NBC's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON this Friday, September 26th when the stars of Broadway's It's Only a Play Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane stop by to talk about their hilarious new ensemble comedy. Robert Plant will be the musical guest on the show.
The star-studded Broadway production of the backstage comedy It's Only A Play, by 4-time Tony® Award winner
Terrence McNally, began preview performances on August 28th at Broadway's
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street) with an opening night set for Thursday, October 9, 2014.
Academy Award® winner F.
Murray Abraham, Tony® Award winner
Matthew Broderick, Emmy® and Tony® Award winner
Stockard Channing, international film sensation
Rupert Grint, Tony® Award winner
Nathan Lane, Emmy® Award winner
Megan Mullally, and newcomer
Micah Stock star in It's Only a Play. 3-time Tony® Award winner Jack O'Brien directs.
In It's Only A Play, it's opening night of Peter Austin's (
Matthew Broderick) new play as he anxiously awaits to see if his show is a hit. With his career on the line, he shares his big First Night with his best friend, a television star (
Nathan Lane), his fledgling producer (
Megan Mullally), his erratic leading lady (
Stockard Channing), his wunderkind director (
Rupert Grint), an infamous drama critic (F.
Murray Abraham), and a fresh-off-the-bus coat check attendant (
Micah Stock) on his first night in Manhattan. It's alternately raucous, ridiculous and tender - and proves that sometimes the biggest laughs happen offstage.
For more information on It's Only A Play, please visit
www.ItsOnlyAPlay.com.
About The Tonight Show
Beginning Feb. 17, 2014, "The Tonight Show" returns to its New York origins when "The Tonight Show Starring
Jimmy Fallon" makes its broadcast debut from Studio 6B in Rockefeller Center. Emmy Award- and Grammy Award-winning comedian
Jimmy Fallon will bring a high-tempo energy to the storied
NBC franchise with his welcoming interview style, love of audience participation, spot-on impersonations and innovative sketches.
An American television institution for almost 60 years, "The Tonight Show" will continue to be a home to big-name celebrity guests and a stage for top musical and comedic talent. Taking a cue from his unforgettable predecessors, including hosts
Johnny Carson and
Jay Leno, Fallon will carry on the tradition that audiences know and love - kicking off every show with the iconic "Tonight Show" monologue. Known for his huge online presence, Fallon will also bring along with him many of the popular segments, celebrity sketches and musical parodies that fans have grown to love on "Late Night," including #Hashtags, Thank You Notes and Slow Jam the News.
Critically praised Grammy winners The Roots will serve as "The Tonight Show" house band.
