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STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 2/3/16- Nathan Lane

By: Feb. 03, 2016
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Welcome to BWW's ON THIS DAY Series celebrating theatrical birthdays, openings and special events that took place on this day in theatre history!

Happy Birthday, Nathan Lane! Lane is best known for his roles as Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and his voice work in The Lion King and Stuart Little. In 2008, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. He most recently returned to Broadway in The Nance and It's Only a Play.

In celebration of this day, we bring his performance of 'Comedy Tonight' from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Click below to check it out!




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