A nance, according to Webster's Dictionary, is "an effeminate or homosexual man." In the world of 1930's burlesque, a nance was a wildly popular character, a stereotypically camp homosexual man, most times played by a straight performer. In The Nance, playwright Douglas Carter Beane tells the story of Chauncey Miles (to be played by Nathan Lane), a headline nance performer in New York burlesque, who also happens to be a homosexual. Integrating burlesque sketches into his drama, Beane paints, with humor and pathos, the portrait of a homosexual man, living and working in the secretive and dangerous gay world of 1930's New York, whose outrageous antics on the burlesque stage stand in marked contrast to his messy offstage life.
2013 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Nathan Lane |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music in a Play | Glen Kelly |
2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Nathan Lane |
2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | 0 |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Nathan Lane |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Jack O'Brien |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Jonny Orsini |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Cady Huffman |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | 0 |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) | John Lee Beatty |
2013 | The Hewes Awards | Hewes Design Award | Ann Roth |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Ann Roth |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Japhy Weideman |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Nathan Lane |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | John Lee Beatty |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Leon Rothenberg |
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