The Front Page - 2016 Broadway History , Info & More
Broadhurst Theatre (Broadway)
235 W. 44th St. New York, NY
The Front Page will star Nathan Lane as Walter Burns, John Slattery as Hildy Johnson, John Goodman as Sheriff Hartman, Jefferson Mays as Bensinger, Holland Taylor as Mrs. Grant, and Sherie Rene Scott as Mollie Malloy, with additional casting to be announced.
The show is set in the press room of Chicago's Criminal Courts Building which is buzzing with reporters covering the story of an escaped prisoner. When star reporter Hildy Johnson (Slattery) accidentally discovers the runaway convict, he and his editor Walter Burns (Lane) conspire to hide the man from the other reporters, while they chase the biggest scoop of their careers.
The Front Page - 2016 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR The Front Page
As ‘The Front Page’ turns, so does agile comedy
9 / 10
So I left the theater feeling the rush of some exhilarating teamwork still coursing freshly through my brain. Floating up there most buoyantly is the impression of Lane's priceless turn as Walter Burns - an editor so voraciously news hungry he could survive purely on a diet of scoops. In boxy pin-striped suit and bushy black mustache, Lane hurls Burns's blunt-force insults and bolts of impotent rage in all directions, with the timing and élan that have made him one of the great comic actors of our age. Slattery, playing the roguish Hildy Johnson, Burns's restive star reporter at the Chicago Examiner, reveals again the gift for the kind of swaggering masculinity he displayed as Roger Sterling on 'Mad Men.' Mays and Baker, too, are deployed here to maximum enjoyable effect as a pair of courthouse reporters - Mays portraying a skittish germaphobe, Baker a diligent leg man.
BWW Review: Nathan Lane and John Slattery Lead A Raucously Funny Revival Of THE FRONT PAGE
8 / 10
In between, a terrific cast bangs out the gritty, wise-cracking dialogue of newspapermen turned playwrights Ben Hecht andCharles MacArthur with the precision of freshly greased keys striking at the platen of a Royal typewriter. Nathan Lane and John Slattery lead the way, but the twenty-five member ensemble is made up of name stars and below-the-title theatre pros who each contribute solidly to a rousing production.
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The Front Page History
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The Front Page - 2016 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design for a Play | Ann Roth |
| 2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Nathan Lane |
| 2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | The Front Page |
| 2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Set Design for a Play | Douglas W. Schmidt |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Jack O'Brien |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Nathan Lane |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | The Front Page |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) | Douglas W. Schmidt |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Nathan Lane |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Douglas W. Schmidt |
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