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'John Slattery Joins ‘The Front Page’ with Nathan lane & John Goodman

The print newspaper business might be dead, but 'The Front Page' is coming back in a big way. The classic 1928 newspaper drama written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur play is coming back to Broadway with one very newsworthy cast. The star studded cast includes John Slattery (Mad Men), Nathan Lane ('The Producers,' 'Addams Family'), and John Goodman ('West Wing,' 'Treme'),Jefferson Mays ('A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder') and Rosemary Harris ('The Road to Mecca'). The new revival will be directed by Jack O’Brien (Hairspray,' 'The Coast of Utopia').
By James Knight

  • 'King Richard III Actor Jonathan Groff Leaving ‘Hamilton’

    Long live the King. Hamilton’s King Richard III actor Jonathan Groff is leaving the hit Broadway musical at the beginning of the April. Groff is making his exit in order to film a new Netflix series, David Fincher’s Mindhunter. Groff will be succeeded by Rory O’Malley ('The Book of Mormon').
    By James Knight

  • 'What's going on with the Musical .Nerds'?

    There appears to be a potential scandal brewing on Broadway or, at the very least, a lot of questions have been asked since the surprise March 8th postponement slash cancellation of the planned musical about the rivalry between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. It turns out that the musical comedy Nerds may have left town in the middle of the night without leaving its creditors a forwarding address.
    By Teresa Swan
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