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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

  • 'Rich Sommer Talks ‘Buried Child’ Fist in Mouth Scene with Taissa Farmiga

    The revival of Sam Shepard’s 'Buried Child' is currently running Off-Broadway under the direction of Scott Elliott. The new production stars Ed Harris ('Radio') Taissa Farmiga ('American Horror Story: Murder House' and 'Coven') and Rich Sommer ('Mad Men'), just to name a few. The play has very intense moments where Rich Sommer’s character forces his fist in the mouth of Taissa Farmiga’s character. Now, Sommer is opening up the scene.
    By James Knight

  • 'Joni Mitchell, CSNY Played on 'Mad Men' Finale Locale Just a Few Years Before Don Draper's Arrival

    For Mad Men goers, the series finale was noted to be wrought with bad acting and an unsurprising, anti-climatic ending. But, when Don Draper is last seen meditating on what has been also been cited as Big Sur, a blast of history was at once revealed to fans of the show, which include performances at the retreat site by Joni Mitchell and the iconic Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young from a few years back.
    By Ian Holubiak
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