Tag Archives: Nathan Lane

The Hill reports: In an interview with “The Late Show,” Lane, who is starring as Roy Cohn in the play “Angels in America,” told host Stephen Colbert that he thinks Trump learned a lot about how he acts today from the attorney, a famous “fixer” who mentored Trump. Cohn died in 1986. “Really, what you learn [from the play] is …

Entertainment Weekly reports: On the day his presidency is handed over to Donald Trump, Barack Obama is getting one last “Thanks, Obama.” Following her own personal tribute, Ellen DeGeneres reached out to famous LGBT faces for help compiling a heartwarming video of thank yous set to Katy Perry’s “Roar,” which she played on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Friday morning. “President …

Mediaite recaps the highlight of Jimmy Kimmel’s post-Oscars special: Perhaps the greatest moment of the night occurred when he had Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick reprise their legendary roles from The Producers to poke fun at Donald Trump in a big way. The original musical focuses on two Broadway producing con-artists who plot to create a show guaranteed to fail …

Via People: Nathan Lane is a married man! PEOPLE confirms that the Tony Award-winning star wed his partner of 18 years Devlin Elliott at City Hall on Tuesday. “Nathan and Devlin were married in a small ceremony in New York City this week. Everyone is extremely happy,” his rep tells PEOPLE. Lane, 59, and Elliott, a producer and playwright, recently …

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The 2013 Tony Award nominees were announced in NYC this morning at a press conference hosted by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sutton Foster. Topping the list with 13 nominations is the Cyndi Lauper-scored Kinky Boots. Notably shut out was Bette Midler and we’ve got dueling gays in the Best Leading Actor In A Play category. Via Broadway.com: Best Musical A …

Last night I attended a press event for The Nance, the Broadway show starring Tony-winner Nathan Lane that opened this week.  From the four-star review in the New York Daily News: Set in 1937 New York, the action follows Chauncey Miles (Lane), a performer with a niche role in a ragtag theater company. Chauncy plays the nance — a stock …

Susan Blackwell of the Tony-nominated [title of show] brings together Nathan Lane, Wilson Cruz, Terrence McNally, Denis O’Hare, Cherry Jones and dozens of other well-known Broadway stars for their It Gets Better message. (Tipped by JMG reader Beau)

– Legendary playwright and Tony nominee Charles Busch (left) has opened Off Broadway with his latest, The Divine Sister, in which he plays Mother Superior of St. Veronica’s, where “dark secrets are rampant.” Early reviews are boffo. – Nicole Kidman returns to Broadway next fall in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ Sweet Bird Of Youth. The original 1959 production starred …

– You’ve still got a few days to get tickets to Monday’s gigantic marriage equality fundraiser, Defying Inequality. Appearing: Jane Fonda, Keith Olbermann, Cyndi Lauper, Harvey Fierstein, Nathan Lane, the casts of many hit Broadways shows, and many more. – Will Ferrell’s smash one-man show about Dubya, You’re Welcome America, has recouped its investment in just a couple of weeks. …