Nathan Lane
Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane to Star in Hulu Comedy From Ryan Murphy, ‘Will & Grace’ Creators
The creators of Will & Grace and Ryan Murphy are teaming for a Hulu project — which is already attracting a top-flight cast. The Disney-owned streamer has ordered a pilot for a multi-camera comedy titled Mid-Century Modern, written by Will & Grace’s David Kohan and Max Mutchnick. Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane and Linda Lavin are set […]
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Nathan Lane Praises ‘Birdcage’ Co-Star Robin Williams for Protecting Him Before He Came Out as Gay
Nathan Lane came out of the closet to his mother and two brothers at age 21, and says he marched in Pride parades as far back as the late 1970s. But it wasn’t until he started playing gay roles and saw his career explode thanks to Mike Nichols’ 1996 film The Birdcage that he experienced […]
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Kim Kardashian and Ye’s Daughter North West Performs ‘Lion King’ Song at Disney Celebration
North West, the 10-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye “Ye” West, was among the notable names who helped bring The Lion King to life in celebration of the original film’s 30th anniversary. Disney honored the popular animated film Friday at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with a screening of the film backed by […]
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‘Dicks: The Musical’ Review: Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp Court Cult Status With Outrageously Amusing ‘Parent Trap’ Riff
Directed by Larry Charles and also featuring Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally and Megan Thee Stallion, the film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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‘Dicks — The Musical’ Song Released After Toronto Premiere
Dicks: The Musical has released a song from the soundtrack of Larry Charles’ movie adaptation of the off-Broadway production that had a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. “All Love is Love” (listen here) is part of the soundtrack for the A24 movie musical that is set for an Oct. 6 release, just after the […]
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Toronto Rising Star: How Composer Karl Saint Lucy Created a New Type of Movie Musical Experience for R-Rated ‘Dicks’
“As far as I was concerned, it was like, ‘I’m just doing this dumb show with my friends,’” remembers composer Karl Saintt Lucy of Fucking Identical Twins, the one-act off-Broadway musical that ran in 2015. Over a half decade later that, that “dumb show” is now one of the more anticipated openings at TIFF. Retitled […]
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Megan Thee Stallion Shows Off Her Acting Skills in First Trailer for ‘Dicks: The Musical’
The first trailer for A24’s first musical feature, entitled Dicks: The Musical, features Megan Thee Stallion rapping, a song about how “life is a handjob” and creatures called “sewer boys.” And that is just a taste of the insanity unleashed in this project, which will open the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness section. […]
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‘Beau Is Afraid’ Review: Joaquin Phoenix Grapples With Mother Issues in Ari Aster’s Bonkers Freudian Freakout
Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane and Parker Posey also star in this pitch-dark existential horror comedy about an emotional wreck on a painfully conflicted journey home.
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Joaquin Phoenix Faces Nightmarish Journey Home in ‘Beau Is Afraid’ Trailer
Getting home proves an especially bizarre and danger-filled journey for a paranoid man with mommy issues, played by Joaquin Phoenix, in the first trailer for Beau is Afraid, which dropped on Tuesday. The teaser for writer-director Ari Aster’s A24 film opens on Beau, played by Phoenix, having a frightening flashback to a family cruise vacation […]
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Nathan Lane, Bernadette Peters Not Starring in Alleged Production of Sondheim’s ‘Square One’
Neither Nathan Lane nor Bernadette Peters is attached to star in a production of Stephen Sondheim’s last written musical, Square One, reps for both actors confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. A Twitter account using the musical’s title announced on Thursday morning that the upcoming staged production was set to star Lane opposite fellow stage icon […]
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Nathan Lane Returns to Broadway for Limited Engagement Run of ‘Pictures From Home’
Nathan Lane is returning to Broadway this winter to star in the debut run of Pictures of Home. Directed by Bartlett Sher, Pictures From Home will open at Studio 54 on Feb. 9 for a strictly limited engagement. Previews will begin Jan. 10. The story follows a father (Lane) and a mother, played by Olivier-winning […]
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Creative Arts Emmys: Laurie Metcalf and Nathan Lane Win for Guest Acting in a Comedy Series
Laurie Metcalf has won the 2022 Emmy for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her role in HBO Max’s Hacks, while Nathan Lane has won for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building. Metcalf played Weed, the tour manager for Jean Smart’s stand-up comic Deborah Vance, […]
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