Previews:
March 21, 2013
Opened:
April 15, 2013
Ended:
August 11, 2013
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Lincoln Center Theater
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
Lyceum Theater
Theater Address:
149 West 45th Street
Website:
lct.org
Running Time:
2 hrs, 30 min
Genre:
Comedy-Drama
Director:
Jack O'Brien
Choreographer:
Joey Pizzi
Review:
Douglas Carter Beane’s The Nance,nimbly directed by Jack O’Brien with impeccable timing and with vivid choreography by Joey Pizzi, is a laugh-filled, terrific Burlesque show, headed by America’s greatest comedian, Nathan Lane. He plays a gay vaudeville performer doing a gay (“Nance”) character in 1938.
With a fine set by John Lee Beatty and super costumes by Ann Roth, the play is full of Burlesque sketches old and new. They’re the real deal: actual, old-time routines enhanced and embellished for today’s audience. A supporting cast of lively comics, including a fine Lewis J. Stadlin, and Cady Huffman, make the material bounce, and the audiences bounces along with it for a very good time had by all.
Cast:
Nathan Lane, Jonny Orsini, Cady Huffman, Jenni Barber, Andrea Burns, Lewis J. Stadlen, Mylinda Hull, Geoffrey Allen Murphy
Technical:
Set: John Lee Beatty; Costumes: Ann Roth; Lighting: Japhy Weideman; Sound: Leon Rothenberg; Original Music/Arrangements: Glen Kelly; Orchestrations: Larry Blank; Conductor: David Gursky.
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
May 2013
