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Nathan Lane, John Goodman, and John Slattery Return to Broadway in The Front Page

The starry revival is directed by Jack O’Brien.

Production photos have been released for the Broadway return of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's 1928 comedy The Front Page, playing the Broadhurst Theatre. The production is directed by Jack O'Brien.

John Slattery and Nathan Lane star in Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's The Front Page, directed by Jack O'Brien, at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre.
John Slattery and Nathan Lane star in Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's The Front Page, directed by Jack O'Brien, at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre.
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The Front Page features a cast that includes Nathan Lane, John Slattery, John Goodman, Jefferson Mays, Sherie Rene Scott, Holland Taylor, and Robert Morse, along with Dylan Baker, Patricia Conolly, Halley Feiffer, Dann Florek, John Magaro, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Christopher McDonald, David Pittu, Joey Slotnick, Lewis J. Stadlen, Micah Stock, and Clarke Thorell.

Sheriff Hartman (John Goodman, center) makes a phone call as the press (Christopher McDonald, Dylan Baker, and Clarke Thorell) listens in The Front Page.
Sheriff Hartman (John Goodman) makes a phone call as the press (Christopher McDonald, Dylan Baker, and Clarke Thorell) listens in The Front Page.
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The play's plot is described as follows: "The press room of Chicago’s Criminal Courts Building is buzzing with reporters covering the story of an escaped prisoner. When star reporter Hildy Johnson (John Slattery) accidentally discovers the runaway convict, he and his editor Walter Burns (Nathan Lane) conspire to hide the man from the other reporters, while they chase the biggest scoop of their careers."

Nathan Lane plays Walter Burns in The Front Page.
Nathan Lane plays Walter Burns in The Front Page.
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The Front Page features set design by Douglas W. Schmidt, costume design by Ann Roth, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt, and sound design by Scott Lehrer.

Nathan Lane and John Goodman star in the Broadway revival of The Front Page.
Nathan Lane and John Goodman star in the Broadway revival of The Front Page.
(© Julieta Cervantes)

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