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Tony Award winner Nathan Lane will play one of the leading roles in Terrence McNally's Dedication, or the Stuff of Dreams, which is scheduled to begin a seven-week run at Primary Stages on July 26. Lane replaces Peter Frechette, who left the production due to a scheduling conflict.
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In 1996, Lane made a career breakthrough on the big screen with his scene-stealing performance in The Birdcage, a hit remake of the French farce La Cage aux Folles (1978). Lane and Robin Williams played a gay couple, Albert and Armand, who try to pass as straight to win over the conservative parents (played by Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest) of Armand’s son’s fiancée. The huge amount of publicity generated by The Birdcage carried over into Lane’s next stage production, a 1996 revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. His starring turn as Pseudolus (a role originated by the legendary comic Zero Mostel) earned Lane another Drama Desk Award and the highest honor in American Theater, a Tony for Best Actor in a Musical.
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Diane Lane drops by to talk about her new movie Untraceable , Nathan Lane drops by to talk about his role in the Broadway show November and Lisa Rinna talks about the upcoming SAG awards and hosting the TV Guide preshow. Joy Philbin sits in for Kelly as co-host.
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It was the actor who impressed director Mike Nichols, who came backstage after watching Lane play a Sid Caesar-like TV star in Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor. On the spot, he offered Lane the role of Albert in a remake of the French comedy La Cage aux Folles--alongside Robin Williams, in the more sober role of Armand. Lane initially had to turn Nichols down because of a scheduling conflict with his next big Broadway show, a revival of the musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. But Nichols kept calling, and the show's producers finally agreed to postpone Forum (which starts previews this week) so Lane could do the film.
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In 1982, Lane got a part on the sitcom One of the Boys, featuring Mickey Rooney, Meg Ryan, and Dana Carvey, but the show was canceled after only 13 episodes. He would make his first big splash on Broadway the following year opposite George C. Scott in a revival of Noel Coward’s play Present Laughter. The role marked the beginning of Lane’s tenure as a fixture on the New York stage.
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A spokesperson for the musical told the BBC that Lane was "advised that he should abstain from any further performances for the remainder of his London contract." Cory English, Lane's understudy, will play the role of the crooked producer until Jan. 10, when Brad Oscar assumes the role. The spokesperson added, "Cory English has already played the role with great success for the five performances Nathan Lane has already missed due to his condition."
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