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"The Nance" Starring Nathan Lane

Nominated for three Tony Awards, Douglas Carter Beane's celebrated play is both a love letter to the grand old days of burlesque and a love story before its time. Nathan Lane gives the performance of a lifetime as Chauncey Miles, a burlesque comedian caught between the tug of his heart, the calling of his art, and the increasingly harsh realities of Depression Era politics and mores.

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Nathan Lane gives the performance of a lifetime as a burlesque performer who plays gay men for laughs - at least on stage. Nominated for three Tony Awards, Douglas Carter Beane's celebrated play is both a love letter to the grand old days of burlesque and a love story before its time.

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    The Nance In Conversation

    S39 E6 - 48m 2s

    An expanded version of a conversation featured in Live From Lincoln Center's broadcast of "The Nance." Director Jack O'Brien, playwright Douglas Carter Beane and actor Nathan Lane take a moment to reflect on the significance of the Broadway production and its broadcast on PBS.

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