Nathan Lane Breaks Down His Broadway Career: Playbill.com

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 4/26/23 at 9:24pm

https://youtu.be/IfiqWKM2npU   This is interesting.  It's titled: "Nathan Lane:  My Life In the Theatre".  The video is 26:29 minutes long.  He goes through all his Broadway Playbills.  He does mention that the "Addams Family" was a troubled production in Chicago.  It was so troubled, that he quotes Jackie Hoffman as saying:  "Even gay men didn't want to see that musical" (something to that effect).  

Updated On: 4/26/23 at 09:24 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 4/26/23 at 10:20pm

Yes.  We know.  THE ADDAMS FAMILY and it’s troubled journey was extensively discussed everywhere. Everything he mentions on this is nothing new to anyone who was around here during that time.  

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 4/26/23 at 10:23pm

Not everyone knows everything about The Addams Family as much as you do.

[willep]

Posted: 4/26/23 at 10:24pm

Someone’s got their knickers in a twist.

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 4/26/23 at 10:59pm

Yes.  We know.  THE ADDAMS FAMILY and it’s troubled journey was extensively discussed everywhere. Everything he mentions on this is nothing new to anyone who was around here during that time.
 

What a charmer.

I enjoyed this video immensely, thank you for sharing. Nathan Lane is a treasure. 

[Robbie516]

Posted: 4/26/23 at 11:01pm

He also said on Seth Meyers yesterday that Pictures from Home was his last Broadway show but then started to joke around so I don’t know if he’s serious tbh

[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 4/26/23 at 11:12pm

I’m a sucker for these career retrospective type videos. I hope Playbill keeps ‘em coming!

Updated On: 4/26/23 at 11:12 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 4/26/23 at 11:21pm

 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 4/26/23 at 11:42pm

Interesting that he skips MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER and IT'S ONLY A PLAY.

[Chase Miller]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 12:11am

This was an awesome video. I hope more Broadway actors get a chance to do this. 

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 1:16am

This is wonderful! Keep these coming, Playbill!!

[mememe]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 7:08am

BrodyFosse123 said: "

This is rough but so much Addams. I wish they had refined this and kept this vision 

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[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 8:44am

I liked Clandango as an opening number. When You're An Addams is to 'Broadway' to me. Should be a mah up of both.

BTW, I could listen to Nathan Lane talk about his career for hours...especially Merlin.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 11:45am

fashionguru_23 said: "I liked Clandango as an opening number. When You're An Addams is to 'Broadway' to me. Should be a mah up of both.

BTW, I could listen to Nathan Lane talk about his career for hours...especially Merlin."
 

I'd love to see him write a long memoir (and then record an unabridged audiobook of it).

He's also expressed interest in directing over the years and at one point was talking with Rudin about directing something. So that would be interesting, too.

[verywellthensigh]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 2:00pm

A Nathan Lane memoir is long overdue.

My God, the people he's worked with!