The Front Page begins Broadway performances tonight
The Broadway revival of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's 1928 comedy The Front Page, directed by Jack O'Brien, begins previews at the Broadhurst Theatre tonight, ahead of an official opening on 20 October and a limited engagement through to 29 January 2017.
Synopsis: "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 (Slattery) accidentally discovers the runaway convict, he and his editor Walter Burns (Lane) conspire to hide the man from the other reporters, while they chase the biggest scoop of their careers."
The star-studded cast of The Front Page includes Nathan Lane (Walter Burns), John Slattery (Hildy Johnson), John Goodman (Sheriff Hartman), Jefferson Mays (Bensinger), Sherie Rene Scott (Mollie Malloy), Holland Taylor (Mrs. Grant), Robert Morse (Mr. Pincus), Dylan Baker (McCue), Patricia Conolly (Jennie), Halley Feiffer (Peggy Grant), Dann Florek (The Mayor), John Magaro (Earl Williams), Danny Mastrogiorgio (Diamond Louis), Christopher McDonald (Murphy), David Pittu (Schwartz), Joey Slotnick (Wilson), Lewis J. Stadlen (Endicott), Micah Stock (Woodenshoes Eichorn) and Clarke Thorell (Kruger).
The creative team behind The Front Page features scenic design by Douglas Schmidt, costume design by Ann Roth, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt and sound by Scott Lehrer.
The Front Page is produced on Broadway by Scott Rudin.
The Front Page originally premiered at Broadway's Times Square Theatre in 14 August 1928. The production was staged by George S. Kaufman. There has since been a total of three revivals - in 1946, 1969 and 1986.
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