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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#1
Posted: 9/19/16 at 8:20pm

Previews begin tomorrow night for the new Broadway revival of Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur's comedy The Front Page!

Directed by Three-Time Tony Winner Jack O'Brien, starring Nathan Lane, John Slattery, John Goodman, Jefferson Mays, Sherie Renee Scott, Holland Taylor, Robert Morse, Dylan Baker, Micah Stock, David Pittu, & Clark Thorell.

So who's going?

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Posted: 9/19/16 at 8:54pm

We're going and we have great seats. This cast should really knock this out of the park. When you see a cast listed and 75% of the actors could have their name over the title, well, that's pretty rare. I can't wait. Nathan, Holland, the Johns...SRS,JM....everybody!

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#3
Posted: 9/19/16 at 9:32pm

I did a search and didn't find anything, so I apologize for potentially being reductive, but any news on a Rush/Standing Room?

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#4
Posted: 9/19/16 at 9:43pm

A former student of mine, Joe Forbrich, is in the cast. Very excited for him.

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#5
Posted: 9/20/16 at 1:31pm

Weird that Vault has no Playbill cover posted yet...

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#6
Posted: 9/20/16 at 1:41pm

Neither with Heisenberg nor The Encounter.

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#8
Posted: 9/20/16 at 1:50pm

Oh, sorry, I thought you were talking about this page...
http://www.playbill.com/vault

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#9
Posted: 9/20/16 at 2:05pm

They're on there too.

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#10
Posted: 9/20/16 at 4:50pm

So... where IS the Playbill cover for this?

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#11
Posted: 9/20/16 at 7:17pm

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#12
Posted: 9/20/16 at 7:23pm

Interesting playbill...

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#13
Posted: 9/20/16 at 7:25pm

"The Front Page" was decent in most of its incarnations.  My favorite line from the 1930's one was, "He looks like that actor Ralph Bellamy."

 

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#14
Posted: 9/20/16 at 7:32pm

I'd like to see this but i'm worried I won't understand the humor. 

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#15
Posted: 9/20/16 at 7:40pm

I love the artwork for this show but I LOVE that playbill. So different!

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#16
Posted: 9/20/16 at 7:51pm

I love the playbill design, but it doesn't look right with Goodman in a hoodie.

Greasedlightning, why do you think you won't understand this? I've seen His Girl Friday, the movie version and it wasn't hard to understand at all.

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#17
Posted: 9/20/16 at 8:12pm

GreasedLightning said: "I'd like to see this but i'm worried I won't understand the humor. 

 

You won't have a problem.  It is a well-plotted, terrific farce, with great roles.  I have seen multiple productions and enjoyed them all.  With this cast, if it goes wrong, Jack O'Brian will take all the blame...it won't be the play itself.  

 

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#18
Posted: 9/20/16 at 8:13pm

Are they selling any merchandise?

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#19
Posted: 9/20/16 at 8:18pm

Very interesting! Definitely not at all what I was expecting. 

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#20
Posted: 9/20/16 at 8:31pm

Good to know! It's definitley on my list just wasn't very high up the list but i'll trust your instincts and give it a shot THE FRONT PAGE Previews

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#21
Posted: 9/20/16 at 8:33pm

I love that Playbill cover. This would actually look great in b/w as well, though hopefully it won't come to that since I heard that this is selling well.

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#22
Posted: 9/20/16 at 8:40pm

Are my eyes deceiving me or is that not already in Black & White? Hah

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#23
Posted: 9/20/16 at 8:48pm

You might be right, lol. It looks sepia toned to me in that picture.

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#24
Posted: 9/20/16 at 8:48pm

I think it's more of sepia/brown tone and white, but not that far from black and white

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THE FRONT PAGE Previews#25
Posted: 9/20/16 at 9:13pm

The "black and white" that a show opts to save money has a black and white playbill.com logo at the bottom of its playbill, which clearly isn't the case here.


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