The Nance

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The Nance is a Broadway play by Douglas Carter Beane that explores the life and struggles of a gay burlesque performer in 1930s New York.

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instanceOf Broadway play
play
author Douglas Carter Beane
awardRecognition Tony Award nominations
characterType effeminate burlesque comic
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts burlesque in New York
impact of morality laws on performers
police raids on gay venues
director Jack O'Brien
linked to: Jack O’Brien
explores conflict between public persona and private identity
intersection of entertainment and politics
genre LGBT-related play
drama
historical drama
hasForm two-act play
historicalContext pre-Stonewall era
historicalFigureTypeDepicted nance archetype
language English
leadActor Nathan Lane
mainCharacter Chauncey Miles
medium stage
notableFor portrayal of a gay performer in 1930s burlesque
originalBroadwayRunStartYear 2013
originalLanguage English
premiereCity New York City
premiereLocation Broadway
premiereTheatre Lyceum Theatre
producedIn 2013
productionDesignElement burlesque sketches
period costumes
vaudeville-style routines
productionType Broadway production
roleOfNathanLane Chauncey Miles
settingPlace Greenwich Village
New York City
settingTime 1930s
starred Nathan Lane
subject gay burlesque performer
theme burlesque theater
censorship
closeted life
homosexuality
politics of morality
timePeriodDepicted Great Depression era
linked to: Great Depression
writer Douglas Carter Beane

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Jack O’Brien notableWork The Nance
Nevin Steinberg notableWork The Nance
Cady Huffman notableWork The Nance
Cady Huffman performedIn The Nance