The Nance
Oct 10 2014
•2h 15m
•Nathan Lane portrays a comic from the 1930s who plays gay men for laughs. Originally Episode 2 from Season 40 of Live From Lincoln Center on PBS.
Cast
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Nathan Lane
Chauncey Miles
Jonny Orsini
Ned
Lewis J. Stadlen
Efram
Cady Huffman
Sylvie
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