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Cast
Harvey Fierstein
as Host
James Earl Jones
as Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
Jane Alexander
as Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
Gary Sinise
as Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
Amy Morton
as Nurse Ratched (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
Tim Sampson
as Chief Bromden (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
Maggie Smith
as Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage")
Margaret Tyzack
as Lotte Schoen (segment "Lettice and Lovage")
John Lithgow
as René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly")
BD Wong
as Song Liling (segment "M. Butterfly")
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2006
Runtime—
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes—
DirectorChristopher A. Cohen
WritersSteven Hecht
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
About The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips from the Tony Awards shows, this unique collection features acting powerhouses James Earl Jones, Annette Bening, Joan Allen, Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise and Maggie Smith, among others, performing works by such playwrights as August Wilson, David Mamet, Wendy Wasserstein and more.
Directed by Christopher A. Cohen, The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays leans on a strong ensemble — Harvey Fierstein, James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2006.
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