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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The Nance canonical 5

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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ