Film·2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

Documentary

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

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Cast

12 credited

Harvey Fierstein
Harvey FiersteinHost
James Earl Jones
James Earl JonesJack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
Jane Alexander
Jane AlexanderEleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
Gary Sinise
Gary SiniseRandle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
Amy Morton
Amy MortonNurse Ratched (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
Tim Sampson
Tim SampsonChief Bromden (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
Maggie Smith
Maggie SmithLettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage")
Margaret Tyzack
Margaret TyzackLotte Schoen (segment "Lettice and Lovage")
John Lithgow
John LithgowRené Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly")
BD Wong
BD WongSong Liling (segment "M. Butterfly")
Sam Waterston
Sam WaterstonJohn Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
Robert Prosky
Robert ProskyAndrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")

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