The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)
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.
Director: Christopher A. Cohen
Genre: Documentary
Release Date: May 2, 2006
Cast
- Harvey Fierstein - Host
- James Earl Jones - Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
- Jane Alexander - Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
- Gary Sinise - Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
- Amy Morton - Nurse Ratched (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
- Tim Sampson - Chief Bromden (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
- Maggie Smith - Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage")
- Margaret Tyzack - Lotte Schoen (segment "Lettice and Lovage")
- John Lithgow - René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly")
- BD Wong - Song Liling (segment "M. Butterfly")
Screenplay
Music: Jay Stollman, Michael Terry
Editing: Anita Robertson
Production: Acorn Media Enterprises
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Christopher A. Cohen
More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays?
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays was directed by Christopher A. Cohen.
- Who stars in The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays?
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays stars Harvey Fierstein, James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Gary Sinise, Amy Morton, Tim Sampson.
- What genre is The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays?
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays is a Documentary film.
- Where was The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays produced?
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays was produced in United States of America.