American Classic

Matt Roush says...

Oscar and Tony winner Kevin Kline is in his farcical element as narcissistic Broadway star Richard Bean in a delightfully theatrical comedy from Bob Martin (Slings & Arrows, The Drowsy Chaperone) and Michael Hoffman. When Richard is banished from the Great White Way after a drunken dust-up with a notorious critic, he heads back to his struggling Pennsylvania hometown where his family runs a local theater that has also seen better days. With delusions of grandeur, Richard decides to stage his comeback and revive everyone’s fortunes, to the chagrin of his good-natured brother Jon (Jon Tenney) and Jon’s wife Kristen (four-time Emmy winner Laura Linney), who’s also Richard’s ex and the town mayor. The terrific cast includes Len Cariou as Richard’s addled father and Tony Shalhoub as his frustrated agent.

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