Act One: Live from Lincoln Center

James Lapine's tribute to a life in the theater based on Moss Hart's autobiography of the same name, starring Tony Shalhoub and Andrea Martin. The play, narrated by an older Moss Hart, traces his life from being poor in The Bronx to becoming famous and successful as a Broadway writer and director.

Cast

Tony Shalhoub

as Moss Hart / Barnett Hart / George S. Kaufman

Andrea Martin

as Aunt Kate / Freida Fishbein / Beatrice Kaufman

Santino Fontana

as Moss Hart

Mimi Lieber

as Lillie Hart / Helen

Matthew Schechter

as Moss Hart / Bernie Hart

Will Brill

as David Allen / Dore Schary / George

Laurel Casillo

as Miss Hester Worsley / Ingenue / Roz / Mary

Chuck Cooper

as Wally / Charles Gilpin / Max Siegel / Langston Hughes

Steven Kaplan

as Irving Gordon / Pianist

Will LeBow

as Augustus Pitou / Jed Harris / Silmowitz / Alexander Woolcott

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