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Article: Nathan Lane heads to Hub as `Butley'.(News)
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- The Boston Herald
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- June 17, 2003
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Byline: TERRY BYRNE
He couldn't make it here for "The Producers," but Broadway fave Nathan Lane will blow into Boston for the Huntington Theatre Company's production of "Butley" next year.
Lane, who originated the Max Bialystock role in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of "The Producers," is turning his attention to a darker comic character for his run at the Hub theater Jan. 2-Feb. 4, 2004.
Simon Gray's Butley is a brilliant literature prof with a manic energy and a merciless tongue. The action takes place in Butley's office one day when his personal and professional world come crashing down on him. Although he's clearly arrogant and ...