‘I Punched a Hole in the Box and Got Out’: Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and a Tony-Nominated ‘Death of a Salesman’ Revival for the Ages

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According to Variety’s source item, ‘I Punched a Hole in the Box and Got Out’: Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and a Tony-Nominated ‘Death of a Salesman’ Revival for the Ages, The best onstage production of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” in a generation is also, conveniently, the one that settles two long-running perceptions of its two Tony-nominated thespians. The first is about Nathan Lane — and, as it turns out, the 70-year-old veteran offers the clearest read on where he is in this career […]

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