Tony Winner Nathan Lane Will Return to Terrence McNally's It's Only a Play on Broadway

Nathan Lane is heading back to It’s Only a Play on the Great White Way! Broadway.com has confirmed that the two-time Tony winner, who left the Terrence McNally comedy to star in Eugene O’Neill’s masterpiece The Iceman Cometh at BAM, will begin performances once again as James Wicker on March 31. Martin Short is set to play his final performance in the role on March 29 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Lane will remain with the production through its scheduled closing date of June 7.

A Tony winner for The Producers and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Lane also received Tony nominations for Guys and Dolls and The Nance.

It's Only a Play, directed by Jack O’Brien, is set on the opening night of Peter Austin's new play as he anxiously awaits to see if his show is a hit. With his career on the line, he shares his big first night with his best friend, a television star, his fledgling producer, his erratic leading lady, his wunderkind director, an infamous drama critic and a wide-eyed coat check attendant on his first night in Manhattan.

Along with Short, the production currently stars Matthew Broderick, F. Murray Abraham, Stockard Channing, Katie Finneran, Maulik Pancholy and Micah Stock.

The Iceman Cometh concludes its run at BAM on March 15 and rumor has it that the production will be transferring to Broadway—but we now know it won’t be immediately!