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Paul Rudnick is a classic under-achiever. \u00a0Amongst his ever-so-brief list of credits can be found:<\/p>\n

I Hate Hamlet<\/em>, Jeffrey<\/em>, The Naked Eye<\/em>, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told<\/em>, Valhalla <\/em>and\u00a0The New Century<\/em>. That’s just some of his theatre credits.<\/p>\n

For film he adapted Jeffrey<\/em>, wrote Addams Family Values<\/em>, the remake of The Stepford Wives<\/em> and perhaps his best known film is In & Out<\/em>. \u00a0The film starred Kevin Kline as a high school teacher who professed heterosexuality, but everyone wondered why he didn’t come out already. He was forced out when a former student outs him when he accepted an Academy Award. \u00a0(Rudnick was inspired by Tom Hanks acceptance speech for his Best Actor Oscar for\u00a0Philadelphia<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

So fertile is the territory of awards show that Rudnick is returning to that ground with his new play\u00a0Big Night<\/em><\/a>. The show opens on Saturday at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Again Oscar night plays a role as a working actor finds out how much this night will change his life. Will it be for profession or personal reasons? Or both?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kirk Douglas Theatre
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