Film & TV NewsKevin Kline to Star in Theatre-Themed Epix Show American Classic
The comedy will follow the trials of a Broadway star's return home.
By
Leah Putnam
February 03, 2022
Kevin Kline
Three-time Tony winner Kevin Kline has signed on for Epix's scripted TV comedy American Classic, which will feature a theatrical bent. It is currently in development.
The show will follow the life of conceited Broadway star Richard Bean (Kline) after a spectacular public breakdown. Bean returns home to find his family, and the town theater in a state, very different from Bean's expectations. Putting his talent and ego to use, Bean takes over for his brother running the theater, which now serves dinner with a side of murder mysteries instead of lauded works. Bean's solution? Put on an American classic starring himself.
Broadway alum Kline has a long history on stage and screen. He has won three Tony Awards: Best Featured Actor in a Musical (1978's On the Twentieth Century), Best Actor in a Musical (1981's The Pirates of Penzance), and Best Actor in a Play (2017's Present Laughter).
Kline is also attached to executive produce the comedy alongside Michael Hoffman, Bob Martin, Leslie Urdang, Anthony Bregman, and Miriam Mintz. The show could be Kline's second TV project following Apple's Disclaimer in which he will star alongside Cate Blanchett.
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From The Robber Bridegroom to Present Laughter: Look Back at Kevin Kline on the Stage
From The Robber Bridegroom to Present Laughter: Look Back at Kevin Kline on the Stage
The actor is a three-time Tony Winner, most recently for Present Laughter.
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Patti LuPone and Kevin Kline in The Robber Bridegroom for The Acting Company (1976)
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Kevin Kline in On the Twentieth Century
Madeline Kahn and Kevin Kline in On the Twentieth Century
Madeline Kahn and Kevin Kline in On the Twentieth Century
Judy Kaye and Kevin Kline in On the Twentieth Century
Kevin Kline
Rex Smith, Linda Ronstadt, and Kevin Kline
Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, and Rex Smith
Kevin Kline and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in Henry V, 1984
Kevin Kline in Henry V
Kevin Kline in Henry V
Kevin Kline and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in Henry V
Kevin Kline, Glenne Headly and Raul Julia in Arms and the Man.
Raul Julia, Glenne Headly, and Kevin Kline in Arms and the Man
Raul Julia and Kevin Kline in Arms and the Man
Kevin Kline in Much Ado About Nothing
Kevin Kline and Dana Ivey in Hamlet
Robert Murch, Kevin Kline, and Dana Ivey in Hamlet
Diane Venora and Kevin Kline in Hamlet
Blair Underwood, Lisa Gay Hamilton and Kevin Kline in Measure for Measure, 1993
L-R: Robert Foxworth, Kevin Kline and Jayne Atkinson in Ivanov
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Kevin Kline
Kevin Kline
(L-R) Sean Foley, Kevin Kline (opening night mystery guest star), and Hamish McColl in The Play What I Wrote.
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