The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The story

The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips from the Tony Awards shows, this unique collection features acting powerhouses James Earl Jones, Annette Bening, Joan Allen, Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise and Maggie Smith, among others, performing works by such playwrights as August Wilson, David Mamet, Wendy Wasserstein and more.

Cast & crew

Harvey Fierstein

Host

James Earl Jones

Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")

Jane Alexander

Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")

Gary Sinise