Theater Review: The Nance
A Tender Look at a Sad Character By Lauren Yarger Nathan Lane gives a tender performance in Douglas Carter Beane's newest play, The Nance getting a run by Lincoln Center Theater on Broadway. In burlesque, a "nance" was a male performer who pretended to be gay. For Chauncey Miles (Lane), art imitates life. He really is gay, and while this is known to his fellow performers and theater friends, Efram (Lewis…