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Armie Hammer to make Broadway debut in 'Straight White Men'

Armie Hammer is to star in the Broadway production of "Straight White Men" this summer. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI

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Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Call Me by Your Name and The Social Network actor Armie Hammer is to make his Broadway debut this summer in Young Jean Lee's play Straight White Men.

Directed by Anna D. Shapiro and co-starring Tom Skerritt, the 2nd Stage Theater production is to open July 28.

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"It's Christmas Eve, and Ed has gathered his three adult sons to celebrate with matching pajamas, trash-talking, and Chinese takeout," a synopsis on the show's website said. "But when a question they can't answer interrupts their holiday cheer, they are forced to confront their own identities. Obie Award-winning playwright Young Jean Lee takes a hilariously ruthless look at the classic American father-son drama. This is one white Christmas like you've never seen before."

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