( laughter ) >> brown: the actual writer is terrence mcnally, and for this revival of his 1980's playck stabbing and name dropping. >> i said to one woman, you look just like hillary clinton. she said i hope so, i am hillaryç clinton! ( laughter ) >> brown: it's all helped along by what is itself a celebrity cast that includes f. murray abraham as a vicious drama critic, megan mullaley as a loony first-time producer, andç stockard channing as an aging actress who knows her way around pharmaceuticals. this afternoon i sat down with the writer and the actor as writer, terrence mcnally and matthew broderick. this afternoon in new york i sat down with matthew broderick and terrence mcnally. >> waiting for the review, especially from "the new york times", is it as close to a near-death experience as it looks. >> yeah, i think sort of it. i don't usually like to admit it but this play admits how frightened we all are. >> really? >> yeah, maybe not everybody. we're the only art form that does that. novelists don't wait in one hour, to be fold if their book is good or no(9 >> but you have