Lisa Kudrow Interview: Better Nate Than Ever
Disney prepares to grace audiences with another live-action musical thanks to Better Nate Than Ever, which makes its grand debut on April 1 through the Disney+ streaming service. Based on writer-director Tim Federle's (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) own novel, the showstopping film follows 13-year-old Nate (played by rising star Rueby Wood), whose dreams of Broadway get a jump start when he hears about auditions for the new Lilo & Stitch musical.
The only problem? He lives in Pittsburgh, and his parents are not about to take him to New York City on a whim. Instead, he and his ever supportive best friend Libby (Aria Brooks, Nickelodeon's All That) hatch a plan to get there themselves. The Big Apple is no small feat for two young teenagers to manage, but Nate's aunt Heidi (Lisa Kudrow, Friends) proves to be an unexpected source of help. While she helps her nephew chase his dreams of stardom, she also takes the opportunity to restore the estranged family that her own Broadway dreams once chased away.
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Kudrow spoke to Screen Rant about the aspects she loved most about Better Nate Than Ever, the unique connection between Aunt Heidi and her nephew, and her own trick for acing auditions.
Aunt Heidi was so much fun to watch, especially the very unique bond that she has with Nate. When they first meet, she's actually not very present in his life, but she looms very large in his mind. Can you talk about that unique family bond and how it grows over the course of the film?
Lisa Kudrow: Yeah, she hasn't seen her sister or her sister's family for years and years. And then all of a sudden, there's Nate in New York. She does seem really
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