American Classic

Broadway star Richard Bean has a public meltdown and goes home to find his father diminished and the family theater reduced to a low-rent operation.

Horrified by the transformation of the MFT, Richard begs Alvy to get him back on Broadway, then makes a shocking announcement at his mother's funeral.

As Richard plans his Our Town, Jon tries to rein him in; Boyle offers Kristen a payment holiday for a dinner invite; Richard's fundraising falters but is hopeful after an evening onstage; Boyle drops a bombshell at dinner.

Tensions escalate between Kristen and Richard; auditions reveal Millersburg's shrinking talent pool; Miranda's protests complicate Kristen's deal with Boyle; Boyle blindsides Richard with a demand.

Rehearsals begin for Richard's Our Town and Nadia proves to be a directing challenge; Kristen bonds with Richard's ex; Jon and Boyle take a fateful trip to Atlantic City and Nadia misinterprets Richard's private rehearsals with disastrous results.

As the casino vote nears, Kristen juggles Miranda's protests and Boyle's demands; Jon wrestles with guilt over Atlantic City while Richard tries to mend things with Nadia; the production faces crises when romance blooms backstage and Linus bows out.

After the casino vote Richard's production undergoes big changes and Kristen's job is on the line; Nadia chooses between Boyle and the play; Richard recruits Jon for the show; a final Circle of Truth reveals a shocking secret.

Richard and Kristen panic after the Circle of Truth revelation; Miranda is missing, and Alvy warns that theater critic Xander Young is attending opening night; Linus drops a bomb at the party that changes the Bean family forever.