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‘Lucky’ lawyer looks good

Hotshot lawyer Eddie Hayes is looking forward to seeing himself portrayed in “Lucky Guy,” Nora Ephron’s Broadway play about columnist Mike McAlary, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 as he was dying of cancer at the age of 41. While Tom Hanks will play McAlary, Hayes will be played by Chris McDonald, who has experience playing a flashy litigator on NBC’s “Harry’s Law.” “I’m thrilled because he’s much better looking than me. He’s taller, and he’s got the same accent as I do,” Hayes told us. Queens native Hayes worked as a Bronx prosecutor before he married model Suzie Gilder and befriended the Andy Warhol crowd and Tom Wolfe, who immortalized him as lawyer Tom Killian in “Bonfire of the Vanities.” Hayes, known for his bespoke suits, gave two thumbs down to the Brian de Palma movie version of Wolfe’s masterpiece, as well as Kevin Dunn’s portrayal of Killian. “The guy wore a bow tie,” Hayes said. “Can you see me in a bow tie?” The play produced by Colin Callender starts previews March 1 and opens April 1 at the Broadhurst.