Theater News of Interest –
‘From Sing Sing to Broadway’
Charles S. Dutton knew he was going to be spending a lot of time sitting around waiting, so he wanted something to read. He reached for Franz Fanons 1963 book, The Wretched of the Earth , about black struggle for liberation in Algeria, but in his haste he pulled out an anthology of black playwrights instead and took it with him, not realizing his mistake.
Theater in Chicago
Many of us remember the movie starring Rex Harrison based on the stories by Hugh Lofting about a magical veterinarian who could communicate with animals (in fact, better than with humans). In these…
Film stars set to lead ‘Fences’ production
PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 7 (UPI) — A production of the drama “Fences” at the Pasadena, Calif., Playhouse has gotten another injection of film stars into its already impressive cast.