While movie stars from Will Smith to Adam Sandler have embraced Netflix projects at the expense of seeing their work open in theaters around the country, Denzel Washington has yet to change things up. The actor may have started his career on the small screen with his breakthrough role in “St. Elsewhere,” but he hasn’t appeared in a television role since the nineties, and his commitment to appearing in theaters couldn’t be more obvious today: His next role after his Oscar-nominated performance in “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” is on Broadway, where he plays the the unpredictable saloon regular Hickey in a new production of Eugene O’Neil’s “The Iceman Cometh.”
The play, currently in previews, marks the actor’s first Broadway production since 2014’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” but he said it remains his favorite medium.
“I started on the stage and I’ll finish on the stage,...
The play, currently in previews, marks the actor’s first Broadway production since 2014’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” but he said it remains his favorite medium.
“I started on the stage and I’ll finish on the stage,...
- 4/11/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
2017-08-23T05:06:14-07:00Denzel Washington Going Back to Broadway
Page Six reports that Denzel Washington will go back to Broadway next year. We think it's great to see an actor of his stature showing off his skills on stage. What do you think? Let us know below.
Denzel Washington will return to Broadway this spring in “The Iceman Cometh,” The Post has learned.
A 14-week run of Eugene O’Neill’s drama, to be directed by five-time Tony winner George C. Wolfe, is set to start March 22 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
“I’m very excited to come back to Broadway in this great play and to be working on it with George Wolfe,” Washington told The Post.
Scott Rudin, fresh off a home run with Bette Midler in “Hello, Dolly!” is producing.
Washington will play Hickey, a charismatic traveling salesman with a secret who...
Page Six reports that Denzel Washington will go back to Broadway next year. We think it's great to see an actor of his stature showing off his skills on stage. What do you think? Let us know below.
Denzel Washington will return to Broadway this spring in “The Iceman Cometh,” The Post has learned.
A 14-week run of Eugene O’Neill’s drama, to be directed by five-time Tony winner George C. Wolfe, is set to start March 22 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
“I’m very excited to come back to Broadway in this great play and to be working on it with George Wolfe,” Washington told The Post.
Scott Rudin, fresh off a home run with Bette Midler in “Hello, Dolly!” is producing.
Washington will play Hickey, a charismatic traveling salesman with a secret who...
- 8/21/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
"I found my way to theater," Denzel Washington told The Hollywood Reporter during the Director Oscar Roundtable. "I started with Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones. First role. Second role was Othello. I really didn't see anybody who looked like me, so I didn't aspire to act in movies."
The two-time Oscar winner (Glory, Training Day) was shown August Wilson's screenplay version of Fences seven years ago. "I read it, and I thought it needed work, quite frankly. So I said, 'Man, I haven't read the play.' So I read the play. And it said, 'Troy Maxson, 53 years...
The two-time Oscar winner (Glory, Training Day) was shown August Wilson's screenplay version of Fences seven years ago. "I read it, and I thought it needed work, quite frankly. So I said, 'Man, I haven't read the play.' So I read the play. And it said, 'Troy Maxson, 53 years...
- 12/12/2016
- by Annie Howard
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Earlier this year, it was announced that Turner Classic Movies and the Criterion Collection — perhaps the two most trusted names in the distribution and exhibition of important classic and contemporary cinema — would be joining forces to create a streaming service dedicated to sharing their combined library with cinephiles around the world. For months, it sounded too good to be true. Today, it suddenly became as real as the screen in front of your face.
If the movies are truly as dead as they say, then FilmStruck is nothing short of heaven on Earth. It’s here, it’s alive, and hot damn has it come out of the gate swinging. Hundreds of essential titles are ready to go on launch day, and while hundreds more are imminently on the way, there’s already more than enough to satisfy whatever mood you’re in and scratch itches that you didn’t even know you had.
If the movies are truly as dead as they say, then FilmStruck is nothing short of heaven on Earth. It’s here, it’s alive, and hot damn has it come out of the gate swinging. Hundreds of essential titles are ready to go on launch day, and while hundreds more are imminently on the way, there’s already more than enough to satisfy whatever mood you’re in and scratch itches that you didn’t even know you had.
- 11/1/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Since 1989, the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress has been accomplishing the important task of preserving films that “represent important cultural, artistic and historic achievements in filmmaking.” From films way back in 1897 all the way up to 2004, they’ve now reached 675 films that celebrate our heritage and encapsulate our film history.
Today they’ve unveiled their 2015 list, which includes classics such as Douglas Sirk‘s melodrama Imitation of Life, Hal Ashby‘s Being There, and John Frankenheimer‘s Seconds. Perhaps the most popular picks, The Shawshank Redemption, Ghostbusters, Top Gun, and L.A. Confidential were also added. Check out the full list below.
Being There (1979)
Chance, a simple-minded gardener (Peter Sellers) whose only contact with the outside world is through television, becomes the toast of the town following a series of misunderstandings. Forced outside his protected environment by the death of his wealthy boss, Chance subsumes his late employer’s persona,...
Today they’ve unveiled their 2015 list, which includes classics such as Douglas Sirk‘s melodrama Imitation of Life, Hal Ashby‘s Being There, and John Frankenheimer‘s Seconds. Perhaps the most popular picks, The Shawshank Redemption, Ghostbusters, Top Gun, and L.A. Confidential were also added. Check out the full list below.
Being There (1979)
Chance, a simple-minded gardener (Peter Sellers) whose only contact with the outside world is through television, becomes the toast of the town following a series of misunderstandings. Forced outside his protected environment by the death of his wealthy boss, Chance subsumes his late employer’s persona,...
- 12/16/2015
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Le Chef (France-Spain) from Daniel Cohen and Jennifer M Kroot and Bill Weber’s To Be Takei (Us) will open the 2014 RiverRun International Film Festival, while Phillippe Le Guay’s Bicycling With Molière (France) will close the festival.
Gillian Robespierre’s (Us) Obvious Child is the Centerpiece Premiere and David Gordon Green’s Joe the Southern Showcase. The festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is set to run from April 4-13 and will screen 145 films, including 63 features and 82 shorts from 33 countries.
The 10 films in Narrative Competition include Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida (Poland-Denmark), Chloe Robichaud’s Sarah Prefers To Run (Canada), Tanta Agua (Uruguay-Mexico-Netherlands-Germany) from Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge and Andrzej Walda’s Walesa: Man Of Hope (Poland).
Documentary Competition entries include Dave Carroll’s Bending Steel (Us), Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s The Case Against 8 (Us), Marmato (Columbia-us) from Mark Grieco and Joe Berlinger’s Whitey (Us).
Special Presentations include Locke (UK) Breathe In (Us), The German Doctor...
Gillian Robespierre’s (Us) Obvious Child is the Centerpiece Premiere and David Gordon Green’s Joe the Southern Showcase. The festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is set to run from April 4-13 and will screen 145 films, including 63 features and 82 shorts from 33 countries.
The 10 films in Narrative Competition include Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida (Poland-Denmark), Chloe Robichaud’s Sarah Prefers To Run (Canada), Tanta Agua (Uruguay-Mexico-Netherlands-Germany) from Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge and Andrzej Walda’s Walesa: Man Of Hope (Poland).
Documentary Competition entries include Dave Carroll’s Bending Steel (Us), Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s The Case Against 8 (Us), Marmato (Columbia-us) from Mark Grieco and Joe Berlinger’s Whitey (Us).
Special Presentations include Locke (UK) Breathe In (Us), The German Doctor...
- 3/4/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Whoopi Goldberg recently made her directorial debut at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Her groundbreaking documentary, "I Got Somethin' To Tell You," is about the life of African-American and openly lesbian stand-up comic Moms Mabley, born Loretta Mary Aiken.
The North Carolina-born comedian graced stages such as New York City's Apollo Theatre and Carnegie Hall with her quirky acts touching on racism and romance between the 1920s and 1960s. Mabley came out in her late twenties and often made her sexuality a part of her routines.
She appeared in the 1933 film "The Emperor Jones" alongside Paul Robeson, which was inducted into the Library Of Congress' National Film Registry Library in 1999. Her wardrobe in the film was markedly androgynous, an unusual sight on a woman in the 1930s.
She was also referenced in the 1995 queer favorite "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar," starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo.
The North Carolina-born comedian graced stages such as New York City's Apollo Theatre and Carnegie Hall with her quirky acts touching on racism and romance between the 1920s and 1960s. Mabley came out in her late twenties and often made her sexuality a part of her routines.
She appeared in the 1933 film "The Emperor Jones" alongside Paul Robeson, which was inducted into the Library Of Congress' National Film Registry Library in 1999. Her wardrobe in the film was markedly androgynous, an unusual sight on a woman in the 1930s.
She was also referenced in the 1995 queer favorite "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar," starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo.
- 4/26/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Tags: Moms MableyWhoopi GoldbergI Got Something to Tell YouHBOmoviesMovie NewsIMDbwomen of color
Whoopi Goldberg is behind one of the most groundbreaking documentaries of the year, and it's all about a woman you may or may not have heard of. Moms Mabley was a stand-up comic and Vaudeville performer. She was also black and an out lesbian, which means she was the unlikeliest of stage stars between her heyday of the 1920s through 1960s.
Whoopi directed I Got Somethin' to Tell You, a film about Moms' career, and premiered it at the Tribeca Film Festival this week, where she also spoke about it on a post-screening panel. She said she was inspired to make the movie after realizing no one knew who Moms was.
I used to do Moms on stage with my friend Ellen, who is also in the film, she’s a director. She and I wrote a wonderful...
Whoopi Goldberg is behind one of the most groundbreaking documentaries of the year, and it's all about a woman you may or may not have heard of. Moms Mabley was a stand-up comic and Vaudeville performer. She was also black and an out lesbian, which means she was the unlikeliest of stage stars between her heyday of the 1920s through 1960s.
Whoopi directed I Got Somethin' to Tell You, a film about Moms' career, and premiered it at the Tribeca Film Festival this week, where she also spoke about it on a post-screening panel. She said she was inspired to make the movie after realizing no one knew who Moms was.
I used to do Moms on stage with my friend Ellen, who is also in the film, she’s a director. She and I wrote a wonderful...
- 4/24/2013
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
The star of Flight, whose career has gone from Malcolm X to action hero, talks about why he shuns the showbiz spotlight and reveals that a prophecy in a beauty salon first led him to take up acting
Denzel Washington rolls into London on a chill January morning and the snow-storm that follows can barely compete. He has a cup of coffee at his elbow and a frosted window at his back. He's talking up a blizzard, he's talking to keep warm; spouting off in great, rousing, charming gusts. "You're not even having to ask me any questions," he marvels happily. "I'm just talking." Afterwards it will strike me that this is exactly how he likes it.
If one judges an actor by how adeptly they immerse themselves in the roles that they play, then Washington is the industry's sasquatch; the performer who would not be caught. Over the past...
Denzel Washington rolls into London on a chill January morning and the snow-storm that follows can barely compete. He has a cup of coffee at his elbow and a frosted window at his back. He's talking up a blizzard, he's talking to keep warm; spouting off in great, rousing, charming gusts. "You're not even having to ask me any questions," he marvels happily. "I'm just talking." Afterwards it will strike me that this is exactly how he likes it.
If one judges an actor by how adeptly they immerse themselves in the roles that they play, then Washington is the industry's sasquatch; the performer who would not be caught. Over the past...
- 1/25/2013
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
As a trivia follow-up to those new pictures of Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone, a commenter asked if there was a precedent for this - that is, putting a black actress in dark makeup and prosthetics to play a black woman. Tambay also asked Emmanuel and I if we knew of such an example, and the only one I could think of, without the prosthetics however, was Fredi Washington in Paul Robeson's 1933 film The Emperor Jones. Washington, who died in 1994 at the age of 90, was one of those many black actresses who never found any real place or real lasting success in Hollywood. During her brief time as a Hollywood actress, she appeared in only a few films, the most famous of which was her...
- 10/28/2012
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
As a trivia followup to those new pictures of Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone a commenter asked if there was a prescedent for this. That is putting a black actress in dark makeup and prothetics to play a black woman? Tambay also asked me and Emmanuel if we knew of such an example and the only one I could think of, without the prothetics however, was Fredi Washington in the Paul Robeson's 1933 film The Emperor Jones. Washington, who died in 1994 at the age of 90, was one of those many black actresses who never found any real place or real lasting success in Hollywood. During her brief time as an Hollywood actress she played only in a few films, the most famous of which was her role...
- 10/28/2012
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
Billie Holiday would have celebrated 96 today. Her melodic voice can be heard on a lengthy list of film soundtracks including Schinder’s List, Slaves Of New York, Harlem Nights, Watchmen, Angela’s Ashes, The Green Mile, August Rush, The West Wing , The Notebook , Sex In The City and Capote. The films she acted in are The Emperor Jones and New Orleans.
Actor and comedian Bill Bellamy turns 46 today. He started his career as a stand-up comic and parlayed that into a hosting gig at MTV Jams. Love Jones and How To Be A Player are probably his most memorable films. He’s also appeared in Any Given Sunday, The Brothers, Royal Pains, Lottery Ticket and was the voice of Skeeter on Cousin Skeeter.
Actor and comedian Bill Bellamy turns 46 today. He started his career as a stand-up comic and parlayed that into a hosting gig at MTV Jams. Love Jones and How To Be A Player are probably his most memorable films. He’s also appeared in Any Given Sunday, The Brothers, Royal Pains, Lottery Ticket and was the voice of Skeeter on Cousin Skeeter.
- 4/7/2011
- by Cynthia
- ShadowAndAct
Have you ever wondered what are the films that inspire the next generation of visionary filmmakers? As part of our monthly Ioncinephile profile, we ask the filmmaker the incredibly arduous task of identifying their top ten list of favorite films. This November, we profile first-time filmmaker Damien Chazelle whose micro-budgeted Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench has charmed critics and found itself on several Best Undistributed Films Lists of 2009. Via Variance Films, his film is finally receiving its theatrical debut this November 5th at the Cinema Village in New York City. Below, you'll find Damien's top ten list as of November 2010 -- a nice mix of films of retro and contemporary films ranging between studio films and obscure short film titles. Here is Damien Chazelle's Top Ten in his own words. Barry Lyndon - Stanley Kubrick (1975) "Ok, here’s a thing that really bothers me: the rap on Kubrick’s cinema as unemotional.
- 11/1/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Chicago – Get out the shoulder pads and parachute pants, as HollywoodChicago revisits the 1980s through interviews with four top stars of the era, as they made their appearance at the most recent Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia Show. Theresa Russell, Ernie Hudson, Barry Corbin and Ginger Lynn Allen were there.
HollywoodChicago talked with them all, and Hc ace photographer Joe Arce put them through their poses with his unique point of view.
The Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia Show is a twice-a-year event where attendees can meet and greet the stars, collect autographs and find cool collectibles at the memorabilia market.
Theresa Russell, “Black Widow” and “Insignificance”
Theresa Russell made a significant debut as a film actor in “The Last Tycoon” [1976], and went on to make several memorable films with then husband and director Nicholas Roeg, including “Bad Timing” [1980], “Eureka” [1983] and the infamous cult film “Insignificance” [1985]. She recently played the wife of Thomas Haden Church...
HollywoodChicago talked with them all, and Hc ace photographer Joe Arce put them through their poses with his unique point of view.
The Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia Show is a twice-a-year event where attendees can meet and greet the stars, collect autographs and find cool collectibles at the memorabilia market.
Theresa Russell, “Black Widow” and “Insignificance”
Theresa Russell made a significant debut as a film actor in “The Last Tycoon” [1976], and went on to make several memorable films with then husband and director Nicholas Roeg, including “Bad Timing” [1980], “Eureka” [1983] and the infamous cult film “Insignificance” [1985]. She recently played the wife of Thomas Haden Church...
- 7/12/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
London, May 4 – Jude Law, Liev Schreiber, Alfred Molina and Christopher Walken will be contesting for the best actor prize at this year’s Drama Desk theatre awards.
The Hollywood stars have landed nominations in the Outstanding Actor in a Play category.
While Law has been nominated for his role in ‘Hamlet’, Schreiber is being considered for ‘A View from the Bridge’, Molina for ‘Red’ and Walken for ‘A Behanding in Spokane’.
The actors will be pitted against Molina’s ‘Red’ co-star Eddie Redmayne and ‘The Emperor Jones’.
The Hollywood stars have landed nominations in the Outstanding Actor in a Play category.
While Law has been nominated for his role in ‘Hamlet’, Schreiber is being considered for ‘A View from the Bridge’, Molina for ‘Red’ and Walken for ‘A Behanding in Spokane’.
The actors will be pitted against Molina’s ‘Red’ co-star Eddie Redmayne and ‘The Emperor Jones’.
- 5/4/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Jude Law, Liev Schreiber, Alfred Molina and Christopher Walken will battle it out for the best actor prize at this year's Drama Desk theatre awards. The Hollywood stars have landed nominations in the Outstanding Actor in a Play category - Law for his role in "Hamlet", Schreiber for "A View from the Bridge", Molina for "Red" and Walken for "A Behanding in Spokane".
They'll go up against Molina's "Red" co-star Eddie Redmayne and "The Emperor Jones" star John Douglas Thompson, according to nominations announced in New York on Monday, May 3.
Anne Hathaway will compete with Laura Linney and Kristen Johnson in the Outstanding Actress category, while Scarlett Johansson and Viola Davis will fight it out for the Outstanding Featured Actress prize, after winning nominations for their roles in "A View from the Bridge" and "Fences" respectively.
"A Little Night Music" star Catherine Zeta-Jones leads the nominees in the Outstanding Actress in a Musical category,...
They'll go up against Molina's "Red" co-star Eddie Redmayne and "The Emperor Jones" star John Douglas Thompson, according to nominations announced in New York on Monday, May 3.
Anne Hathaway will compete with Laura Linney and Kristen Johnson in the Outstanding Actress category, while Scarlett Johansson and Viola Davis will fight it out for the Outstanding Featured Actress prize, after winning nominations for their roles in "A View from the Bridge" and "Fences" respectively.
"A Little Night Music" star Catherine Zeta-Jones leads the nominees in the Outstanding Actress in a Musical category,...
- 5/4/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Jude Law, Liev Schreiber, Alfred Molina and Christopher Walken will battle it out for the best actor prize at this year's Drama Desk theatre awards.
The Hollywood stars have landed nominations in the Outstanding Actor in a Play category - Law for his role in Hamlet, Schreiber for A View from the Bridge, Molina for Red and Walken for A Behanding in Spokane.
They'll go up against Molina's Red co-star Eddie Redmayne and The Emperor Jones star John Douglas Thompson, according to nominations announced in New York on Monday (3May10)
Anne Hathaway will compete with Laura Linney and Kristen Johnson in the Outstanding Actress category, while Scarlett Johansson and Viola Davis will fight it out for the Outstanding Featured Actress prize, after winning nominations for their roles in A View from the Bridge and Fences respectively.
A Little Night Music star Catherine Zeta-Jones leads the nominees in the Outstanding Actress in a Musical category, while Nathan Lane and Douglas Hodge will battle for the Outstanding Actor in a Musical prize, for their roles in The Addams Family and La Cage Aux Folles respectively.
Green Day's newly-released musical American Idiot has earned the band a nod in the Outstanding Musical category, alongside The Addams Family, Memphis, Scottsboro Boys, Yank! and Everyday Rapture, while My Wonderful Day, Circle Mirror Transformation, Happy Now, Red, Next Fall and Clybourne Park will compete for the Outstanding Play award.
The Drama Desk awards will be handed out at a ceremony at New York City's Lincoln Center on 23 May, hosted by musical star Patti LuPone.
The Hollywood stars have landed nominations in the Outstanding Actor in a Play category - Law for his role in Hamlet, Schreiber for A View from the Bridge, Molina for Red and Walken for A Behanding in Spokane.
They'll go up against Molina's Red co-star Eddie Redmayne and The Emperor Jones star John Douglas Thompson, according to nominations announced in New York on Monday (3May10)
Anne Hathaway will compete with Laura Linney and Kristen Johnson in the Outstanding Actress category, while Scarlett Johansson and Viola Davis will fight it out for the Outstanding Featured Actress prize, after winning nominations for their roles in A View from the Bridge and Fences respectively.
A Little Night Music star Catherine Zeta-Jones leads the nominees in the Outstanding Actress in a Musical category, while Nathan Lane and Douglas Hodge will battle for the Outstanding Actor in a Musical prize, for their roles in The Addams Family and La Cage Aux Folles respectively.
Green Day's newly-released musical American Idiot has earned the band a nod in the Outstanding Musical category, alongside The Addams Family, Memphis, Scottsboro Boys, Yank! and Everyday Rapture, while My Wonderful Day, Circle Mirror Transformation, Happy Now, Red, Next Fall and Clybourne Park will compete for the Outstanding Play award.
The Drama Desk awards will be handed out at a ceremony at New York City's Lincoln Center on 23 May, hosted by musical star Patti LuPone.
- 5/3/2010
- WENN
"Ragtime" and "The Scottsboro Boys" came up big as the nominees for the 55th annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today. The short-lived Broadway revival of the Terrence McNally musical and the new Off-Broadway tuner each received nine nominations, more than any other production.The nominees were announced by actors Brian Stokes Mitchell and Cady Huffman at the Friars Club in New York. It was also announced that Drama Desk members have voted this year to present special ensemble awards to the casts of "Circle Mirror Transformation" and "The Temperamentals." The awards will be presented May 23 in a ceremony hosted by Patti LuPone at the Laguardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center.The complete list of nominees is below.Outstanding play:Alan Ayckbourn, "My Wonderful Day"Annie Baker, "Circle Mirror Transformation"Lucinda Coxon, "Happy Now?"John Logan, "Red"Geoffrey Nauffts, "Next Fall"Bruce Norris, "Clybourne Park"Outstanding musical:"American Idiot""Everyday...
- 5/3/2010
- backstage.com
Tonight’s parting shot…
John Douglas Thompson (pictured left) stars in the return of Irish Repertory Theatre’s production of Eugene O’Neill’s The Emperor Jones, now playing at Off-Broadway’s SoHo Playhouse, here in NYC.
The Emperor Jones is the story of Brutus Jones, an African-American man who sets himself up as monarch of a Caribbean island after fleeing the United States, following a prison break. The drama “is a compelling psychological portrayal of power, fear, and madness as it traces the life of the emperor as he tries to escape the island and the sins of his past.”
The Emperor Jones was first staged in 1920; the great Paul Robeson would eventually take on the title role in the 1924, which eventually led to a feature-film adaptation in 1933, in which Robeson also starred, and later, for television in 1955, with Ossie Davis playing the part.
The 1933 feature film with Robeson should be available on DVD.
John Douglas Thompson (pictured left) stars in the return of Irish Repertory Theatre’s production of Eugene O’Neill’s The Emperor Jones, now playing at Off-Broadway’s SoHo Playhouse, here in NYC.
The Emperor Jones is the story of Brutus Jones, an African-American man who sets himself up as monarch of a Caribbean island after fleeing the United States, following a prison break. The drama “is a compelling psychological portrayal of power, fear, and madness as it traces the life of the emperor as he tries to escape the island and the sins of his past.”
The Emperor Jones was first staged in 1920; the great Paul Robeson would eventually take on the title role in the 1924, which eventually led to a feature-film adaptation in 1933, in which Robeson also starred, and later, for television in 1955, with Ossie Davis playing the part.
The 1933 feature film with Robeson should be available on DVD.
- 12/23/2009
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Following its sold-out run, The Irish Repertory Theatre Co. Inc. and Darren Lee Cole Theatricals are set to present The Irish Repertory Theatre's production of Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones - starring John Douglas Thompson as the charismatic Brutus Jones -- Off-Broadway for a strictly limited 7-week engagement, with previews set to begin December 15 prior to an official press opening December 22, at Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam Street). Ciaran O'Reilly directs.
- 11/25/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Irish Repertory Theatre announces a one-week extension of its latest hit The Emperor Jones -- Eugene O'Neill's powerful classic about the charismatic Brutus Jones, a self proclaimed emperor of an island nation, who attempts to flee the angry natives and his personal demons -- with performances now scheduled to run through December 6 at The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) in Manhattan. Ciaran O'Reilly directs.
- 11/2/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Davis, Deliz, Harris, Heron and Mitchell Join Thompson and Foucheux In Irish Rep's The Emperor Jones
The Irish Repertory Theatre begins its 2009-2010 Off-Broadway season with The Emperor Jones -- Eugene O'Neill's powerful classic about the charismatic Brutus Jones, a self proclaimed emperor of an island nation, who attempts to flee the angry natives and his personal demons -- with previews to begin October 7, prior to its official press opening October 18 at The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) in Manhattan.
- 9/30/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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