Articles about Jitney
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Set in Pittsburgh 1977 we meet a collection of characters that Mr. Wilson has a fondness for and knows deep down inside and out
When you know your people, when you are so in tune with how they speak, how they react and interact (or not) with one another; when you have something important to say with compassion, insig…
A remarkable new production of August Wilson’s play Jitney is now available to us all, thanks to the Manhattan Theatre Club, which has staged it on Broadway as the last of the Wi…
NEW YORK " Frederick August Kittel, Jr. always said "my father very rarely came around." He grew up in the cultural environment of his mother, Daisy Wilson, which is why, when his father die…
Eleven years after his death, playwright August Wilson answers Donald Trump's bleak depiction of "inner cities," with "Jitney," the first play Wilson wrote in his ten-play American Century C…
Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Jitney, The Great American Drama, The Oregon Trail, The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), Singin’ in the Rain (1952), Carou…
A mainstay of August Wilson's Pittsburgh 20th Century Cycle is back for another turn as Fielding, the desperate gypsy cab driver.
The long-awaited Broadway debut of August Wilson's Jitney, directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Gem of the Ocean, opened Thursday night at MTC…
by Michel Bracken Remember leisure suits? Consider yourself lucky if you don't, but either way don't let that stop you from catching the sterling revival of Augus…
Do you know how much a cab costs between two New York City landmarks? The cast of Jitney is about to find out.
Do you know how much a cab costs between two New York City landmarks? The cast of JITNEY is about to find out.
The ensemble discusses the importance of one of Wilson's lesser-known works.
The Grammy- and Oscar-winning producer and the company of MTC’s production of August Wilson’s play toast their January 19 opening on Facebook Live.
The long-awaited Broadway debut of August Wilson's Jitney, directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Gem of the Ocean, opened just last night at MT…
Backstage at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Patterson preps for an after-party at the Copacabana.
Jitney has finally made it to Broadway! The late August Wilson's family, friends and many fellow playwrights stepped out to celebrate the production's stellar cast on opening night, …
The long-awaited Broadway debut ofAugust Wilson'sJitney, directed by Tony Award winnerRuben Santiago-HudsonThe Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Gem of the Ocean, opened just last night at MTC'sS…
The riveting revival explores ever-present undercurrents of racism and violence in a nation awash with guns
Ruben Santiago-Hudson directs the drama, which stars John Douglas Thompson, Brandon J. Dirden, and more.
The long-awaited Broadway debut ofAugust Wilson'sJitney, directed by Tony Award winnerRuben Santiago-HudsonThe Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Gem of the Ocean, opened just last night at MTC'sS…
Directed by Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the play is part of the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner’s American Century Cycle.
August Wilson's early play play finally gets the Broadway production it deserves
When August Wilson's Jitney had its 1982 world premiere at Pittsburgh's Allegheny Repertory Theatre, there were no plans for it to serve as 110th of the greatest achievement in American dram…
