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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lackawanna_BluesLackawanna Blues - Wikipedia

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   Lackawanna Blues is an American play written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson that premiered in 2001. It was later adapted as a television movie that aired in 2005. The play dramatizes the character of the author's primary caregiver when he was growing up in Lackawanna, New York, during the 1950s and 1960s.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lackawanna_Blues_(film)Lackawanna Blues (film) - Wikipedia

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   Lackawanna Blues is a 2005 American biographical drama television film directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. It aired on HBO on February 12, 2005. It is based on the play of the same name by Santiago-Hudson.

   Year	Award	Category	Nominee (s)
   2005	Artios Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Movie of the ...	John Papsidera and Wendy O'Brien
   2005	Humanitas Prize	90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated ...	Ruben Santiago-Hudson
   2005	Online Film & Television Association ...	Best Motion Picture Made for Television	Best Motion Picture Made for Television
   2005	Online Film & Television Association ...	Best Actor in a Motion Picture or ...	Marcus Carl Franklin

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   • Category: Biographical Drama

4. www.tvguide.com › movies › lackawanna-bluesLackawanna Blues - Full Cast & Crew - TV Guide

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   Lackawanna Blues - Full Cast & Crew. 2004. 1 hr 35 mins. Drama, Music. PG13. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Former Public Theatre head George C. Wolfe directs an excellent ensemble cast in this...

   • Director: George C. Wolfe

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6. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › lackawanna_bluesLackawanna Blues - Rotten Tomatoes

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   In the 1950s and '60s, young Ruben Santiago Jr. (Marcus Franklin) lives in a lively boardinghouse in the blue-collar town of Lackawanna, New York, with his father (Jimmy Smits) after his...

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   • Director: George C. Wolfe

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   • Actors: S. Epatha Merkerson

7. www.latimes.com › entertainment › artsReview: ‘Lackawanna Blues’ is potent as live memoir, an actor ...

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   “Lackawanna Blues,” Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s theatrical memoir about being raised by a big-hearted proprietor of a boardinghouse for castaways and strays in an industrial upstate New...

8. www.nytimes.com › lackawanna-blues-review‘Lackawanna Blues’ Review: A Soulful Master Class in ...

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   Oct 7, 2021 · In “Lackawanna Blues,” Santiago-Hudson shows his expert prowess with his, which he uses to deliver music with his portrayal of the various personalities.

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   Is Lackawanna Blues a true story?

   • Lackawanna Blues is the true story of Ruben Santiago Jr. growing up in Lackawanna, New York. He was raised by his father and mother and the neighborhood boarding house lady known as Rachel "Nanny" Crosby. Ruben was born in 1956 to his Puerto Rican father Ruben Santiago and his African-American mother Alean Hudson.

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   Is Lackawanna Blues a one-man show?

   • Lackawanna Blues is intended to be a one-man show. The actor narrating the play (an adult Ruben) was intended to portray more than 20 other characters, as well as the starring role of the young Ruben. The play was very well received. The New York Times called it a "tour de force."

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   Who narrates Lackawanna Blues?

   • The late Bill Sims Jr. provided the original music, as well as performing on-stage acoustic guitar for the play. Lackawanna Blues is intended to be a one-man show. The actor narrating the play (an adult Ruben) was intended to portray more than 20 other characters, as well as the starring role of the young Ruben.

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   What year did the play 'Lackawanna' come out?

   • The play dramatizes the character of the author's primary caregiver when he was growing up in Lackawanna, New York, during the 1950s and 1960s. The play debuted off Broadway April 14, 2001, at The Public Theater in New York City. It was directed by Loretta Greco, produced by George C. Wolfe, and the executive producer was Fran Reiter.

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   Who is nanny in 'Lackawanna Blues'?

   • That woman is Nanny, the beating heart of Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s tender and vibrant autobiographical one-man show, “Lackawanna Blues,” which opened on Thursday night in a Manhattan Theater Club production at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater. It proves to be a winsome performer’s master class in storytelling, despite a few flat notes.

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   Was 'Lackawanna Blues' Santiago-Hudson's first rodeo?

   • This isn’t Santiago-Hudson’s first rodeo. “Lackawanna Blues” premiered Off Broadway at the Public Theater in 2001, and, four years later, was adapted for a star-studded HBO film with S. Epatha Merkerson, Hill Harper, Terrence Howard, Rosie Perez and many others.

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10. www.imdb.com › title › tt0407936Lackawanna Blues (TV Movie 2005) - Plot - IMDb

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    In the 1950s and 1960s, Ruben Santiago-Hudson Jr. lives in a lively boardinghouse in the blue-collar town of Lackawanna, New York, with his father after his parents separate.