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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.
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...
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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.
YearAwardCategoryNominee (s)2005Outstanding Achievement in Movie of the ...John Papsidera and Wendy O'Brien20052005Online Film & Television Association ...Best Motion Picture Made for TelevisionBest Motion Picture Made for Television2005Online Film & Television Association ...Best Actor in a Motion Picture or ...- Biographical Drama
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
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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With S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Yasiin Bey, Carmen Ejogo. In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
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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.