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May 24, 2003 · Santiago-Hudson, best-known for his Broadway role as Canewell in August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars,” pays tribute to her in his solo show “Lackawanna Blues,” named after his hometown of...
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Mar 8, 2019 · March 8, 2019. Creator Ruben-Santiago Hudson dedicates his autobiographical play Lackawanna Blues to the memory of Bill Sims Jr. L-R: Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Bill Sims Jr. Photo by Benedict Evans. For over 20 years and dozens of projects, Bill Sims Jr. and I have stood shoulder to shoulder.
Feb 6, 2020 · In February 2019, the blues industry lost one of its most influential members, Bill Sims. On the first anniversary of his death, we take a look back at the contributions and legacy left by this exceptionally gifted musician and composer.
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 f...
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Feb 25, 2020 · Macy Gray, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Rosie Perez Photo: Bob Greene. George C. Wolfe’s Lackawanna Blues begins in a sterile, dreary 1980s hospital room, where an agonizing Ruben Jr. (Hill Harper)...
May 20, 2003 · And actor-writer Santiago-Hudson has turned his memories of that carnival into “Lackawanna Blues,” a stripped-down play for a solo actor and blues guitar accompanist.
Feb 6, 2005 · COVER STORY; Lost and Found In Lackawanna. Making his film debut with "Lackawanna Blues," a homage to old-fashioned black communities and a soul-saving woman at the heart of one of them, would ...
