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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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Ruben Santiago-Hudson took a moment to share a story for American Masters’ #InspiringWomanPBS campaign. Learn about the woman behind Lackawanna Blues’ Nanny.
- Nanny Cares For Jr. from The Beginning
- 32 Wasson Ave Becomes A Home to Everyone
- Nanny and Jr. Share An Unbreakable Bond
When Jr. got the call in the middle of the night that his nanny, Rachel Crosby — the woman who gave him his will to live, his life, and everything in it — was in the ending stages of her life, he knew he’d be by her side the same way she had been for him for all his years. Nanny would go as far as giving you the home she had along with all its belo...
Nanny didn’t stop at just loving Jr. The men and women who she allowed to live in her home for $25 a month room and board, flocked to be near Nanny’s warm spirit. Enjoying weekends dressed to the nines, dancing to Billie Holiday, Nanny and her friends that became family would stop at nothing for a time on the town listening to blues music. People l...
One night when Jr. and Nanny were talking about what her story was, Nanny opened up to him about why she started taking care of people while only in the third grade saying, “There’s always been a part of me that wanted to try to fix things, people, try to make them feel whole again.” Nanny and Jr. share a bond that cannot be shaken, as she thanks G...
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Photos by Craig Schwartz. Actor/writer and everything in between Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s ode to Miss Rachel, or Nanny as she was affectionately known, the woman who helped raised him in her rooming house is moving and heartwarming.
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)...
Oct 22, 2021 · Photos by Marc J. Franklin Lackawanna Blues originated at The Public Theater. Four years later, it became an HBO Special starring S. Epatha Merkerson (in place of Santiago-Hudson) as directed by George C. Wolfe.
Blake Edwards was looking to cast the “perfect woman” in his film “10” and offered the role to Bo Derek, whose performance shot her to stardom. “Blake changed my life forever,” said Derek.
