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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 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. Wolfe had commissioned the stage version.
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
Lackawanna Blues (2005) - Bradley appears in this HBO movie starring S. Epatha Merkerson and Terrence Howard about Lackawanna, New York in 1956, at the dawn of integration. He performs on-screen, and has three songs featured on the soundtrack (including a duet with Macy Gray ).
Nov 3, 2020 · 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 parents...
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Sep 14, 2021 · On Tuesday, Santiago-Hudson got to return to theater in a big way: “Lackawanna Blues” — which he wrote and directed, and in which he plays every part — began previews on Broadway, in a ...
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Lackawanna Blues - Full Cast & Crew - TV Guide. 2004. 1 hr 35 mins. Drama, Music. PG13. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Former Public Theatre head George C. Wolfe directs an excellent ensemble cast...
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Based on the true story of Ruben Santiago-Hudson Jr. and his relationship with his guardian Rachel Crosby, set in 1950's and 1960's Lackawanna, New York.