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  1. 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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  2. Scenes and musical interludes from Ruben Santiago-Hudson's autobiographical Broadway play, "Lackawanna Blues," featuring Junior Mack on guitar. Click https:/...

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  3. The play included several songs, either sung by the characters in the play or as ambient music heard via a radio or through a window. The late Bill Sims Jr. provided the original music, as well as performing on-stage acoustic guitar for the play. [1] [2] Lackawanna Blues is intended to be a one-man show. The actor narrating the play (an adult ...

  4. Mar 29, 2022 · There are so many great actors in this movie. In the 1950s and '60s, young Ruben Santiago Jr. (Marcus Franklin) lives in a lively boardinghouse in the blue-c...

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  5. Feb 25, 2020 · remains a powerful ode to Black joy and all the Nannys who help create it. George C. Wolfe’s Lackawanna Blues begins in a sterile, dreary 1980s hospital room, where an agonizing Ruben Jr. (Hill ...

  6. Review: "Lackawanna Blues" offers a poignant slice of life, centered around the remarkable character of Rachel "Nanny" Crosby, portrayed brilliantly by S. Epatha Merkerson. The film, directed by George Wolf, skillfully captures the atmosphere of a changing era in upstate New York, with a stellar ensemble cast bringing depth to the characters inhabiting Nanny's boardinghouse.

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  8. Oct 8, 2021 · The show is a memorial, and he has been building it for 20 years. A Broadway stage is actually a little small for what he wants to do: Monuments are built big for a reason. Lackawanna Blues is at ...

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