Stage to PageGo Inside Opening Night of A Soldier's Play on BroadwayKenny Leon directs the Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inning drama, which opened January 21 at the American Airlines Theatre.
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Nathan Skethway
January 22, 2020
Jared Grimes, Nnamdi Asomugha, Rob Demery, Blair Underwood, David Alan Grier, Jerry O'Connell, and Cast
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celebrated the official opening of A Soldier's Play, Charles Fuller鈥檚 Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inning drama, on Broadway January 21. Directed by Tony winner at the American Airline Theatres, the revival stars Tony nominee and Broadway alum Blair Underwood.
The cast also features Nnamdi Asomugha, Jerry O'Connell, McKinley Belcher III, Rob Demery, Jared Grimes, Billy Eugene Jones, Nate Mann, Warner Miller, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Lee Aaron Rosen.
follows an officer's race against his white leadership to unravel the crime of a black sergeant's murder. Set in 1944, the play is seen on Broadway for the first time.
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David Alan Grier, Nnamdi Asomugha, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Blair Underwood
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Jared Grimes, Nnamdi Asomugha, Rob Demery, Blair Underwood, David Alan Grier, Jerry O'Connell, and Cast
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Nnamdi Asomugha, Rob Demery, Blair Underwood, David Alan Grier, Jerry O'Connell, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Kenny Leon
Nnamdi Asomugha, Blair Underwood, Charles Fuller, David Alan Grier, Kenny Leon, and Cast
Blair Underwood, Charles Fuller, David Alan Grier, Kenny Leon, and Cast
A Soldier鈥檚 Play features set design by , costume design by Dede Ayite, lighting design by Allen Lee Hughes, and sound design by . Performances began December 27, 2019.
Starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, the musical explored the complex relationship between cosmetics giants Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden.
