Aspiration Entertainment will release the new documentary Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey November 19. Watch the official trailer for the film, which chronicles Holbrook鈥檚 six decades on stage鈥攊ncluding the longest-running one-man show in U.S. history, Mark Twain Tonight!鈥� above.
The film features commentary by Holbrook as well as Sean Penn, Martin Sheen, Emile Hirsch, Annie Potts, Tony winner Cherry Jones, and Robert Patrick. The documentary, shot in black-and-white, is directed by Scott Teems.
Mark Twain Tonight! 鈥攆eaturing the writing and speeches of Mark Twain arranged and edited by Holbrook鈥攐pened Off-Broadway at the 41st Theatre in 1959 and soon became a hit. Holbrook, who was 34 at the time, then toured the show around the country and the world. It arrived on Broadway March 22, 1966, where it played 85 performances. Holbrook won that year's Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. The following year, the show was taped for a CBS special, which drew a reported 30 million viewers and won an Emmy Award for Holbrook.
Since then, Holbrook鈥攅ver associated with the persona of Twain, despite a varied career on stage and film鈥攈as periodically revived the show. He brought the show back to Broadway twice, for limited runs in 1977 and 2005.
