Kennedy Center's New Theater Season To Celebrate August Wilson's 20th Century African-American Cycle, My Fair Lady, And The Lion King
"August Wilson's 20th Century, staged readings of the late playwright's ten-play cycle chronicling the African-American experience decade by decade, will highlight a theatre season at the Kennedy Center that also includes Disney's The Lion King, the West End production of My Fair Lady and Barbara Cook as singer and curator of a cabaret series.
The 2007-2008 season at the D.C. venue was announced March 6. Due to renovations, the Center's Eisenhower Theatre will be closed for the season. ...
The touring company of Cameron Mackintosh's West End production of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady will play the Opera House Dec. 27, 2007-Jan. 20, 2008....
Radio Golf's Kenny Leon will be the artistic director for August Wilson's 20th Century, which will present all ten of the late playwright's Pittsburgh Cycle, which highlights the African-American experience in the U.S. in the twentieth century. Presented in the Terrace Theatre, the staged readings of Gem of the Ocean, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Fences, Two Trains Running, Jitney, King Hedley II and Radio Golf will run March 4-29, 2008.
Leon will direct the readings of Gem of the Ocean, Fences, The Piano Lesson and Radio Golf. Lou Bellamy, the artistic director of Minneapolis' Penumbra Theatre, will direct Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, while Tony winner Gordon Davidson will direct Jitney. Todd Kreidler, the associate artistic director of Atlanta's True Colors Theater Company, will helm Joe Turner's Come and Gone, and Derrick Sanders — artistic director of Chicago's Congo Square Theatre — will direct Seven Guitars, Two Trains Running and King Hedley II....
Disney's The Lion King will make its Washington, DC, debut at the Kennedy Center's Opera House June 26, 2008. The Tony-winning musical, currently playing Broadway's Minskoff Theatre, features a score by Elton John and Tim Rice and Tony-winning costumes and direction by Julie Taymor." ...
Andrew Gans "Kennedy Center Season to Include Wilson, Cook, a King and a Lady" Playbill.com March 6, 2007
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106281.html
The 2007-2008 season at the D.C. venue was announced March 6. Due to renovations, the Center's Eisenhower Theatre will be closed for the season. ...
The touring company of Cameron Mackintosh's West End production of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady will play the Opera House Dec. 27, 2007-Jan. 20, 2008....
Radio Golf's Kenny Leon will be the artistic director for August Wilson's 20th Century, which will present all ten of the late playwright's Pittsburgh Cycle, which highlights the African-American experience in the U.S. in the twentieth century. Presented in the Terrace Theatre, the staged readings of Gem of the Ocean, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Fences, Two Trains Running, Jitney, King Hedley II and Radio Golf will run March 4-29, 2008.
Leon will direct the readings of Gem of the Ocean, Fences, The Piano Lesson and Radio Golf. Lou Bellamy, the artistic director of Minneapolis' Penumbra Theatre, will direct Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, while Tony winner Gordon Davidson will direct Jitney. Todd Kreidler, the associate artistic director of Atlanta's True Colors Theater Company, will helm Joe Turner's Come and Gone, and Derrick Sanders — artistic director of Chicago's Congo Square Theatre — will direct Seven Guitars, Two Trains Running and King Hedley II....
Disney's The Lion King will make its Washington, DC, debut at the Kennedy Center's Opera House June 26, 2008. The Tony-winning musical, currently playing Broadway's Minskoff Theatre, features a score by Elton John and Tim Rice and Tony-winning costumes and direction by Julie Taymor." ...
Andrew Gans "Kennedy Center Season to Include Wilson, Cook, a King and a Lady" Playbill.com March 6, 2007
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106281.html
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