PhotosFirst Look at August Wilson’s Jitney The play is the only work from the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner’s AmericanCenturyCycle that has never previously been seen on Broadway.
January 09, 2017
Harvy Blanks, Michael Potts, Brandon J. Dirden, and André Holland
Joan Marcus
Performances began December 28 for Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway staging of August Wilson’s Jitney,directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The play is the only work from the late two-time Pulitzer Prize winner’s AmericanCenturyCycle that has never previously been seen on Broadway.
Set in the early 1970’s, the story follows a group of men who make a living driving unlicensed cabs or jitneys. The Broadway premiere of Jitney will officially open January 19, 2017, at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
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First Look at August Wilson’s Jitney
First Look at August Wilson’s Jitney
The play is the only work from the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner’s AmericanCenturyCycle that had never previously been seen on Broadway.
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Michael Potts, John Douglas Thompson, Anthony Chisholm, Keith Randolph Smith, and André Holland
Joan Marcus
André Holland and Carra Patterson in Jitney
Joan Marcus
John Douglas Thompson and Michael Potts
Joan Marcus
André Holland and Ray Anthony Thomas
Joan Marcus
John Douglas Thompson, Michael Potts, Anthony Chisholm, and Brandon J. Dirden
MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre is located at 261 West 47th Street, New York. Tickets are available at Telecharge.com, by calling (212) 239-6200, or at The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Box Office.