PhotosSee Manhattan Theatre Club Celebrate the First Performance of Lackawanna Blues on BroadwayThe production of Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s solo show began performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre September 14.
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Playbill Staff
September 15, 2021
Junior Mack and Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Lia Chang
Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson returned to the Main Stem with the Broadway debut of his solo show, Lackawanna Blues, September 14. To commemorate the occasion, Manhattan Theatre Club hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, officially welcoming audiences back to the theatre.
Written, performed, and directed by Santiago-Hudson, Lackawanna Blues is set in a 1950s boarding house outside of Buffalo. The artist brings to life over 20 characters in the solo performance, celebrating the housemother who raised him, Miss Rachel. The production is scheduled to officially open September 28.
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See Manhattan Theatre Club Celebrate the First Performance of Lackawanna Blues on Broadway
See Manhattan Theatre Club Celebrate the First Performance of Lackawanna Blues on Broadway
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New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Barry Grove, S. Epatha Merkerson, David Hodgson, Vicki Been, and Mara Manus
David Hodgson, Vicki Been, and Mara Manus
New York State Senator Brad Hoylman
Brian Stokes Mitchell, New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Barry Grove, S. Epatha Merkerson, David Hodgson, and Vicki Been
New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, S. Epatha Merkerson, Barry Grove, and Brian Stokes Mitchell
New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Barry Grove, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brian Stokes Mitchell, David Hodgson, Vicki Been, Mara Manus, Anne Del Castillo, Tom Harris, and Fred Dixon
New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Barry Grove, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brian Stokes Mitchell, David Hodgson, Vicki Been, Mara Manus, Anne Del Castillo, Tom Harris, and Fred Dixon
New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Barry Grove, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brian Stokes Mitchell, David Hodgson, Vicki Been, Mara Manus, Anne Del Castillo, Tom Harris, and Fred Dixon
New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Barry Grove, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brian Stokes Mitchell, David Hodgson, Vicki Been, Mara Manus, Anne Del Castillo, Tom Harris, and Fred Dixon
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Barry Grove, New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, and Mara Manus
Lackawanna Blues at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Lackawanna Blues at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Junior Mack and Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Lia Chang
Lackawanna Blues at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
The show features original music by Bill Sims Jr., performed on stage by Grammy-nominated blues guitarist Junior Mack.
The creative team includes scenic designer Michael Carnahan, costume designer Karen Perry, lighting designer Jen Schriever, and sound designer Darron L West.
Lacakawanna Blues premiered Off-Broadway in 2001 and was adapted into a television film in 2005. Santiago-Hudson made his Broadway debut in 1992 in Jelly's Last Jam and won a 1996 Tony Award for his performance in Seven Guitars. He is slated to direct Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew—also at Manhattan Theatre Club—in 2022.
