The remarkable version of Jitney in Italian finished up three days of captivating sold-out Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre audiences on Sunday, ending a quick American tour that celebrated th…
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Carl Kurlander led a University of Pittsburgh crew to Vincenza, Italy, in 2024, to document the first production of August Wilson's "Jitney" in Italian. With that production arriving in Pitt…
It first premiered in London in 1996 and is currently making its Broadway debut at the Manhattan Theatre Club, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Most ...
Marjorie Prime is currently on Broadway. It is a sci-fi drama with a dark undertone, examining aging, grief, family dynamics, and memory.
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company has revealed a four-play 2026 season, including a premiere by award-winning playwright a.k. payne, while also co-hosting a unique international take on…
Broadway veteran Betsy Aidem, who plays Margie, delivers a standout performance. The ensemble has great chemistry, excellent timing, and isn't afraid ...
Ken-Matt Martin will direct August Wilson's award-winning drama, part of the late playwright's Pittsburgh Cycle.
From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The long-awaited Broadway debut of August Wilson's Jitney, directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Gem of the Ocea…
Forget Uber and Book a Ride with Jitney Reviewed by Dr. Tiffany Raymond, PhD Playwright August Wilson is a perennial tour de force in the theatre world. I remember studying his plays in g…
By Yvonne Hudson August Wilson‘s characters are people whose stories leave a mark. Their journeys, as told in plays Wilson drew from real life, are vividly relatable, multi-layered, and re…
Donmar; Old Vic, LondonLucas Hnath's sequel to the Ibsen classic is intriguing rather than revelatory; but August Wilson's taxi-stand drama has developed new flavour with age Ibsen's A Doll'…
Also opening in London: A Doll's House, Part 2 at the Donmar Warehouse; That Is Not Who I Am at the Royal Court
The thing is, you can't fault the acting in Jitney at the Old Vic " the actors are superb. And Tinuke Craig's expert direction means the cab office setting doesn't feel static or forced. But…
The first in his 'Century Cycle' catches the fabric of life that August Wilson made his own It's great to see August Wilson's early play " the first of his "Century Cycle", that remarkable d…
Old Vic theatre, LondonA stylish rework of the August Wilson character-study sees a standout performance from Wil Johnson as the put-upon head of the titular cab station Within a run-down st…
Tinuke Craig directs Sule Rimi and a fine ensemble in early August Wilson drama
Jitney, revived at the Old Vic in a production by Tinuke Craig, is a piece that took the best part of 40 years to make it to Broadway in late 2016 after decades of smaller productions around…
August Wilson's tale of a cab office in Pittsburgh threatened by 'regeneration' struck a chord with the 34-year-old director. She tells Nicole Vassell why she'd like Black people to come and…
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Leeds PlayhouseA strong cast and the world-weary Pittsburgh cab drivers they portray are all battling circumstances beyond their control in this overly busy production of Wilson's 1982 play …
Leeds PlayhouseWilson's play eavesdrops on the lives of an African American taxicab crew in a quietly compelling snapshot of men on the margins in the 1970s Single-location dramas are all ab…
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Unfortunately for the returning winner, that drama was not written by Stephen Sondheim.
MTC Digital brings you an intimate look at directing with the Tony Award-winning production of August Wilson's JITNEY and Ruben Santiago-Hudson.