Manhattan Theatre Club’s staging of August Wilson’s Jitney, directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, officially opens on Broadway January 19. The play is the only work from the late two-time Pulitzer Prize winner’s American Century Cycle that has never previously been seen on Broadway.
Set in the early 1970s, the story follows a group of men who make a living driving unlicensed cabs or jitneys. The Broadway premiere of Jitney began preview performances December 28 and is playing at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre... READ MORE
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August Wilson’s Jitney Opens on Broadway Tonight
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JANUARY 19, 2017 |
Source: Playbill