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[…] owner of the cab company squares off against his son, who was recently released from prison.  The play is directed by award-winning acting, director, producer and playwright Ruben Santiago-Hudson, who vowed to August Wilson before his death that “Jitney” would make it to Broadway. True to his word, Santiago-Hudson brought the play to Broadway in […]

Ruben Santiago-Hudson will perform his ‘Lackawanna Blues’ March 5 through April 21 at the Mark Taper Forum. For tickets and information, please visit CenterTheatreGroup.org or call (213) 628-2772. Press Contact: [email protected] / (213) 972-7376. Composite photo by Benedict Evans. *Acclaimed theatre artist Ruben Santiago-Hudson has begun rehearsals for his powerful and touching solo play “Lackawanna Blues,” which will […]

[…] Frederick Douglass In His Own Words) has penned  SIDNEY, based on Poitier’s best-selling autobiography The Measure of a Man. The family has also selected Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (author, director and star of Lackawanna Blues, director of the Tony-winning Broadway premiere of August Wilson’s Jitney, director of the upcoming Broadway premiere of Dominique Morisseau’s […]

Chuck Cooper, LaChanze, Carly Hughes, Norm Lewis, Michael Potts, and more will star in Encores! production of “Cabin in the Sky,” directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson *Encores! Artistic Director Jack Viertel  announced the creative team for New York City Center’s jazz-filled fable “Cabin in the Sky.” Viertel also announced  the teams for other productions of the season; […]

Andre Holland (L) and John Legend *Andre Holland and John Legend are headed to Broadway for director Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s staging of the August Wilson play Jitney, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The drama follows a group of men in 1970s Pittsburgh, trying to survive by driving unlicensed cabs against opposition from city officials. Holland, currently […]

[…] thing?” If someone had told me years later I would be working with LaChanze on the first Color Purple musical I’d be like, there’s no way. DWK: Ruben Santiago-Hudson is my favorite. He’s a director, known primarily for directing now. He’s a beautiful actor. When we were doing the August Wilson series at the Signature […]

[…] February 8th, 2020 at the California African American Museum. Actor and activist, Jay Ellis welcomed the audience along with Senator Holly Mitchell. Star power included Sophia Bush, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Kalen Allen, Jussie Smollett, Skye Marshall, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Vanessa Williams, Sheryl Lee Ralph with honorees Karamo, Oscar Winner Tarell Alvin McCraney, Laith Ashley De La Cruz, […]

[…] lead role. We cast Angela , and the chemistry of those two on a Broadway stage was exciting. Cast of “Stick Fly,” directed by Kenny Leon (l-r) Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Condola Rashad, Mekhi Phifer, Dule Hill, and Tracie Thoms GQ: Tell us about “Stick Fly.” KL: “Stick Fly” was another example of Afro-centric stories being told […]

[…] at a church in Dallas, Texas. Lloyd is grateful for all the support that she has received from the theater community, especially from her mentor, Tony-nominated director Ruben Santiago-Hudson, who is a staunch advocate for guiding the young and gifted. Lloyd had the opportunity to work with Santiago-Hudson in Paradise Blue starring Blair Underwood and […]

[…] and Florian Zeller – The Father (Sony Pictures Classics) Kemp Powers – One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios) Jon Raymond & Kelly Reichardt – First Cow (A24) Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) Chloé Zhao – Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)   BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY  Christopher Blauvelt – First Cow (A24) Erik Messerschmidt – Mank (Netflix) […]

[…] power of the blues and the artists who refuse to let society’s prejudices dictate their worth. Directed by George C. Wolfe and adapted for the screen by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the film is produced by Fences Oscar® nominees Denzel Washington and Todd Black. Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts, Taylour Paige and Dusan Brown co-star alongside […]

[…] desired field). General Field Pop Dance/ Electronic Music Contemporary Instrumental Music Rock Alternative R&B Rap Country New Age Jazz Gospel/ Contemporary Christian Music Latin American Roots Music RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON’S VOW TO PLAYWRIGHT AUGUST WILSON CAME TRUE: ‘JITNEY’ DOES BROADWAY AND THEN SOME Reggae World Music Children’s Spoken Word Comedy Musical Theater Music For Visual Media   […]

[…] of his generation,” John Douglas Thompson currently stars in August Wilson’s Jitney, which made its Broadway debut in January at The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson and produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club, Jitney co-stars Harvy Blanks, Anthony Chisholm, Brandon J. Dirden, André Holland, Carra Patterson, Michael Potts, Keith Randolph Smith, and […]

[…] her administration, and the entering freshman class. The staple of Georgia A&M is their prestigious marching band led by their charismatic yet ruthless leader, Art Diamond ( Ruben Santiago-Hudson). Art’s power and influence proves a challenge to Eva but she manages to find strong allies in Ella Grace, Dean of the history department, and football […]

[…] fictional Georgia A&M University. She is charged with trying to save her prestigious HBCU from bankruptcy while simultaneously trying to save her marriage. “The Quad,” also starring Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Jasmine Guy, Peyton Alex Smith and Sean Blakemore, promises to take viewers inside the unique, tradition-filled world of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Based on […]