This felt a bit lost in the Roundabout announcement this morning.
Very excited that this play will finally have its Broadway debut. Mr. Fuller lived in my hometown in PA and I have been friends with his family and am still close to his brother. I remember when the play debuted off-Broadway. The whole town was so proud and even more so when the movie came out.
I just did some searching on the play and while doing so, I remembered that it was said that it did not go to Broadway because Mr. Fuller refused to remove the final line of the play. I don't remember if it was in the movie. I do hope that this production keeps it in.
Not the biggest fan of Leon but I think he will do a good job with this. As much as I love Caroline or Change (I saw the OBC and a stunning production in the spring at the Performing Arts School in midtown) I am more excited about this coming to Broadway.
Also some past posts about the play on BWW if you do a search.
I saw the play when it opened off Broadway with its remarkable cast. I think it is a "good" but hardly a great play. But Roundabout got the stars---so there it is. For me, an original play by a playwright of color would have been a more appropriate choice.
GreasedLightning said: "perfectliar said: "Valentina3 said: "I'm guessing this will be considered a Revival.But hopefully Fuller will get a Best Playwright consideration."
The play is nearly 40 years old and has had 3 major NYC productions and a film adaptation. It'll be a revival."
Yep. That’s what Valentina said."
It's not. There is no guessing. It's a revival and will be considered as such.