Black History Month Day 4 ~ The Mountaintop

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Black History Month Day 4 ~ The Mountaintop#1

Posted: 2/4/11 at 2:50pm

The Mountaintop is a play by the American playwright Katori Hall. It is a fictional depiction of the Reverend Martin Luther King's last night on earth and is set entirely in Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel on the eve of his asssassination on April 4, 1968.

The play premiered in London in 2009 to great critical acclaim. After a sell-out run at Theatre503, the play transferred to the Trafalgar Studios in the West End. The production was directed by James Dacre and featured British actors David Harewood and Lorraine Burroughs. Harewood was nominated for Best Actor in the Evening Standard and Whatsonstage Awards and Burroughs for Best Actress in the Olivier Awards. The production was also nominated for Best New Play in the Olivier and Whatsonstage Awards and Most Promising Playwright in the Evening Standard Awards.

The Independent called the production 'breathtaking'. Theater critic Charles Spencer in The Daily Telegraph gave the production five stars and hailed it a 'triumph'.

(Source: Wikipedia)

For today's "installment", it's hard to top the news that Samuel L. Jackson will join Halle Berry in the work's Broadway premier this Fall:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Samuel_Jackson_Confirms_THE_MOUNTAINTOP_Fall_2011_20110204

"You, sir, are a moron." (PlayItAgain)

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Black History Month Day 4 ~ The Mountaintop#2

Posted: 2/4/11 at 4:30pm

This is an exceptionally well written play. Katori Hall is a very interesting voice in the theatre. Can't wait to see this materialize on Broadway.