Viola Davis to Co-Star with Denzel Washington in FENCES; Opens April 26 at Cort Theatre

[Rob]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 7:00pm

Click Here to Read Viola Davis to Co-Star with Denzel Washington in FENCES; Begins April 26 at Cort Theatre

[mc1227]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 7:03pm

Wow, talk about a dynamite pairing!! Can't wait for this..

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 7:05pm

Yay Viola!

Now will people finally believe that Fences didn't kick Ragtime out?

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 7:09pm

YES

[Broadwaygal5]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 9:12pm

I've seen her twice on stage and she is awesome. This is marvelous news!!

[bjh2114]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 9:54pm

In fact... it doesn't BEGIN April 26th. It opens 26th. It begins previews April 14th, which means only a 10 day turn around from View from the Bridge closing. That's nuts! 10 days for a show with a massive set like View from the Bridge? This will be interesting.

[BroadwayBound062]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 10:48pm

so excited!!!

[zunit1234]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 11:50pm

I literally cannot wait. She.is.SO GOOD.

[jovie27]

Posted: 1/6/10 at 1:34am

Wasn't Suzan Lori-Parks supposed to direct it?

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/116030-Fences-Revival-Directed-by-Suzan-Lori-Parks-Is-Heading-for-Broadway
Updated On: 1/6/10 at 01:34 AM

[mywonderwa11]

Posted: 1/6/10 at 3:22am

THIS is amazing casting!!! SOOOOOOO excited!

[zunit1234]

Posted: 1/6/10 at 6:27am

If Suzan Lori-Parks directed I would die of happiness.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 1/6/10 at 7:57am

Kenny Leon is directing. Suzan-Lori is in the midst of writing something for the Public.

[AC126748]

Posted: 1/6/10 at 8:27am

Leon is probably a better choice. Parks has no directing experience of any kind to speak of--for her to make her debut with the first revival of a major American play, starring one of the most famous people alive, would probably just be setting herself up for failure.

[beyondblessed]

Posted: 1/6/10 at 9:39am

Viola Davis is about to get her some Tony! Broadway beware, this lady acts her face off! Rose's last monologue? ... Ha! I guarantee you this lady is going to TEAR it up! I have't been to NYC in a while, but I will be saving up for this one. TOO EXCITED!

[Smaxie]

Posted: 1/6/10 at 10:20am

I know what you mean, beyondblessed. I still have never experienced a more visceral reaction in the theatre than Mary Alice performing the same in the original production. At an already lively performance, the theatre went berserk.

[Fanb]

Posted: 1/6/10 at 6:43pm

As good as Viola Davis was in the movie "Doubt" she is even more powerful on stage. I am very eager to see this show!

[bwaybug85]

Posted: 1/6/10 at 7:25pm

Does anyone know who is the general manager for this show?

[Patash]

Posted: 1/8/10 at 11:07am

This is wonderful casting. I saw the Pasadena Playhouse production a couple years ago with Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett which was brilliant. It's such a great play. This is also casting made in heaven.

This may seem like blasphemy, but I actually had a hard time with the brilliant James Earl Jones in the original. His voice is so magnificent that I just couldn't get into his being a "common man".

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 1/8/10 at 3:12pm

Very excited for this! She was robbed of the Supporting Actress Oscar, in my opinion.