Manhattan Theatre Club announce performance dates for Autumn 2021 return to the stage
Manhattan Theatre Club have announced performance dates for two of its previously announced productions, Lackawanna Blues and Morning Sun, reopening MTC’s Broadway and off-Broadway stages this Autumn.
On Broadway, Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s Lackawanna Blues will begin performances from 14 September 2021 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). Written, performed, and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Lackawanna Blues features original music by Bill Sims, Jr. performed on stage by Grammy Award-nominated blues guitarist Junior Mack.
Marking the Broadway debut of his brilliant solo play, Santiago-Hudson celebrates the strong, big-hearted woman who raised him: Miss Rachel. In a 1950s boarding house outside Buffalo, Nanny, as she was affectionately called, opened her doors to anyone and everyone in need of kindness, hope, compassion, and care. Giving a tour-de-force performance accompanied by live music, Santiago-Hudson embodies more than 20 vibrant characters, creating a richly textured reminiscence that’s inspiring and uplifting.
Off-Broadway, the world premiere of Morning Sun begins performances from 12 October 2021 at New York City Center – Stage I (131 West 55th Street). Written by Tony Award winner Simon Stephens and directed by Drama Desk Award winner Lila Neugebauer, Morning Sun stars Tony Award winner Blair Brown, four-time Emmy Award winner Edie Falco, and Tony Award nominee Marin Ireland.
Brown, Falco and Ireland form a powerhouse trio of stars in this deeply felt, gorgeously imagined new play. In Greenwich Village a generation or so ago, the city is alive. Joni Mitchell sings, friends and lovers come and go, and the regulars change at the White Horse Tavern. As 50 years pass, one woman's life is revealed in all its complexity, mystery and possibility in this enthralling world premiere about mothers and daughters, beginnings and endings in New York City.
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