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Ambassador Theatre , (4/07/2002 - 8/11/2002)
First Preview:Mar 12, 2002 Total Previews:31
Opening Date:Apr 07, 2002   
Closing Date:Aug 11, 2002 Total Performances:144

Category: Play, Comedy, Drama, Original, Broadway
Setting: Here. Now.


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Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
Produced by Carole Shorenstein Hays, Waxman / Williams Entertainment, Bob Boyett, Freddy DeMann, Susan Dietz, Ina Lea Meibach, Scott Nederlander and Ira Pittelman; Produced in association with Hits Magazine, Kelpie Arts, Rick Steiner and Frederic H. Mayerson
Originally produced in July 2001 by The Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (George C. Wolfe: Producer; Michael Hurst: Managing Director); Originally produced in association with AT&T: OnStage ®
Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by George C. Wolfe
Scenic Design by Riccardo Hernandez; Costume Design by Emilio Sosa; Lighting Design by Scott Zielinski; Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier
Executive Producer: Alexander Fraser and Greg Holland; General Manager: 101 Productions, Ltd. (Jeff Wilson, Wendy Orshan); Company Manager: Bruce Klinger; Associate Gen. Mgr: David Auster
Technical Supervisor: Tech Production Services, Inc., Elliot Bertoni and Jarid Sumner; Production Stage Manager: Rick Steiger; Stage Manager: Gwendolyn M. Gilliam
Casting: Jordan Thaler and Heidi Griffiths; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Audience Development: Marcia Pendelton; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Photographer: Michal Daniel
Cast
Mos Def
Broadway debut		 BooTh
Jeffrey Wright Lincoln
Standbys: Jeremiah W. Birkett (BooTh) and Kevin Jackson (Lincoln)
2002 Theatre World Award
winnerMos Def [winner]
2002 Tony Award® Best Play
 Written by Suzan-Lori Parks; Produced by Carole Shorenstein Hays, Waxman / Williams Entertainment, Bob Boyett, Freddy DeMann, Susan Dietz, Ina Lea Meibach, Scott Nederlander and Ira Pittelman; Produced in association with Hits Magazine, Kelpie Arts, Rick Steiner and Frederic H. Mayerson; Originally produced in July 2001 by The Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (George C. Wolfe: Producer; Michael Hurst: Managing Director) [nominee]
2002 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
 Performer: Jeffrey Wright [nominee]
2002 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play
 Written by Suzan-Lori Parks; Produced by Carole Shorenstein Hays, Waxman / Williams Entertainment, Bob Boyett, Freddy DeMann, Susan Dietz, Ina Lea Meibach, Scott Nederlander and Ira Pittelman; Produced in association with Hits Magazine, Kelpie Arts, Rick Steiner and Frederic H. Mayerson [nominee]
2002 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
 Jeffrey Wright [nominee]
2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
winnerWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks [winner]