Samuel L. Jackson to play Martin Luther King on Broadway!

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jimmy olsen

April 17, 2011, 04:04:31 AM
I have a Motherfucking Dream!  :cool:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/15/us-stage-samueljackson-idUSTRE73E83B20110415
QuoteSamuel L. Jackson to make Broadway debut
roadway for summer run

Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:43pm EDT

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Samuel L. Jackson will make his Broadway debut as Dr. Martin Luther King in the Broadway production of Katori Hall's "The Mountaintop."

"The Mountaintop" - which re-imagines events the night before the 1968 assassination of the civil rights leader - is being directed by Tony Award Nominee Kenny Leon ("A Raisin in the Sun").

Performances begin September 22 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (242 West 45th Street), with an official opening taking place October 13.

Tickets will go on sale at a later date.
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Caliga

#1
April 17, 2011, 05:48:39 AM
 :lol:

He can conclude one of his sermons with Ezekiel 25:17 and execute a white dude. :)
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CountDeMoney

#2
April 17, 2011, 09:19:03 AM
Quote from: Caliga on April 17, 2011, 05:48:39 AMHe can conclude one of his sermons with Ezekiel 25:17 and execute a white dude. :)


It'll be like a Gallagher show, only different.

Eddie Teach

#3
April 18, 2011, 02:49:44 AM
I looked up that passage, only the last bit of his speech appears to be accurate.
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Valmy

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April 18, 2011, 09:15:14 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 18, 2011, 02:49:44 AM
I looked up that passage, only the last bit of his speech appears to be accurate.

Heh yeah they pretty much made up that bible passage.
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Brazen

#5
April 18, 2011, 09:17:22 AM
He's 62. MLK died aged 39. There are other black actors out there people!

Caliga

#6
April 18, 2011, 10:35:25 AM
 :hmm: Will Smith?
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Maximus

#7
April 18, 2011, 11:00:22 AM
He's the only one I can think of who might come close to having the gravitas. Even then I don't know. The rest of that generation are all comedy punks. Of course I may be missing someone.

The Brain

#8
April 18, 2011, 11:02:26 AM
Alfonso Ribeiro.
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Caliga

#9
April 18, 2011, 11:06:54 AM
It would be fun to cast Michael Richards in that role. :cool:
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Admiral Yi

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April 18, 2011, 01:31:42 PM
Quote from: Maximus on April 18, 2011, 11:00:22 AM
He's the only one I can think of who might come close to having the gravitas. Even then I don't know. The rest of that generation are all comedy punks. Of course I may be missing someone.

Matrix dude.
Denzel.

Razgovory

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April 18, 2011, 01:32:56 PM
Quote from: Brazen on April 18, 2011, 09:17:22 AM
He's 62. MLK died aged 39. There are other black actors out there people!

It's Broadway, not a film, age doesn't matter as much since the actors are farther away from the audience.
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Sheilbh

#12
April 18, 2011, 01:34:23 PM
This was on in London last year, at the Trafalgar.  It got superv reviews.  I couldn't get/afford tickets :(
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Maximus

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April 18, 2011, 01:39:18 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 18, 2011, 01:31:42 PM
Matrix dude.
Denzel.
Yea good calls, especially Fishburne, I knew I was missing someone.

Admiral Yi

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April 18, 2011, 01:48:36 PM
Quote from: Maximus on April 18, 2011, 01:39:18 PM
Yea good calls, especially Fishburne, I knew I was missing someone.

What we don't have is a wealth of talented black actors with fat faces like MLK.
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