The River Niger is a Tony Award-winning play by Joseph A. Walker. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Joseph Albert "Joe" Walker ( 20 February 1921 &ndash 8 June 1966) was an American Test pilot and a It was first performed by New York City's Negro Ensemble Company off-Broadway in 1972. The City of New York The Negro Ensemble Company is a New York City -based Theater company. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The play proved to be a hit and moved to Broadway in 1973 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it played 162 performances. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Brooks Atkinson Theatre is a Broadway theater located at 256 West 47th Street in Manhattan.
It was adapted by Walker for the big screen in 1976, which starred Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cicely Tyson (born December 19 1933) is an American Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated actress James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American Actor of Film and stage well known for his deep basso
Awards & Nominations
- Drama Desk Award for Most Promising Playwright: Joseph A. Walker WIN
- 28th Tony Awards (1974)
- Best Play WIN
- Best Featured Actor in a Play: Douglas Turner Ward
- Best Featured Actress in a Play: Roxie Roker
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The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. Joseph Albert "Joe" Walker ( 20 February 1921 &ndash 8 June 1966) was an American Test pilot and a The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Roxie Roker ( August 28, 1929 &ndash December 2, 1995) was an American actress of Bahamian heritage who was best known The Internet Broadway Database ( IBDB) is an online Database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnelDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic