Thurgood is a one-man play about the life of Thurgood Marshall. A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters Thurgood Marshall ( July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American Jurist and the first African American It was written by George Stevens, Jr. The show premiered at the Westport Country Playhouse, starring James Earl Jones and directed by Leonard Foglia. The word premiere (or première, from the French première, "first" generally means "a first performance" The Westport Country Playhouse is a Theatre in Westport, Connecticut, founded in 1930 by Lawrence Langner James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American Actor of Film and stage well known for his deep basso Leonard Foglia (born ? is an American Theatre director, Librettist, and Novelist.
The play is due to start on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on April 30, 2008 starring Laurence Fishburne. 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 Booth Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 222 West 45th Street ( George Abbott Way) in midtown- Manhattan, New York City Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American award-winning Actor of screen and stage, as well as [1]