Mixing new versions of old songs with originals isnt a unique concept when it comes to constructing movie music, but its seldom been done as effectively as on this soundtrack from the 2005 hbo film lacakawanna blues. Lackawanna blues tv movie 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Lackawanna blues movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. After that first production, which won a special citation obie award, it played at multiple regional theaters across the united states before being adapted into an hbo movie in 2005. The last ride 2011, 10,000 saints 2015, a time for dancing 2002, the business of fancydancing 2002, grace unplugged 20.
Epatha merkerson and her taciturn husband terrance dashon howard. On yify tv you can watch lackawanna blues free instantly without waiting. Santiagohudson takes on more than 20 colorful charactersfrom wouldbe philosophers and petty hustlers to lost souls and. Finally, the lackawanna blues script is here for all you fans of the hbo movie starring terrence howard, s. Epatha merkerson and marcus franklin on dvd and bluray. Mar 15, 2019 lackawanna blues, ruben santiagohudsons theatrical memoir about being raised by a bighearted proprietor of a boardinghouse for castaways and strays in an industrial upstate new york. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any. The inspiring woman behind lackawanna blues nanny american.
Lackawanna blues soundtrack click to purchase via amazon. Lackawanna blues script transcript from the screenplay and. Epatha merkerson wins 2005 emmy award for lead actress in a miniseries or movie duration. The movie is set in the 60s and seen through the eyes of a young boy growing up in a rooming house run by the lady that everyone calls nanny. Lackawanna blues dvd, 2005 what a terrific piece of filmmaking interesting story and really good acting by a cast of wellknown people. The total lack of interaction with whites makes no sense given this nondixie location and its cultural environment.
A magical, musical, and deeply personal work written and performed by tony award winner ruben santiagohudson, lackawanna blues is a reminiscence of his 1950s childhood in a small town on the banks of lake erie. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of lackawanna blues. It is based on the play of the same name by santiagohudson. Like many others that nanny took under her protective wings, santiagohudson was a lost soul in his case, a very young one. Learn about the woman behind lackawanna blues nanny. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of lackawanna blues with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. It was later adapted as a television movie that aired in 2005. Lackawanna blues anchored by a penetrating performance from s. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Marcus franklin lives in a lively boardinghouse in the bluecollar town of lackawanna, new york, with his father jimmy smits after his parents. Santiagohudson takes on more than 20 colorful charactersfrom wouldbe philosophers and petty hustlers to lost souls and abandoned loversin a brilliant celebration of the. Epatha merkerson as a surrogate motherenforcercounselor at a boarding house, hbos adaptation of. Wolf and based on ruben santiagohudsons acclaimed one man show santiagohudson wrote the screenplay adaptation and appears in the film about a black youth coming of age in upstate new york in the early 1960s, lackawanna blues mixes new material by mos def, robert bradley and macy gray all of whom have roles in the film with.
The play dramatizes the character of the authors primary caregiver when he was growing up in lackawanna, new york, during the 1950s and 1960s. Lackawanna blues 2005 in the 1950s and 60s, young ruben santiago jr. Lackawanna blues dvd based on the award winning play by ruben santiagohudson, this poignant and colorful drama tells the inspirational story of a courageous woman, nanny, whose spirit and strength served as the foundation for a struggling community trying to. Lackawanna blues is an american play written by ruben santiagohudson that premiered in 2001. Lackawanna blues cast and crew cast photos and info. Marcus franklin lives in a lively boardinghouse in the bluecollar town of lackawanna, new york, with his father jimmy smits after his parents separate. She is rescued from neglect and physical abuse by pam, a. Produced for the premium cable network hbo, lackawanna blues features a stellar supporting cast, including delroy lindo, louis gossett jr. Lackawanna blues original soundtrack releases allmusic. Lackawanna blues is a drama television film directed by george c. Movies like lackawanna blues if you like lackawanna blues you are looking for touching, serious and realistic movies about with friendship, coming of age, family problems, youth, friends, family relations and parents and children themes of drama and music genre shot in usa. Lackawanna blues features an allstar cast with the likes of louis gossett, jr.
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Find album release information for lackawanna blues original soundtrack on allmusic. Wolfes madeforhbo adaptation of ruben santiagohudsons memory play, which posits life not as a cabaret but as a. The soundtrack companion to an hbo film directed by george c. Blues and jazz work songs and street music licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of smithsonian folkways recordings. Epatha merkerson and her taciturn husband terrance dashon howard, the boardinghouse residents, including the bandleader mos def, singer pauline macy.
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