Charles S. Dutton Honors August Wilson in L.A., Jan. 18-21
By: BWW News Desk Dec. 28, 2005
Dutton, who starred in the original and revival productions of Wilson's '20s-set play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, will perform scenes from that show, The Piano Lesson and others; he will be joined by actress Bonita Brisker.
Wilson lost his battle with liver cancer on Sunday, October 2nd; he was 60 years old. The playwright, who won Pulitzer Prizes for The Piano Lesson and Fences, won acclaim for chronicling the African-American experience in a cycle of ten plays that spanned the 20th century. The cycle also included Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Two Trains Running, Seven Guitars, Jitney and King Hedley II. Gem of the Ocean was the last Wilson play to be presented on Broadway prior to the playwright's death, but Radio Golf (with which Wilson completed the cycle) recently played the Mark Taper Forum in L.A. The formerly-named Virginia Theatre was renamed in his honor in October.
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