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Two Trains Running 1992

Opened: April 13, 1992
Closing: August 30, 1992

Two Trains Running - 1992 Broadway History , Info & More

Walter Kerr Theatre (Broadway)
219 West 48th St. New York, NY


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Kandi Burruss to Join Producing Team of THE PIANO LESSON on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2022


Kandi Burruss, the Grammy Award-winning singer / songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, star of “the Real Housewives of Atlanta” on BRAVO, and producer of Thoughts of a Colored Man, alongside Todd Tucker, announced today that they will be joining the producing team for The Piano Lesson on Broadway.

Up on the Marquee: THE PIANO LESSON
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 27, 2022


The highly anticipated Broadway revival of August Wilson’s seminal, Pulitzer Prize®-winning drama The Piano Lesson, and the first in more than 30 years since the play’s Main Stem premiere, is the first marquee of the 2022 / 2023 season to hit Broadway at the iconic St. James Theatre, the production’s future home, on the occasion of Mr. Wilson’s 77th Birthday today.

Trai Byers, Ray Fisher, April Matthis & Michael Potts Join the Cast of THE PIANO LESSON Starring Samuel L. Jackson & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 26, 2022


Producers Brian Anthony Moreland, Sonia Friedman and Tom Kirdahy announced additional cast for the revival of August Wilson’s seminal, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama The Piano Lesson, the first Broadway revival in more than 30 years since the play’s Main Stem premiere in 1990.

THE PIANO LESSON, Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, & John David Washington, Will Arrive on Broadway This Fall
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 29, 2022


As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, and John David Washington are set to star in a Broadway revival of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Piano Lesson in 2022. Find out what theatre the show will be in, and when!

August Wilson's TWO TRAINS RUNNING Returns to JPAC This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2017


The Anderson & Bert Cade Fulton Foundation, Andrea J. Fulton, Founder & Producer, in association with the Jamaica Performing Arts Center/JPAC, proudly presents the return of August Wilson's TWO TRAINS RUNNING.

August Wilson's TWO TRAINS RUNNING Returns to JPAC Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2017


The Anderson & Bert Cade Fulton Foundation, Andrea J. Fulton, Founder & Producer, in association with the Jamaica Performing Arts Center/JPAC, presents the return of August Wilson's TWO TRAINS RUNNING. Ms. Fulton first presented TWO TRAINS RUNNING in the summer of 2016 as a free community offering to 40-seat audiences in Bed-Stuy's Fulton and Von King Parks as part of 'August in August,' an arts initiative created by the Fulton Foundation in partnership with Joseph Grant, Jr., the Arts and Cultural Ambassador of Councilman Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.'s Office in the 36th District in Brooklyn. Scroll down for a look at that production!

August Wilson's TWO TRAINS RUNNING to Return to JPAC This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Oct 13, 2017


The Anderson & Bert Cade Fulton Foundation, Andrea J. Fulton, Founder & Producer, in association with the Jamaica Performing Arts Center/JPAC, presents the return of August Wilson's TWO TRAINS RUNNING. Ms. Fulton first presented TWO TRAINS RUNNING in the summer of 2016 as a free community offering to 40-seat audiences in Bed-Stuy's Fulton and Von King Parks as part of 'August in August,' an arts initiative created by the Fulton Foundation in partnership with Joseph Grant, Jr., the Arts and Cultural Ambassador of Councilman Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.'s Office in the 36th District in Brooklyn. Scroll down for a look at that production!

Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn Gets A Theater in the Park for the Summer
by BWW News Desk - Aug 27, 2016


August in August' is a brand new annual live performance series teaming Joseph Grant Jr., ambassador of arts and culture for the councilman and theatrical producer Andrea J. Fulton of the Anderson & Bert Cade Fulton Foundation. Joint efforts result in the mounting of August Wilson's Tony nominated Two Trains Running directed by Sabura Rashid as its upcoming offering starting August 26th 2016. The production of 'Two Trains Running' will be featured at Fulton Park in Brooklyn on Aug. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m., and Aug. 27 at Herbert Von King Park from 4 to 7p.m. Both performances are FREE. August in August actually began Aug. 13 with the first installation of the series 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom performed at Fulton Park in Brooklyn, produced by the Bed-Stuy Theatre Group.

Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn Gets A Theater in the Park for the Summer
by BWW News Desk - Aug 26, 2016


August in August' is a brand new annual live performance series teaming Joseph Grant Jr., ambassador of arts and culture for the councilman and theatrical producer Andrea J. Fulton of the Anderson & Bert Cade Fulton Foundation. Joint efforts result in the mounting of August Wilson's Tony nominated Two Trains Running directed by Sabura Rashid as its upcoming offering starting August 26th 2016. The production of 'Two Trains Running' will be featured at Fulton Park in Brooklyn on Aug. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m., and Aug. 27 at Herbert Von King Park from 4 to 7p.m. Both performances are FREE. August in August actually began Aug. 13 with the first installation of the series 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom performed at Fulton Park in Brooklyn, produced by the Bed-Stuy Theatre Group.

Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn Gets A Theater in the Park for the Summer
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2016


August in August' is a brand new annual live performance series teaming Joseph Grant Jr., ambassador of arts and culture for the councilman and theatrical producer Andrea J. Fulton of the Anderson & Bert Cade Fulton Foundation. Joint efforts result in the mounting of August Wilson's Tony nominated Two Trains Running directed by Sabura Rashid as its upcoming offering starting August 26th 2016. The production of 'Two Trains Running' will be featured at Fulton Park in Brooklyn on Aug. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m., and Aug. 27 at Herbert Von King Park from 4 to 7p.m. Both performances are FREE. August in August actually began Aug. 13 with the first installation of the series 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom performed at Fulton Park in Brooklyn, produced by the Bed-Stuy Theatre Group.

August Wilson's American Century Cycle, a Play-By-Play Review
by Michael Dale - Sep 23, 2015


A quick review of the 10 plays Denzel Washington will be producing for HBO.

Laurence Fishburne to Join Cast of THE COLONY
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 16, 2012


According to the Hollywood Reporter, actor Laurence Fishburne is in final talks to join the cast of THE COLONY, an indie feature film which will soon begin shooting in Toronto.

Laurence Fishburne Joins 'Man of Steel' Movie
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 2, 2011


According to ComingSoon.net, Laurence Fishburne has joined the upcoming Superman film 'Man of Steel.'

Laurence Fishburne to Exit CSI This Season
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 8, 2011


According to published reports, Tony-winning actor Laurence Fishburne will be leaving CSI: Crime Scene Investigation at the end of this season, as his contract has just expired. He currently plays Dr. Raymond Langston in the CBS crime drama.

Two Trains Running History

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Two Trains Running - 1992 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1992 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor - Play Larry Fishburne
1992 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best American Play August Wilson
1992 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Actor - Play Roscoe Lee Browne
1992 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Broadway Play 0
1992 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Debut Performance Cynthia Martells
1992 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Debut Performance Laurence Fishburne
1992 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Director Lloyd Richards -
1992 The Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize for Drama August Wilson
1992 Theatre World Awards Performance Al White
1992 Theatre World Awards Performance Laurence Fishburne
1992 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Larry Fishburne
1992 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Roscoe Lee Browne
1992 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Cynthia Martells
1992 Tony Awards Best Play Old Globe Theatre
1992 Tony Awards Best Play Seattle Repertory Theatre
1992 Tony Awards Best Play Huntington Theatre Company
1992 Tony Awards Best Play Benjamin Mordecai
1992 Tony Awards Best Play Jujamcyn Theaters
1992 Tony Awards Best Play Gordon Davidson
1992 Tony Awards Best Play Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre
1992 Tony Awards Best Play Stan Wojewodski, Jr.
1992 Tony Awards Best Play Yale Repertory Theatre
1992 Tony Awards Best Play August Wilson

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