John Patrick Shanley’s new play is a frank look at playing the cards you’re dealt in life, with or without allies that come along the way.
Queued on the doorsteps of beacon Manhattan Theatre Club’s, crowds bartered the chilly November weather for Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s Lackawanna Blues. Like fire to a cold camper, Santiago-Hudson charmed hearts of Samuel J Friedman Theatre patrons with a bona fide delivery and ode to the woman who raised him. His solo autobiographical play—written by, directed by, and starring himself—revisits his boyhood living with Miss Rachel, whom he called “Nanny.” He first created Lackawanna Blues in 2001 before its Fall 2021 debut on Broadway.