Washington Scales "Fences"
Denzel Washington will return to Broadway in a revival of “Fences,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson play.
Washington has closed a deal to play Maxson family patriarch Troy Maxson, a role originated by James Earl Jones. Kenny Leon (“A Raisin in the Sun”) is negotiating to direct.
Washington will begin rehearsing in February for an April opening. He will topline “Fences” in a 14-week run through mid-July.
Scott Rudin and Carole Shorenstein Hays will produce. Hays produced “Julius Caesar,” in which Washington played Brutus in his last Broadway turn in 2005.
The producers, who locked a deal with Washington’s WME rep Ed Limato late Friday, are now in talks to secure a theater.
Washington’s next big-screen turn is “Book of Eli,” the Allen and Albert Hughes-directed drama from Alcon Entertainment that Warner Bros. releases on January 15. Washington is currently starring with Chris Pine in “Unstoppable,” the Tony Scott-directed drama for 20th Century Fox.
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I am looking forward to Denzel being on Broadway. I think he is a very talented actor and his expertise is seen throughout any work he does. Check out this website I found that displays the best actors who have done broadway as well as feature films. http://www.ranker.com/list-of/film He is clearly on a lot of these lists. Help get him to the top!
Posted by: Mikew | 11/10/2009 at 04:17 PM