The show premiered in 2006 at the westport country playhouse, starring james earl jones and directed by leonard foglia. Stage and screen icon laurence fishburne, star of the broadway hit thurgood a new play by george stevens, jr. This oneman play stars laurence fishburne in his tonynominated performance as thurgood marshall, the remarkable civil rights lawyer and supreme court justice. Feb 24, 2011 laurence fishburne in thurgood laurence fishburne does justice to thurgood the underrated actors performance in the hbo special actually makes you believe one man can make a difference. Video commemorating thurgood marshalls life with the screening of thurgood, a play starring laurence fishburne at the white house as part of black history. Prior to his judicial service, he successfully argued several cases before the supreme court. While he can be matteroffact, bemused and selfdeprecating, he never loses a sense. Thurgood trailer, starring laurence fishburne film. Fishburne, with the aid of visual projections and a few sound effects, tells marshalls tale in an even tone. Jan 12, 2011 laurence fishburnes critically acclaimed oneman show, thurgood, based on the life of the first supreme court justice, thurgood marshall, is moving from the stage to the screen. Filmed at the kennedy centers eisenhower theater in washington, d. Buy thurgood dvd movie with laurence fishburne and michael stevens save on,discount dvd movies. In shaping his performance, fishburne naturally turned first to the script. In february, the play will be coming to television screens thanks to hbo, in honor of black history month.
I could write paragraphs and paragraphs but if you like historythe movie is absolutely perfect. Laurence fishburnes thurgood to air on hbo the urban. Following its broadway success, a film version of laurence fishburnes performance in the oneman play thurgood, will premiere on hbo on thursday, feb. Laurence fishburne s tonynominated portrayal of thurgood marshall, the civilrights lawyer who tried brown v. Thurgood the oneman show based on the life of the late civil rights great and supreme court justice thurgood marshall starring tony. Laurence fishburne list of movies and tv shows tv guide. A live performance of the show, recorded last summer in washington, dc, will air february 24th at 9pm on hbo.
Laurence john fishburne iii july 30, 1961 augusta, georgia, usa. Transferring a play from the stage to television or film, for that matter is a challenge, but at least youve. Thurgood is a oneman play about the life of thurgood marshall. Laurence fishburnes tonynominated portrayal of thurgood marshall, the civilrights lawyer who tried brown v.
Laurence fishburne in thurgood laurence fishburne does justice to thurgood the underrated actors performance in the hbo special actually makes you believe one man can make a. Laurence fishburne for thurgood between the scenes when laurence fishburne saved trevors life. Thurgood tv movie 2011 laurence fishburne as thurgood marshall. The couple has son langston fishburne born in 1987 and daughter montana fishburne born in 1991. Laurence fishburne biography affair, divorce, ethnicity. Lawrence fishburne was magnificent as thurgood marshall. The movie about the jealous moor who slays his white wife was. Actor laurence fishburne is visibly moved when asked to read an excerpt of remarks made more than a halfcentury ago by the man he now portrays onstage, the. The new thurgood marshall movie is a thrilling whathadhappenedwas sterling k. Its ironic that i saw thurgood starring laurence fishburne as the civil rights titan and first black supreme court justice, thurgood marshall in an l. Thurgood marshall july 2, 1908 january 24, 1993 was an american lawyer who served as associate justice of the supreme court of the united states from october 1967 until october 1991. He then starred as thurgood marshall in thurgood, a oneman show staged on broadway 2008 and later aired as an hbo movie 2011. The highlight is marshalls appearance before the supreme court as the naacps lead counsel in the landmark brown v.
The oneman play stars laurence fishburne in his tonynominated performance as thurgood marshall, the remarkable civil rights lawyer and supreme court justice. In the oneman play, laurence fishburne plays marshall and serves as the only actor. The couple has son langston fishburne born in 1987 and daughter montana fishburneborn in 1991. Laurence fishburne as justice marshall in thurgood, on thursday on. Thurgood, starring laurence fishburne, begins broadway run. That performance was filmed and broadcast on hbo in. Hannibal jack crawford 39 episodes 202015 ride along 2014. Thurgood marshall history educational videos for students learning cartoon. Laurence fishburne stars in thurgood, a oneman play about supreme court justice thurgood marshall, at the geffen playhouse. Feb 24, 2011 starring laurence fishburne, thurgood is the filmed version of the play by george stevens jr. Fishburnes performances have been deemed brilliant, riveting and electrifying by the new york times. The oneman play stars laurence fishburne in his tonynominated performance as thurgood marshall, the remarkable civil rights lawyer and. Laurence fishburne does extraordinary job portraying former.
Board of education in 1954 and became the first black justice on the u. Wilford robinson as laurence fishburne iii if you give a dance, you gotta pay the band tv movie 1972 fish get the imdb app. Drama desk, emmy, and tony awards winner and oscar nominee, laurence fishburne plays civil rights victor thurgood marshall, sr. The performance premiered last week, but was filmed in front of a live audience at the kennedy centers eisenhower. In the oneman play thurgood, laurence fishburne wears the mantle of a man he. Thurgood, starring laurence fishburne, will air on hbo in february. I think hopefully laurence fishburne walks onto the stage and thurgood marshall walks off the stage, foglia said. This one man play tells the story of his role in the civil rights movement and the people that influenced him. Jun 25, 2019 laurence fishburne and actress hajna o. Tony award winner and academy award nominee laurence fishburne brings one of americas greatest heroes to life in george stevens, jr. Laurence fishburne morphs into judicial giant orange county. Recreating a tonynominated performance, laurence fishburne stars in this oneman live show as renowned lawyer and civil rights leader thurgood marshall, the first africanamerican justice to sit on the u. Even if youre acquainted with the story of thurgood marshall 19081993, the descendant of slaves and our first africanamerican supreme court justice, fishburne makes.
Thurgood, the solo play that just opened for a sixteenweek run at the booth theatre is a lecture, but with laurence fishburne as the lecturer, youre not likely to be bored. Naima chapman ramos over at postbourgie took a moment to shine the spotlight on thurgood, a biopic play about the trailblazing supreme court justice, that recently aired on hbo in the oneman play, laurence fishburne plays marshall and serves as the only actor. Thurgood thurgood marshall 1 episode 2011 mitch alboms have a little faith rev. Marshall turns thurgood into the contemporary hero.
Presented by hbo films in association with the leonore annenberg. Opening on april 30, 2008 at the booth theater in new york city, fishburne portrays the late marshalls life from his job as a waiter at a country club to his position. Thurgood, with laurence fishburne, 0n hbo tells the story of thurgood marshall. Mar 02, 2011 naima chapman ramos over at postbourgie took a moment to shine the spotlight on thurgood, a biopic play about the trailblazing supreme court justice, that recently aired on hbo. Prior to his judicial service, he successfully argued several cases before the supreme court, including brown v. Laurence fishburne and actress gina torres met each other and got engaged in february 2001. Laurence fishburne does extraordinary job portraying. Fishburne feeling the pressure as thurgood the ticket.
Laurence fishburne returns to broadway, set to star in george stevens jr. Laurence fishburne joins the supreme court, portraying thurgood. Fishburne illuminates broadway in thurgood new york. Thurgood, starring laurence fishburne, coming to hbo in. Laurence fishburne to star as thurgood marshall in hbo movie. May 01, 2008 well, yes, this solo show starring laurence fishburne as the venerated thurgood marshall is a nofrills documentary in the first person, essentially an opportunity to watch a movie star deliver a. Laurence fishburne is in washington to perform in a oneman show as thurgood marshall, the late lion of the civil rights movement and long a formidable presence on the u. Jul 10, 2010 its ironic that i saw thurgood starring laurence fishburne as the civil rights titan and first black supreme court justice, thurgood marshall in an l. Thurgood is the remarkable celebration of the life and legacy of civil rights advocate and supreme court pioneer thurgood marshall, the first african american appointed to the nations highest judicial bench.
Laurence fishburne morphs into judicial giant orange. Laurence fishburnes critically acclaimed oneman show, thurgood, based on the life of the first supreme court justice, thurgood marshall, is moving from the stage to the screen. Download thurgood for free watch or stream free hd. Hbo films presents laurence fishburne as thurgood, this special event premieres thursday, february 24 at 9pm only on hbo. Thurgood dvd movie laurence fishburne thurgood marshall. Thurgood starring laurence fishburne broadway tickets. Well, yes, this solo show starring laurence fishburne as the venerated thurgood marshall is a nofrills documentary in the first person, essentially an opportunity to watch a movie star deliver a. Feb 24, 2011 fishburne, with the aid of visual projections and a few sound effects, tells marshall s tale in an even tone. Jul 04, 2010 i think hopefully laurence fishburne walks onto the stage and thurgood marshall walks off the stage, foglia said. Of course, calling thurgood marshall a lawyer is a bit like calling jackie. Thurgood the oneman show based on the life of civil rights great and supreme court justice thurgood marshall begins its 16week limited broadway engagement april 12. Laurence fishburne plays thurgood marshall in new oneman. Chadwick boseman to star in bridgeport attorneys film.
Starring laurence fishburne, thurgood is the filmed version of the play by george stevens jr. Now we have a 42second trailer for thurgood, starring laurence fishburne. Jun 03, 2010 actor laurence fishburne is visibly moved when asked to read an excerpt of remarks made more than a halfcentury ago by the man he now portrays onstage, the legendary thurgood marshall. Fishburnes other smallscreen credits included a guest role on the series tribeca, for which he received 1993 his first emmy award. Prior to his appointment to united states supreme court thurgood marshall worked as a lawyer for the naacp. Fishburne brings thurgood marshall to life onstage. Thurgood was filmed in front of a live audience at the kennedy centers eisenhower theater in washington, d.
Now, in the spring of 1970, i came down with a bad case of pneumonia, you know, a bad case of pneumonia. Marshall was the courts first africanamerican justice. Thurgood marshall laurence fishburne becomes an associate justice for the supreme court and fights for civil rights. Thurgood is currently available to rent, purchase, or. Laurence fishburnes thurgood to air on hbo the urban daily. Laurence fishburne starred in the broadway version in 2008 and performed it at the kennedy center in washington. Thurgood tv movie 2011 laurence fishburne as thurgood. Laurence fishburne is thurgood on broadway spring 2008.
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