Laurence Fishburne Returns To Broadway
Laurence Fishburne will return to Broadway next spring in "Thurgood," a one-man show about the late Thurgood Marshall, the first black member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The play by George Stevens Jr. will open April 20 at the Booth Theatre. Preview performances begin March 30 for a limited engagement through July 20. "Thurgood" will be directed by Leonard Foglia.
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Fishburne last appeared on Broadway in the 1999 revival of "The Lion in Winter." He won a Tony Award in 1992 for his performance in the August Wilson drama "Two Trains Running." Among his movies are "What's Love Got to Do With It," "Searching for Bobby Fischer," "Boyz in the Hood" and the three "Matrix" films.
Marshall is best remembered for arguing the case Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court and was appointed to the Court in 1967 by Lyndon Johnson. Marshall died in 1993.