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Lackawanna Blues is an American play written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson that premiered in 2001. It was later adapted as a television movie that aired in 2005. The play dramatizes the character of the author's primary caregiver when he was growing up in Lackawanna, New York, during the 1950s and 1960s.
Lackawanna Blues is a 2005 biographical drama television film directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. It aired on HBO on February 12, 2005. It is based on the play of the same name by Santiago-Hudson. Wolfe had commissioned the stage version.
YearAwardCategoryNominee (s)2005Outstanding Achievement in Movie of the ...John Papsidera and Wendy O'Brien20052005Online Film & Television Association ...Best Motion Picture Made for TelevisionBest Motion Picture Made for Television2005Online Film & Television Association ...Best Actor in a Motion Picture or ...- HBO
- George C. Wolfe
- Nellie Nugiel
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A semi-autobiographical musical drama about a young boy growing up in a boardinghouse in Lackawanna, New York, in the 1950s and '60s. The film features a cast of actors and musicians, including Mos Def, Macy Gray and Jimmy Smits, and a score of jazz and blues songs.
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- George C. Wolfe
- TV-14
- S. Epatha Merkerson
A critically acclaimed show about the woman who raised him in a 1950s boarding house outside Buffalo. Santiago-Hudson plays more than 20 characters and sings the blues in this uplifting and inspiring tribute to his Nanny.
- 90 min
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A TV movie based on the true story of Ruben Santiago-Hudson Jr., a young boy who grows up in a boarding house in 1960s Lackawanna, New York. He learns about life and art from the diverse characters who live there, such as Nanny Crosby, The Bandleader, and Pauline.
