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Ruben Santiago-Hudson: Tony, Obie, and Drama Desk award winner
Ruben Santiago-Hudson is a celebrated American playwright, actor, and director who has won major awards in all three categories.
In 2021, he directed and starred in the Broadway production of his autobiographical play about growing up in a Rust Belt town outside Buffalo, Lackawanna Blues — marking the first time in Broadway history that an individual wrote, directed, and starred in a single play.
​He directed the 2022 Broadway production of Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew, which received four Tony nominations including Outstanding New Play. He also directed the 2017 Broadway production of August Wilson’s Jitney which earned the Tony Award for Best Revival and five other Tony nominations.
In 1996, he received the Tony Award as Featured Actor for his performance in August Wilson’s Seven Guitars. His 2021 screenplay adaptation of another Wilson play, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, received several Oscar nominations, winning two for costume design and makeup.
26th ANNUAL BURIAN LECTURE ON LIFE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
7:30 p.m. Monday, February 5, 2024
Recital Hall, UAlbany Performing Arts Center
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12222
Free and open to the public. No registration required.
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Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2212032-0
