to implement a fair trial. this story was brought to the broadway stage, winning 11 tony awards, including best musical. actors brandon g green and alan grant join us to talk about the scottsboro boys. i first became aware of where there was a similar story in my hometown where three black men were hung for allegedly raping a white woman and i was on the committee to study their story. that is when i first heard about the nine guys. and i was studying haywood patterson. 14-18. he was riding the rails through the alabama and the south. he was seeing how his life was impacted. tell me what you do about the scottsboro boys. i knew more about that rubin alabama and i knew more about the bombing and in birmingham. i read about scottsboro very late in life. well later in life i should say. i was in grad school when the show was on broadway. once speakeasy announced it, i have had track meets in won a tony award for best musical and it is curious that this could become a mus
from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. charlie: eugene o neill is one of the greatest playwrights of the century. he has been called the father of american theater, paving the way for arthur miller, tennessee williams come and tony kushner. his life was hard. his mother was a morphine addict and out the hall at. o neill channeled life into his work. the iceman cometh is one of his most powerful place. he describes as a big comedy that doesn t stay funny very long. it focuses on the regulars of a new york city saloon who have numbed themselves with alcohol and delay acting on their dreams. the play was revived at chicago. that production is currently at the brooklyn academy of music. it is enacted by a cast that is not likely to be better this season. joining me now are two tony award-winning actors. nathan lane and brian dennehy. i m pleased to have them at the table. welcome. nathan: thank you. always a pleasure. charlie: you saw this production was g
from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. charlie: eugene o neill is one of the greatest playwrights of the century. he has been called the father of american theater, paving the way for arthur miller, tennessee williams come and tony kushner. his life was hard. his mother was a morphine addict . the iceman cometh is one of his most powerful place. he describes as a big comedy that doesn t stay funny very long. it focuses on the regulars of a new york city saloon who have numbed themselves with alcohol and delay acting on their dreams. the play was revived at chicago. that production is currently at the brooklyn academy of music. it is enacted by a cast that is not likely to be better this season. joining me now are two tony award-winning actors. nathan lane and brian dennehy. i m pleased to have them at the table. welcome. nathan: thank you. always a pleasure. charlie: you saw this production was going to take place. you said, this is right for me. you n
from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. charlie: eugene o neill is one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century. he wanted the nobel prize for literature. onewon the nobel prize for literature. he has been called the father of american theater, paving the way for arthur miller, tennessee williams come and tony kushner. his life was hard. his mother was a morphine addict and out the hall at. o neill channeled life into his work. the iceman cometh is one of his most powerful plays. he describes as a big comedy that doesn t stay funny very long. it focuses on the regulars of a new york city saloon who have numbed themselves with alcohol and delay acting on their dreams. the play was revived at chicago. that production is currently at the brooklyn academy of music. a reporter from the new york times says it is enacted by a cast that is not likely to be better this season. joining me now are two tony award-winning actors. nathan lane and brian den
from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. charlie: eugene o neill is one of the greatest playwrights of the century. he has been called the father of american theater, paving the way for arthur miller, tennessee williams, and tony kushner. his life was hard. his mother was a morphine addict and out the hall at. o neill channeled life into his work. the iceman cometh is one of his most powerful place. plays. he describes as a big comedy that doesn t stay funny very long. it focuses on the regulars of a new york city saloon who have numbed themselves with alcohol and delay acting on their dreams. the play was revived in chicago. that production is currently at the brooklyn academy of music. it is enacted by a cast that is not likely to be better this season. joining me now are two tony award-winning actors. nathan lane and brian dennehy. i m pleased to have them at the table. welcome. nathan: thank you. always a pleasure. charlie: you saw this productio