Manhattan Theatre Club has announced two additional productions for its 2016-17 season. On Broadway MTC will present August Wilson’s Jitney, never before seen on the Great White Way, with direction by Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson; Off-Broadway the theatre company will offer Martyna Majok’s Cost of Living, directed by Jo Bonney.
The Broadway premiere of August Wilson’s Jitney will begin previews December 28 with an official opening night set for January 19, 2017, at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The play is the only work from Wilson’s The American Century Cycle never seen on Broadway. Set in the early 1970’s, the story follows a group of men who drive unlicensed cabs or jitneys... READ MORE
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