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| Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones courtesy of Screenvision. |
Driving Miss Daisy, shot during the play’s Australian tour, after sell out seasons on Broadway and London’s West End, offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to see two iconic Broadway and Hollywood veterans in one of the most enduring and popular stage plays of our time. The production also stars four time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines.
Driving Miss Daisy tells the affecting story of the decades-long relationship between an elderly Southern Jewish woman, Daisy Werthan, and her compassionate African-American chauffeur, Hoke Colburn. Their iconic tale of pride, changing times and the transformative power of friendship has warmed the hearts of millions worldwide.
Angela Lansbury has garnered many of the industry’s top awards in film, theatre and television in a career that has now spanned seven decades. Her dazzling and varied body of work includes- for film; The Manchurian Candidate, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, TV’s Murder She Wrote and Broadway’s Mame, Gypsy, Sweeney Todd.
James Earl Jones’ voice is known by people of all ages as the voice of Star Wars’ Darth Vadar and Mufasa from Disney’s The Lion King. His other roles include Broadway’s Tony Award winning performances in The Great White Hope and Fences. Other movie roles include his Oscar winning performance in film versions of The Great White Hope, The Hunt for Red October and Field of Dreams.
Tickets are $18 ($16 for Lincoln Theater members) and can be purchased through the theater office at 563-3424 or at the door. Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater Street in downtown Damariscotta. Additional information can be found on the theater’s website, www.atthelincoln.org.
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