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The Mountaintop

The Big Reveal

George Heymont | Posted 05.16.2013 | Arts
Read More: M. Butterfly, Amy Mueller, Adrian Roberts, John Dies at the End, Anthony J. Haney, Lorraine Motel, The Princess Bride, The Mountaintop, Katori Hall, The Sixth Sense, Playwrights Foundation, Simone Missick, Spoilers Critics, Spoiler Alerts, Twist Endings, Video, Arts News
George Heymont

Some people may be horrified by my attitude toward spoiler alerts, but the Internet has changed the nature of arts criticism. If an important plot device can't be discussed in print, it means that the playwright and producer lack sufficient faith in their material to trust their audience.

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The Mountaintop: Big Stars Can't Do It All

Danny Groner | Posted 01.02.2012 | New York
Read More: Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, Martin Luther King, Play, Broadway, Martin Luther King Jr., The Mountaintop, Civil Rights, Broadway Review, NY Around Town, NY Theater, Theater Review, New York News
Danny Groner

The Mountaintop does not aim to call Martin Luther King's life and legacy into question; rather, it hopes to make him a more relatable character -- he smokes, curses, and, yes, even goes to the bathroom.

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Tell It From the Mountaintop

Regina Weinreich | Posted 12.18.2011 | Arts
Read More: Angela Bassett, Kenny Leon, Samuel L. Jackson, Katori Hall, The Mountaintop, Martin Luther King, Arts News
Regina Weinreich

The mountaintop may be the ultimate pulpit, the highest high from which to speak, the source of divine wisdom, or it may just be a sexual plateau, the lay result of a man and a woman cooped up in a Memphis motel room on a stormy night. He was a Man, of course.

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PHOTOS: Stylish Stars At 'The Mountaintop' Opening

Posted 12.14.2011 | Black Voices
Read More: Angela Bassett, Swizz Beatz, Michelle Obama, Samuel L. Jackson, State Dinner, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Broadway, Alicia Keys, The Mountaintop, Katori Hall, Black Voices News

Katori Hall's new play "The Mountaintop" starring Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson opened last night in New York City to a star-studded audience. ...

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Brennan Williams

Kenny Leon Talks 'The Mountaintop,' 'Steel Magnolias' Remake And More

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 01.17.2012 | Black Voices
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The timing couldn’t have been better for the opening of Kenny Leon’s latest Broadway production, “The Mountaintop.” Starring Samuel L. Jackson...

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Karen O's Reveals Her Psychotic Opera, Bjork Gets App-y

Posted 12.10.2011 | Home
Read More: Footloose Remake, The Marriage Plot, Video, Samuel L. Jackson, Bjork Biophilia, Footloose, Culture Forecast, Bored to Death Premiere, Karen O, The Mountaintop, Week in Culture, Karen O Psych Opera, Stop the Virgens, Jeffrey Eugenides, Home News

Monday, October 10 The "Bored to Death" boys return for more nutty adventures and man love. Tune in at 9 p.m. on HBO. Tuesday, October 11...

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Fewer Celebrities Will Appear On Broadway In The New Season

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 10.31.2011 | Home
Read More: Broadway Preview, Samuel L Jackson the Mountaintop, Broadway, Theater, Broadway 2011, The Mountaintop, Broadway Preview 2011, Home News

NEW YORK — If Broadway last season was dominated by a glitzy Spider-Man, Broadway's new season seems to be shaping up more like his workaday alt...

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Samuel L. Jackson To Play Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted 06.15.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Martin Luther King Jr., Jr., Broadway, The Mountaintop, Martin Luther King, Samuel L. Jackson Martin Luther King, Samuel L. Jackson the Mountaintop, Samuel L Jackson, Entertainment News

Samuel Jackson has been cast as Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Broadway production of the play "The Mountaintop," a dramatic exploration of the Nobel ...

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