Thurgood: Laurence Fishburne to star on Broadway in one-man play

Variety reports that Laurence Fishburne is to star on Broadway in the one-man play Thurgood, a biographical account of Civil Rights activist and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Marshall rose from the backstreets of Baltimore to the Supreme Court of the United States, overcoming whatever obstacle society placed in his way. Thurgood is his remarkable story, a triumph of courage � not just for the man, but for the nation he bravely challenged and proudly served.

According to Variety, the show is set to open at the Booth Theatre on 20 Apr 2008, following previews from 30 Mar 2008. However, these dates conflict with the production of Conor McPherson's Seafarer which is scheduled to open at the Booth Theatre on 15 Nov 2007, for a strictly limited engagement running through to 30 Apr 2008.

Laurence Fishburne's made his Broadway debut playing 'Sterling' in August Wilson's 'Two Trains Running' (1992), for which he won the 1992 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He has appeared in many films, but he is probably most famous for playing 'Morpheus' in 'The Matrix' movies.

Thurgood is written by eleven-time Emmy Award-winner and two-time Peabody Award-winner George Stevens, Jr.,

Boyett Ostar Productions will produce the limited engagement of Thurgood in association with Westport Country Playhouse, Connecticut, where the play had its world premiere in 2006. That production starred James Earl Jones as Thurgood Marshall and was directed by Leonard Foglia.