Thurgood plays final performance on Broadway

George Stevens Jr's one-man play Thurgood, starring Laurence Fishburne, a biographical account of Civil Rights activist and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, plays its final performance at the Booth Theatre on 17 Aug 2008. When the show closes it will have played 19 previews and 126 regular performances.

Thurgood opened at the Booth Theatre on 30 Apr 2008, following previews from 12 Apr, for a limited engagement that was originally scheduled to close on 3 Aug 2008, but was finally extended through to 17 Aug 2008.

The one-man show opened to good reviews: "Surprisingly absorbing." (NY Times); "Rich in history, humanity and humor" (NY Daily News); "Neither tension nor climax" (NY Post); "Amusing and inspiring." (The Record).

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.

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.,

Thurgood is produced on Broadway by Boyett Ostar Productions.