The Topdog Diaries
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Behind the scenes look at the making a Broadway play.
 The Topdog Diaries
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Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0002NRRSI
Release Date: 2004-09-07

Description

In this inside look at the creative process of a playwright, Suzan-Lori Parks spends two years struggling to produce her 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Topdog/Underdog. A true American success story, this triumphant Broadway debut takes daring chances to define a distinctive new voice that can shake up American theater and still find a place in the mainstream. From her early mentorship years with the legendary James Baldwin to her recent marriage to blues musician Paul Oscher (who provides the music for this film), this film charts an astonishing story complete with behind-the-scenes footage of rehearsals and close-up coverage of the play in performance featuring actors Don Cheadle (Oceans Eleven) and Jeffrey Wright (Angels in America).

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Behind the scenes look at the making a Broadway play........2005-04-30

This DVD will be a real treat for anyone who loves the theatre. Following author Suzan-Lori Parks from the time she completed and submitted her play "Topdog/Underdog" to the New York Shakespeare Festival through it's acceptance, the selection of a cast and director, it's winning the Pulitzer Prize and the transfer to Broadway. Director George C. Wolfe and actor Jeffrey Wright are among those shown rehearsing and in performance. Fascinating material. Unique behind the scenes peek at what is involved in putting on a show.

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