Tag: Kenny Leon
Playwright Katori Hall on bringing The Mountaintop to King’s hometown
Writer and Memphis native Katori Hall’s play "The Mountaintop," a fictional account of the final night of Martin Luther King Jr’s life, concludes its well-received Atlanta run this weekend at Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre. The play made its U.S. debut on Broadway last year in a $3 million production directed by Leon and starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett. In an exclusive interview with Atlanta magazine, Hall took time out from writing the screenplay based her new play “Hurt Village” to talk about bringing “The Mountaintop” to Atlanta.
Atlantans to get benefit sneak peek of Kenny Leon’s all-star Steel Magnolias
Atlanta director Kenny Leon's legion of local fans won't have to wait until Sunday, October 7 at 9 p.m. to watch his remake of "Steel Magnolias" on Lifetime. The modern adaptation of the 1989 mother of all chick flicks will have its Atlanta premiere on Friday, October 5 at 7 p.m. in the Georgia Pacific Auditorium downtown as a benefit for Leon's 10-year-old True Colors Theatre.
True Colors Theatre founder Kenny Leon returns to the stage with Jasmine Guy in “Fool for Love”
Between knock down, drag out fights with "Fool for Love" co-star Jasmine Guy this month, we had a moment to congratulate True Colors Theatre artistic director Kenny Leon on being selected as one of Atlanta magazine's "50 Who Made Atlanta" in our 50th anniversary issue now on stands.
“The Start of Dreams” poised to be the start of something big for Atlanta filmmakers The Horne Brothers
Two years ago, Atlanta filmmakers Tyson, Byron and Ryon Horne approached Atlanta's True Colors Theatre founder and Broadway director Kenny Leon with a humble request: "Can we follow you around?" Tonight at 7:30 at the Landmark Theatre in Midtown as part of the Atlanta Film Festival, The Horne Brothers will premiere "The Start of Dreams," the riveting result of that request.
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