Review: American Workers Get Their Day on Broadway in Skeleton Crew
Morisseau’s play premiered off-Broadway in 2016 at Atlantic Theatre Company with Ruben Santiago-Hudson directing, but the play resonates perhaps even more now than it originally did. Santiago-Hudson helms the production again in its Broadway outing with a phenomenal cast led by Phylicia Rashad and Brandon J. Dirden. With hard times facing blue-collar workers around the country, Morisseau’s play feels more than anything like a tribute to the workers who get far too little recognition for what they do.
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