Marjorie Johnson Archives - Broadway Black https://www.broadwayblack.com/tag/marjorie-johnson/ When Theatre Goes Dark Fri, 26 Feb 2016 23:14:32 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.broadwayblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-Broadway-Gold-B-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Marjorie Johnson Archives - Broadway Black https://www.broadwayblack.com/tag/marjorie-johnson/ 32 32 26346292 First Look: Colman Domingo’s DOT at Vineyard Theatre https://www.broadwayblack.com/colman-domingos-dot-opens-at-vineyard-theatre-first-look-photos/ https://www.broadwayblack.com/colman-domingos-dot-opens-at-vineyard-theatre-first-look-photos/#respond Fri, 26 Feb 2016 23:14:32 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=13456 We’ve anxiously waited for months and gone through cast changes but, finally, the moment has arrived. Actor and playwright Colman Domingo’s highly anticipated play DOT officially opened on February 22 at the Vineyard Theatre. Dot, which has been called a “testament to the enduring bonds of family,” tells the story of “Dotty,” a family matriarch […]

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]]> We’ve anxiously waited for months and gone through cast changes but, finally, the moment has arrived. Actor and playwright Colman Domingo’s highly anticipated play DOT officially opened on February 22 at the Vineyard Theatre.

Dot, which has been called a “testament to the enduring bonds of family,” tells the story of “Dotty,” a family matriarch who’s dealing with dementia and squabbling children during the holidays. The play features a stellar cast including Marjorie Johnson who originated the title role when the production premiered at the Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, Ky. Johnson’s stage credits include The Little Foxes on Broadway and Hoodoo Love, M: The Mandela Saga, The House of Bernarda Alba off-Broadway. She’s also appeared on the big screen in American Gangster, Boiler Room, Life Breath, Hill and Gully, and Fleecing Led Zeppelin.

Sharon Washington, Stephen Conrad Moore, Libya V. Pugh, Colin Hanlon, Michael Rosen, and Finnerty Steeves join Johnson in the New York production. Susan Stroman, who won a Tony Award for The Producers, will direct Dot.

This isn’t Domingo’s first foray into playwriting. The Tony-nominated actor also penned a one-man autobiographical play A Boy and His Soul, for which he won a GLAAD Award: Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off–Broadway. He also wrote and starred in Wild with Happy.

Dot is scheduled to run through April 3, 2016 at the Vineyard Theatre. For tickets and more information visit vineyardtheatre.org.

Featured photo by Carol Rosegg

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]]> https://www.broadwayblack.com/colman-domingos-dot-opens-at-vineyard-theatre-first-look-photos/feed/ 0 13456 Marjorie Johnson Returns to Colman Domingo’s DOT https://www.broadwayblack.com/marjorie-johnson-returns-to-colman-domingos-dot/ https://www.broadwayblack.com/marjorie-johnson-returns-to-colman-domingos-dot/#respond Wed, 06 Jan 2016 21:44:17 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=12721 When Colman Domingo’s Dot premiered at the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Humana Festival last March, Marjorie Johnson’s performance of “Dotty,” the title character, was hailed as “entirely genuine and convincing” and a “a highlight of the festival.” However, when the cast was announced for the Vineyard Theatre’s Off-Broadway premiere, Tony-winning singer/actress Leslie Uggams was initially […]

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]]> When Colman Domingo’s Dot premiered at the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Humana Festival last March, Marjorie Johnson’s performance of “Dotty,” the title character, was hailed as “entirely genuine and convincing” and a “a highlight of the festival.” However, when the cast was announced for the Vineyard Theatre’s Off-Broadway premiere, Tony-winning singer/actress Leslie Uggams was initially cast in the title role. Well, it appears that Johnson is now headed to New York to reprise her role after Uggams dropped out.

As we previously reported, Uggams was scheduled to play the family matriarch who’s dealing with dementia and squabbling children during the holidays. However, she opted to join the cast of the smash hit Fox network drama, “Empire,” in a recurring role instead.

In the Vineyard Theatre’s production, Johnson will be joined by Stephen Conrad Moore and Sharon Washington.

Johnson’s stage credits include The Little Foxes on Broadway, and Hoodoo Love, M: The Mandela Saga, and The House of Bernarda Alba off-Broadway. She’s also appeared on the big screen in “American Gangster,” “Boiler Room,” “Life Breath,” “Hill and Gully,” and “Fleecing Led Zeppelin.” Johnson has received a Best Actress Audelco Award for her portrayal of “Winnie Mandela” in M: The Mandela Saga, a Best Supporting Actress Audelco Award for “The Candy Lady” in Hoodoo Love, and a Philadelphia Critics Award Nomination for “Mrs. Antrobus” in The Skin of Our Teeth.

Dot, which has been called a “testament to the enduring bonds of family,” isn’t Domingo’s first foray into playwriting. The Tony-nominated actor also penned a one-man autobiographical play A Boy and His Soul, for which he won a GLAAD Award: Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off–Broadway. He also wrote and starred in Wild with Happy.

Susan Stroman, who won a Tony Award for The Producers, will direct Dot. The play premiered in the Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, Ky., earlier this year.

Dot is will begin previews on February 4 with an official opening on February 23 at the Vineyard Theatre. The play is scheduled to run through April 3, 2016. For tickets and more information visit vineyardtheatre.org.

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