Tonya Pinkins (Jelly’s Last Jam), who was most recently seen in Joel Drake Johnson’s racially charged thriller Rasheeda Speaking, will star in Classic Stage Company‘s Off-Broadway production of Mother Courage and Her Children as the title role. Pinkins’ performance in Rasheeda Speaking, opposite Dianne West, earned her a nomination for Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. In 1992, Pinkins won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her work in George C. Wolfe’s Jelly’s Last Jam. Her other Broadway credits include; Caroline, or Change, Merrily We Roll Along, Play On, The Wild Party, Radio Golf, A Time To Kill, and Holler If Ya Hear Me.
Continuing their exploration of Bertolt Brecht, Classic Stage Company and Brian Kulick tackle one of Brecht’s most famous plays.
From the Classic Stage Company’s website:
The indomitable Mother Courage follows one luckless army after another across a war-torn world in her canteen wagon. She’ll do anything to hold onto her money-making wagon, even if it means the loss of her children. Experience a timeless tale of war updated to the modern-day conflagration in the Congo, with a new and vibrant score by Tony Award-winning composer Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening, American Psycho).
Performances are currently scheduled for Dec. 7 through Jan. 24, 2016.
