Theater: National Black Theatre / 2031Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10035
Written by acclaimed actress of stage and screen, Vickilyn Reynolds, who has starred in Bring In da Noise, Bring In da Funk, The Colored Museum and Mama I Want to Sing, Hattie What I Need You To Know! captures the essence of Hattie McDaniel's humble beginnings in Denver and her rise to stardom in Hollywood with heart and soul.
August 21, 2008: What does it mean that the first African-American to win an Academy Award did so playing a loyal slave in a pulpy paean to the plantation South? What was it like to be a black vaudevillian on the road in an often-hostile America?
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