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July 28, 2009
David Alan Grier Joins Broadway's 'Race'
The NY Times announces; "The coming Broadway production of the David Mamet play “Race” has added a cast member who knows a thing or two about the subject. David Alan Grier, the actor and comedian, will star in the play, its producers announced Tuesday, alongside previously announced cast members James Spader, Kerry Washington and Richard Thomas. Though Mr. Grier is perhaps best known for satirizing issues of race on the comedy series “In Living Color” and “Chocolate News,” he is also a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and has appeared in the Broadway musicals “The First” (in which he earned a Tony nomination for portraying Jackie Robinson), “Dreamgirls” and “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” “Race,” which will mark Mr. Mamet’s Broadway debut as a director, is to begin previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theater on Nov. 16 and open on Dec. 6."
Source: NY Times
