On Golden Pond Starring James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams

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ON GOLDEN POND
Nominated for two 2005 Tony Awards!

BEST PLAY REVIVAL
BEST ACTOR - JAMES EARL JONES

Jones And Uggams Splash In 'Pond'
Source: CBSNEWS.COM
Hepburn played the leading roles in the 1981 movie, "On Golden Pond." But before it moved to the big screen, it was a Broadway show, and now, it's come home to roost.
The revival of the play "On Golden Pond" stars James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams as elderly couple Norman and Ethel Thayer enjoying what is perhaps their final summer together at their home in Maine...
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Meet Alexander Mitchell (Q&A)
Source: GENERATIONBROADWAY.COM
How old were you when you first acted onstage? At age 12, Alexander Mitchell is already appearing in his third Broadway show! He played Young Simba in The Lion King and then Travis in A Raisin in the Sun . Now he's playing Billy in On Golden Pond starring James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams...
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A Life On Golden Pond
Source: BROADWAY.COM
For playwright Ernest Thompson, On Golden Pond is more than just a play. From its Broadway debut in 1979 to his popular screen adaptation in 1981, which memorably starred Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn and Jane Fonda (and won Thompson an Oscar) to the current revival, Thompson is still in awe of his beloved story...
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Linda Powell soldiers on to Broadway
Source: NEWSDAY.COM
James Earl Jones makes for a pretty intimidating father. Linda Powell should know: She plays his daughter in the new Broadway revival of "On Golden Pond." That's not Powell's only experience with imposing fathers: She is the daughter of former Secretary of State Colin Powell...
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Family ties that bind - and often fray
Source: CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Most people probably don't think of "On Golden Pond" as a comedy. But audiences are doing more laughing than crying at the Broadway revival of the play, which officially opened this week and stars James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams...
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It isn't easy keeping up with Jones
Source: LOS ANGELES TIMES
Darth Vader is terrified. Well, not Darth Vader, of course, but James Earl Jones. The strapping actor has been iconized as the powerful Prince of Darkness striding through the galaxies in the "Star Wars" franchise. So it's surprising to see him sitting in his dressing room, blinking behind glasses and speaking softly ...
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'Golden' roles for two veterans
Source: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
It was only a three-week gig in a 26-year-old play on an out-of-town stage 250 miles from the Great White Way, but the two veteran actresses leapt at the opportunity.
That was last fall. Now that creaky old play, "On Golden Pond," is back on Broadway, in a firecracker of a new production that promises to be one of the most popular of the spring season...
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Golden voice for 'Golden Pond'
Source: THE BERGEN RECORD
In the old days, when performers were nicknamed for their physical qualities - The Schnozzola, The Sweater Girl - he would have been The Voice...
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NY Times, Week in Review
Source: THE NEW YORK TIMES
It figures to be a big couple months for Darth Vader, or at least the American legend who gives the archvillain his menacing gravitas...
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Return to 'Pond'
Source: VARIETY
"On Golden Pond" has been performed as a play, a movie, a musical and a TV show. The current Broadway revival, starring James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams, is what author Ernest Thompson calls "an amalgam of all those productions, none of which are very different from each other."...
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PLAYERS: Linda Powell
Source: ABSOLUTE
The real-life daughter of the recently retired Secretary of State, Linda Powell plays the resentful daughter of an irascible, neglectful father in his dotage in the broadway revival of ON GOLDEN POND...
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Leslie Uggams: A Golden Opportunity
Source: THEATERMANIA.COM
Leslie Uggams had no idea how her life would change last fall when she checked her phone messages one evening...
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On Golden's New Hue
Source: DAILY NEWS
Ernest Thompson was in his 30s when "On Golden Pond" - the story of an elderly couple in Maine - debuted on Broadway and later became an Oscar-winning movie starring Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn. Back then, says Thompson, "I was often asked how I knew so much about old people."...
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On the Scene: Meeting the On Golden Pond Team
Source: BROADWAY.COM
This is Broadway.com coverage from the meet-and-greet with the stars and creators of On Golden Pond.
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Photo Coverage: On Golden Pond Press Preview
Source: BROADWAYWORLD.COM
ON GOLDEN POND stars the legendary James Earl Jones and Tony Award winner Leslie Uggams. This is Jones' eagerly-awaited return to the stage for the first time since winning his second Tony Award (for Fences in 1987). It's also the first major U.S. production of ON GOLDEN POND featuring African-American actors in the leading roles. This production premiered to rave reviews last October at The Kennedy Center....
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Photo Call: On Golden Pond Floods New York Before Bway Opening
Source: PLAYBILL.COM
The major revival of the popular play On Golden Pond starring James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams, which premiered at The Kennedy Center, is making its way towards Broadway. The production held a press preview on March 7...
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