Jitney: A Comfortable Ride
It takes place in 1977 Pittsburgh, focusing on a group of African-American men who shuttle people around the neighborhood for a small fee. Each of them does it for his own reason, but it's what draws them together -- the tutelage of their leader and mentor, Becker (John Douglas Thompson) -- that solidifies them as a unit. Director Ruben Santiago-Hudson captures the spirit of the era and of these lovable yet beaten-down men in the Manhattan Theatre Club production.
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