Production History
In October 2010, stage and screen legends James Earl Jones (Hoke Coleburn) and Vanessa Redgrave (Daisy Werthan) along with Four-time Tony Award winner Boyd Gains (Boolie Werthan) will star in a revival of the original stage version of Driving Miss Daisy at the John Golden Theatre, marking the play’s first time on Broadway.
The original Off-Broadway production included actress Dana Ivey as Miss Daisy Werthan and actor Morgan Freeman as Hoke Coleburn. The first production was staged at Playwrights Horizons on 42nd Street in New York City, and was later transferred to the John Houseman Theatre. The play was the first in Uhry’s Atlanta Trilogy that centers on Jewish residents of that city in the early 20th century. In 1988, Driving Miss Daisy was performed in London’s West End with actress Dame Wendy Hiller in the lead role.
In 1989, the play was adapted and became a highly successful American comedy-drama film for Warner Bros. Morgan Freeman reprised the role of Hoke and Jessica Tandy played the lead character, Miss Daisy. Bruce Beresford directed the film.
In October 2010, stage and screen legends James Earl Jones (Hoke Coleburn) and Vanessa Redgrave (Daisy Werthan) along with Four-time Tony Award winner Boyd Gains (Boolie Werthan) will star in a revival of the original stage version of Driving Miss Daisy at the John Golden Theatre, marking the play’s first time on Broadway.
The original Off-Broadway production included actress Dana Ivey as Miss Daisy Werthan and actor Morgan Freeman as Hoke Coleburn. The first production was staged at Playwrights Horizons on 42nd Street in New York City, and was later transferred to the John Houseman Theatre. The play was the first in Uhry’s Atlanta Trilogy that centers on Jewish residents of that city in the early 20th century. In 1988, Driving Miss Daisy was performed in London’s West End with actress Dame Wendy Hiller in the lead role.
In 1989, the play was adapted and became a highly successful American comedy-drama film for Warner Bros. Morgan Freeman reprised the role of Hoke and Jessica Tandy played the lead character, Miss Daisy. Bruce Beresford directed the film.
