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Who Played Becker in Jitney

Becker is a role in Jitney, a play that opened Broadway in 2017.

Only one of the plays in two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson's masterful The American Century Cycle has never been seen on Broadway- until now. Set in the early 1970s, this richly textured piece follows a group of men trying to eke out a living by driving unlicensed cabs, or jitneys. When the city threatens to board up the business and the boss' son returns from prison, tempers flare, potent secrets are revealed and the fragile threads binding these people together may come undone at last. <br><br>MTC has a long history of co-producing works by this legendary playwright: King Hedley II, Seven Guitars and The Piano Lesson, and is proud to produce this Broadway debut. Directing is Ruben Santiago-Hudson, one of Wilson's finest interpreters.

4 actors have played Becker in Jitney.

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Performer Production Opened
Paul Butler Off-Broadway Jitney 2000
Jerome Preston Bates Broadway Jitney 2017
John Douglas Thompson Broadway Jitney 2017
Steven Anthony Jones US Tour Jitney 2019

Other Roles in Jitney

Role Production Opened
Becker Broadway Jitney 2017
Booster Broadway Jitney 2017
Doub Broadway Jitney 2017
Fielding Broadway Jitney 2017
Philmore Broadway Jitney 2017
Rena Broadway Jitney 2017
Shealy Broadway Jitney 2017
Tumbo Broadway Jitney 2017
Turnbo Broadway Jitney 2017
Youngblood Broadway Jitney 2017

“Becker” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Saturday Night Fever West End 1998

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