One of our favorite actresses is taking a break from her voice-over gig on The Cleveland Show to hit the stage and get her thespian on. NEW YORK (AP) — Sanaa Lathan will star in the world premiere of Lynn Nottage’s new play, “Meet Vera Stark.” Lathan, who earned a Tony nomination for “A Raisin in the Sun,” which also starred Sean “Diddy” Combs, will play the title character, a headstrong African-American maid and budding actress. Nottage, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her play “Ruined,” draws on the screwball films of the 1930s to take an irreverent look at racial stereotypes in Hollywood. The production will begin previews April 6 and open May 9 at Second Stage Theatre. Lathan recently starred in the London revival of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” She played Isabella in “Measure for Measure” opposite Billy Crudup at The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park. This is cool, but we wanna see Sanaa back on the big screen, preferably in something sexy…or nothing at all *crosses fingers* Source
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Sanaa Lathan Lands A New Gig In An Off Broadway Play
