Producer. Director. Oscar-nominee. Name brand? We’ll see if it’s in the cards for Lee Daniels, the multi-hyphenate behind Precious: Based on the Novel Push By Sapphire who made history this year as the first black director of a Best Picture candidate (and only the second African-American ever nominated for Best Director). Daniels today is among the mobilizing forces behind Prince of Broadway , a gritty, low-budget drama finally escaping festival purgatory en route to limited theatrical release. (It opens today in NYC and next week in LA. ) Is this a toe-dip in the pool of a would-be empire-builder? Or just a guy paying his good fortune forward?
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Lee Daniels on Prince of Broadway, Following Precious, and Life as a ‘Studio Boy’
