{"id":59654,"date":"2010-09-27T21:07:32","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T21:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2010\/09\/27\/opening-night-through-the-night\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T11:07:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T11:07:59","slug":"opening-night-through-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/opening-night-through-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Night: Daniel Beaty&#8217;s &#8216;Through the Night&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Opening Night: Daniel Beaty&#8217;s &#8216;Through the Night&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Wilson Morales<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Daniel-Beaty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-1112\" title=\"Daniel Beaty\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 580 387'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Daniel-Beaty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last night at the Union Square Theatre in New York City was the theater opening of &#8216;Through The Night,&#8217; in which Obie Award winner Daniel Beaty plays six characters in this one man performance.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, Beaty plays a host of characters, ranging from an curious boy, his father, his mentor and others where hope, faith, and love is found when trying to get &#8216;through the night.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Among the celebrities in attendance were Ruby Dee, Joel Grey, Pauletta Washington, Malik Yoba, Lynn Whitfield, Kwame Jackson, Brandon Victor Dixon, and former New York State Comptroller Carl H. McCall.<\/p>\n<p>Ruby Dee and Malik Yoba, are among a number of celebrities, including Bill Cosby, Hill Harper, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Ben Vereen, who are acting as Artistic Ambassadors for the production.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Through-the-night-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-full wp-image-1113\" title=\"Through the night 4\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 200 180'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Through-the-night-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blackfilm.com caught up with Beaty at the afterparty as he celebrated the opening of his latest show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Beauty:<\/strong> I&#8217;m absolutely thrilled. The Union Square Theatre is a beautiful venue and I have so many people here who are very important in my life. It&#8217;s really a dream come true.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How challenging was it to play so many roles?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DB:<\/strong> I don&#8217;t look at it as a challenge. This is my passion and you get good when you train and practice. I&#8217;ve been working many years to hone my craft and so I feel very capable and very pleasant with my talent right now. I trained at the Yale University and at the American Conservatory Theater and this is my third solo show in New York City. Just like an athlete, basketball player shooting hoops, I practice with my body, and my emotions. When you master something, you&#8217;re able to do something that people can&#8217;t seem to understand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How would you best describe the show?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DB:<\/strong> The show is a community of people who are all trying to make it through the night. It&#8217;s an uplifting story. There&#8217;s humor, music and poetry. Ultimately, it&#8217;s a message of inspiration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Charles-Randolph-Wright-Daniel-Beaty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-1114\" title=\"Charles Randolph-Wright, Daniel Beaty\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 580 387'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Charles-Randolph-Wright-Daniel-Beaty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How was working with Charles (Randolph-Wright)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DB: <\/strong>Charles is wonderful. Charles is my director of choice. I brought him in to work with me on my solo show &#8216;Emergency&#8217; at the Geffen Theater in Los Angeles and this is our second project. In working with him on these projects, I feel safe. I know he won&#8217;t add something to the show that I&#8217;m not comfortable with. He&#8217;s one of the most brilliant directors working in American theater.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Charles-Randolph-Wright-Ruby-Dee-Daniel-Beaty-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-1115\" title=\"Charles Randolph-Wright, Ruby Dee, Daniel Beaty 1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 580 387'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Charles-Randolph-Wright-Ruby-Dee-Daniel-Beaty-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>You also have the support from a number of well known individuals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DB:<\/strong> Bill Cosby, Ruby Dee, Phylicia Rashad, Ben Vereen and many more. They have come out to support the show and it&#8217;s important for me that not only the legends come see the show, but everyday people because that&#8217;s the audience I&#8217;m writing for. I&#8217;m writing for the person who wants encouragement and inspiration so that their life could be better.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Charles-Randolph-Wright-Ruby-Dee-Daniel-Beaty-Judith-Light-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-1116\" title=\"Charles Randolph-Wright, Ruby Dee, Daniel Beaty, Judith Light 1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 580 387'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Charles-Randolph-Wright-Ruby-Dee-Daniel-Beaty-Judith-Light-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ruby-Dee-Joel-Grey-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-1117\" title=\"Ruby Dee, Joel Grey 1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 580 387'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ruby-Dee-Joel-Grey-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Vy-Higginsen-and-daughter-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-1118\" title=\"Vy Higginsen and daughter 1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 580 387'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Vy-Higginsen-and-daughter-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/OYiWc7O5xzc&amp;rel=0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"580\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/OYiWc7O5xzc&amp;rel=0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opening Night: Daniel Beaty&#8217;s &#8216;Through the Night&#8217; by Wilson Morales Last night at the Union Square Theatre in New York City was the theater opening of &#8216;Through The Night,&#8217; in which Obie Award winner Daniel Beaty plays six characters in this one man performance. 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