{"id":60982,"date":"2011-07-29T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T13:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2011\/07\/29\/the-mountaintop-first-look\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T12:43:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T12:43:28","slug":"the-mountaintop-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/the-mountaintop-first-look\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mountaintop First Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett Talk The Mountaintop<\/strong><br \/>\nJuly 29, 2011<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-11324\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2011\/07\/the-mountaintop-first-look\/samuel-l-jackson-and-angela-bassett\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-11324\" title=\"Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 580 425'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Samuel-L.-Jackson-and-Angela-Bassett.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In promoting their upcoming Broadway play, <strong>The Mountaintop<\/strong>, actors <strong>Samuel L. Jackson<\/strong> and <strong>Angela Bassett<\/strong> go-behind-the-scene and talk about Dr.King and doing theater.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-11316\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2011\/07\/the-mountaintop-first-look\/the-mountaintop-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-11316\" title=\"The Mountaintop 2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 580 91'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/The-Mountaintop-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"91\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Directed by Tony Award nominee <strong>Kenny Leon<\/strong> (Fences, A Raisin in the Sun), <strong>The Mountaintop<\/strong> (by <strong>Katori Hall<\/strong>)<strong> <\/strong>will begin performances on Tuesday, September 22, 2011 at Bernard B. 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Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street) opens on October 13, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Taking place on April 3, 1968, The Mountaintop is a gripping re-imagining of events the night before the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr (played by Samuel L. Jackson). After delivering his legendary \u2018I\u2019ve Been to the Mountaintop\u2019 speech, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis while a storm rages outside. 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