This production of Driving Miss Daisy is the first time that James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave have appeared on stage together. This chemistry, between two of acting’s very best, is the reason why Driving Miss Daisy tickets are making a strong showing in the Broadway tickets league table. Vanessa Redgrave’s recent bout with the flu meant that she missed some performances, but she is back now and the pair have resumed their powerful and comic pairing on stage at the John Golden Theatre. Driving Miss Daisy tickets can be found right here but they are becoming more difficult to obtain. The 16-week run began October 25 and will see its final performance on January 29, 2011. The Driving Miss Daisy schedule is looking as packed as ever, as more and more people seek tickets.
Driving Miss Daisy was written as the first of Alfred Uhry’s “Atlanta Trilogy” of plays. “Daisy” earned Uhry a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a huge achievement, especially considering that Uhry has also won an Academy Award and two Tony Awards during his distinguished writing career, the only individual ever to do so. Driving Miss Daisy deals with prejudice and friendship in the Deep South, via the relationship between an elderly Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur. What begins as a thorny and troubled introduction evolves into a life-transforming bond between two very different people who discover that they have as much in common as they have differences.
Alfred Uhry, who wrote other well-known plays and screenplays like Mystic Pizza, can only be proud of his achievement as a writer. This latest version does the story great justice, with Redgrave and Earl Jones filling the stage in ways that many other actors could never achieve. Check the Driving Miss Daisy schedule and buy Driving Miss Daisy tickets today. Be part of it, it’s notable and meaningful, unlike many other productions in this day and age.