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August Wilson's Seven Guitars
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater · opened Nov 2026
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August Wilson's Seven Guitars is running now at Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARS comes to Lincoln Center Theater in a powerful new revival of one of Wilson’s most lyrical and intimate plays. Set in 1940s Pittsburgh, Wilson’s haunting drama follows blues musician Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton, a man determined to win back the woman he lo… Nobody here has reviewed it yet, so I have no verdict to give you. Want me to tell you what it's actually like, or find you something similar we have seen?

Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARS comes to Lincoln Center Theater in a powerful new revival of one of Wilson’s most lyrical and intimate plays. Set in 1940s Pittsburgh, Wilson’s haunting drama follows blues musician Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton, a man determined to win back the woman he loves and build a future beyond the limitations of Black life in America. As his friends gather and stories about Barton flow, what emerges is a richly layered portrait of masculinity and ambition, artistry, community and the collective weight of dreams deferred.

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