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Like They Do In Movies

Laurence Fishburne wrote and stars in Like They Do in the Movies.

Mar 10–31, 2024
251 Fulton Street New York, NY 10007

In 1975, at 14, Laurence Fishburne made his movie debut with a tiny role in the little-remembered Cornbread, Earl and Me. Since then he’s appeared in nearly 100 films, from sci-fi thrillers (The Matrix) to crime dramas (Boyz n the Hood) to superhero movies (Ant-Man). Fishburne also happens to be a veteran of the stage, and he’s now turned his life in Hollywood into a one-man show, which he wrote. Starring Fishburne, Like They Do in the Movies chronicles “the stories and lies people have told me. And that I have told myself.” Leonard Foglia directs. —Jensen Davis