Jacob Storms Embodies Tennessee Williams, With Help From Alan Cumming 

Written By Robert Valin

By Winnie McCroy

Actor Jacob Storms of Red Oaks fame stages his award-winning one-man play Tennessee Rising: The Dawn of Tennessee Williams in midtown Manhattan, officially opening on March 5th. Storms, directed by the inimitable Alan Cumming, brings to life the young queer playwright (who Storms strongly resembles) during the formative six-year period from 1939-1945 wherein his most iconic character emerges: himself.  Q


Tennessee Rising runs from Feb. 19–April 2, Sundays at 5 p.m. at AMT Theater, 354 W. 45th St., NYC. Tickets $35-45. SpinCycle.com

Robert Valin http://www.theurbanbear.com
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