Julie Cerda Julie Cerda Reaching New Heights in Children of a Lesser God By Jay S. Jacobs Broadway is the dream, and Julee Cerda has finally reached it. The role which has made this dream a reality is in the much-anticipated revival of Mark Medoff’s Tony Award-winning play Children of a Lesser God, which became a smash when it originally played on Broadway in 1980. It was made into a film with William Hurt and Marlee Matlin, who won an Oscar for her role. Children of a Lesser

Mahershala Ali at the Second Stage Theater. Mahershala Ali Talks Smartly About His Latest Play and More by Brad Balfour When actor Mahershala Ali joined the cast of noted playwright Lydia R. Diamond’s off-Broadway production Smart People, he added another feather in his cap. He had just finished tackling both The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 1 & 2 and House of Cards. Now with his recent casting as the nefarious Harlem nightclub owner Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes, he’s taken on a