By Henry Sheehan On Dec. 13, 1989, Warner Bros. debuted Driving Miss Daisy in theaters nationwide. The acclaimed film went on to nab four honors at the 62nd Academy Awards, including best actress ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. I did not see the off-Broadway run of Driving Miss Daisy in 1987 in which Morgan Freeman originated the role of Hoke Coleburn. I did see the 1989 ...

Friendship can endure a thoughtless gesture. When Coleburn is driving Miss Daisy to visit family in Mobile, he becomes overwhelmed by the need to stop and use the bathroom. He tells Daisy ...

The second surprise is how it came to be at all. Miss Daisy in real life was Lena Fox of Atlanta. Her grandson, Alfred Uhry, had witnessed the interactions between Mrs. Fox and her driver ...

At 70 minutes and no intermission, Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy does not overstay its welcome. Set first in 1948 Georgia, the play starts with Daisy Werthan, a 72-year-old Jewish woman who ...

It’s a rare thing in Central Florida to have a specific production revived, but it’s happening with “Driving Miss Daisy” at Theater West End in Sanford. All I can say is if you missed it ...

But esteemed local actor and award-winner, Johnnie Hobbs Jr., is reprising, and revising, his role of the African American driver named Hoke in “Driving Miss Daisy.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning ...

(Mass Appeal) – Pulitzer Prize-winning, Driving Miss Daisy, is set in Atlanta and spans twenty-five years, from 1948 to 1973. The Theatre Guild of Hampden is bringing this play to the stage ...