
In 1989, a movie called Driving Miss Daisy was released, starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy. The film was based on Alfred Uhry's play of the same name, and the play recently wrapped a successful production on Broadway, starring stage and screen legends James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave in the starring roles. Redgrave was nominated for a Tony Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play. A national tour is slated to begin in 2012. Get Driving Miss Daisy tickets to see this classic story.
Mrs. Daisy Werthan is a 72-year-old widow living in Atlanta, GA, in 1948 who totals her car and decides to get a chauffeur because no insurance company will insure her. Her son finds a man named Hoke Colburn to drive her, but at first Daisy refuses to let him drive her anywhere, instead walking anywhere she needs to go. But as the story develops, the relationship between the two develops as well. Daisy, a wealthy white woman living in the south, begins to realize that Hoke's race (he is a young black man) affects the way people treat him and the opportunities available to him, as well. Both parties learn valuable lessons, and with Driving Miss Daisy tickets you can witness the transformation yourself.
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