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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2011 · 5 MIN

Awake and Sing! Audiobook by Clifford Odets

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Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1511 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Awake and Sing! Author: Clifford Odets Narrator: Emily Bergl, Ben Gazzara, Jonathan Hadary, Jane Kaczmarek, Richard Kind, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Smith Format: Original Recording Length: 1 hr and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 08-25-11 Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Classics, American Literature Publisher's Summary: Clifford Odets masterpiece, starring Mark Ruffalo, Jane Kaczmarek, Richard Kind, and Ben Gazzara, brings to life the struggles of a working-class family aspiring to the promise of the American Dream. Even as they endure the countrys worst economic nightmare, three generations of an immigrant family are crowded into a Bronx tenement, fiercely determined to stay afloat, no matter what the cost. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring (in alphabetical order): Emily Bergl as Hennie Berger; Ben Gazzara as Jacob; Jonathan Hadary as Myron Berger; Jane Kaczmarek as Bessie Berger;Richard Kind as Uncle Morty; Peter Kybart as Schlosser; Mark Ruffalo as Moe Axelrod; Raphael Sbarge as Sam Feinschreiber; and Peter Smith as Ralph Berger. Directed by Bartlett Sher. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, in January 2010. Editorial Reviews: Awake and Sing is the 1935 masterpiece by legendary playwright Clifford Odets, that recently won "Best Revival" of a play at the 2006 Tony Awards. The drama concerns three generations of a poor, immigrant family, crowded into a Bronx tenement and rubbing up against each others complicated lives, while staying determined to survive as a family as they endure the Great Depression. This dramatization, in front of a live audience, includes legendary independent actor - and longtime John Cassavetes favorite - Ben Gazzara, Academy Award nominee, Mark Ruffalo (The Kids are All Right), and seven-time Emmy nominee, Jane Kaczmarek, of Malcolm in the Middle fame.

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