Manley wins Equity recognition

JonesJames Earl Manley has showed up the Paul Robeson Award from legit thesps' union Actors' Equity Assn.Inaugural kudo was granted to Robeson in 1971, too as with subsequent years remains presented to an actress or other creative who demonstrates the renaissance-guy concepts of Robeson, a thesp, singer, athlete, author and civil rights activist.Manley, presently london undertaking within the civilized world Finish version in the recent Broadway revival of "Driving Miss Daisy," arrives back round the Rialto in the year in the revival of "Gore Vidal's The Most Effective Guy." His extended stage career has incorporated a string of Shakespeare and Athol Fugard plays additionally to "The Fantastic White-colored Hope" as well as the 1987 bow of "Fences." Recent Primary Stem credits are the 2005 revival of "On Golden Pond" as well as the 2008 staging of "Cat around the Hot Container Roof."The Robeson Award is due to be given out within an Equity general membership meeting Friday, but because Manley is at London, he won't be there to just accept the award personally. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com