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Juan Marichal and Family of John Roseboro to Reunite at December 5 Performance of Juan and John

Roger Guenveur Smith in
The Watts Towers Project
(© Craig Schwartz)
Roger Guenveur Smith in
The Watts Towers Project
(© Craig Schwartz)

Dominican-American pitcher Juan Marichal and the family of the late L.A. Dodgers catcher John Roseboro will be the special guests at the December 5 performance of Roger Guenveur Smith’s solo show Juan and John, at the Public Theater.

The famous on-field confrontation between Marichal and Roseboro is the basis of Smith’s play. In addition, Dr. Leonel Fernandez Reyna, President of the Dominican Republic will also attend the performance on December 5.

For more information, visit www.publictheater.org.