Weller offers to teach Fonsia how to play gin rummy, and they begin playing a series of games that Fonsia always wins. Weller's inability to win a single hand becomes increasingly frustrating to ...

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Together, the stars of The Gin Game, James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson, are 175 years old. They draw from massive piles of skill and goodwill, and watching these masters play the audience is a ...

“The Gin Game” is a pleasure for audiences ... Those who were teens at that time may feel a bit nostalgic as tunes, teen movies and romantic comedies pop up. “There are several fights ...

Weller Martin (James Earl Jones) and Fonsia Dorsey (Cicely Tyson) meet on the porch of their nursing home and strike up a friendship, with Weller teaching Fonsia how to play gin rummy. As they ...

By David Rooney Chief Film Critic As with that production, Foglia leans heavily on the humor in The Gin Game, perhaps dimming some of the more emotionally affecting notes and making the shift into ...

But when he meets the new resident Fonsia Dorsey (Cathy Fischer) he is more than eager to cheer her up and teach her the game of gin. Photo courtesy of Hendersonville Community Theatre The Gin ...

She achieves this marvel twice in the new Broadway revival of “The Gin Game,” which opened Wednesday at the Golden Theatre. She evokes youthful giddiness at beating the pants of James Earl ...

Otherwise, it's like a foreign movie with subtitles twice removed ... Weller takes pride in being a master of gin but has lost every single game to the seeming amateur, Fonsia.