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He enters the doorway of the Eisenhower Theatre's Green Room and says, "I am sorry I am late." The voice roars throughout the room. For some reason, it does not match the body. For this small, gentle man to house this gigantic voice is unbelievable.
Settling into a cozy chair, Roscoe Lee Browne begans to reflect somewhat on his beginning in the theatre.
"I began with the New York Shakesphere Festival its inaugural season in Central Park," recalls Browne. "That was in 1956. So that's 29 years."
When asked if the business has been kind to him (allowed him to work) he replies, "I work a lot, and it would seem regularly. There are difficulties in television, movies, even on stage. Stage tends to be less restrictive in the casting of roles."
"Television and movies" he continues, "can...