{"product_id":"one-night-in-miami-9781786820587","title":"One Night in Miami","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore they were icons they were friends\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe world would come to know him as Muhammad Ali, but on 25 February 1964, a twenty-two-year-old Cassius Clay celebrated his world heavyweight title not by hitting the town, but in a hotel room with his three closest friends: activist Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke and American football star Jim Brown. To the outside world, they were American icons. But in that hotel room, here were four men who understood each other and their moment in history in a way that no one else could. With the Civil Rights movement stirring outside, and the melody of \u003ci\u003eA Change is Gonna Come\u003c\/i\u003e hanging in the air, these men would emerge from that room ready to define a new world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKemp Powers's tough talking, in-your-face debut play premiered in LA in 2013 where it won the Ted Schmitt Award for outstanding world premiere of a new play along with three LA Drama Critics Circle Awards, four NAACP Theatre Awards and LA Weekly Theater Awards for playwriting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was originally published to coincide with the European premiere at London's Donmar Warehouse in 2016 where it received critical acclaim. It was later adapted into a feature film, released in January 2021.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKemp Powers won the 2013 Ted Schmitt Award for outstanding world premiere of a new play for \u003ci\u003eOne Night in Miami...\u003c\/i\u003e The play has also won three LA Drama Critics Circle Awards, four NAACP Theatre Awards and an LA Weekly Theater Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613621719314,"sku":"9781786820587","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b359ffe7-5064-40b4-bcdc-ce96a53ff49d.jpg?v=1732411677","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/one-night-in-miami-9781786820587","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}