"King Liz"

"King Liz": Sports Agent Must Keep a Volatile Star & Her Own Desires in Check

No earthly realm is more exciting, wealthy or dangerous than a sports empire -- just ask the title character of "King Liz", the brilliant new play at McGinn Cazale Theatre. For Liz Rico is a uniquely powerful sports agent, a rare black woman atop the towering (if teetering) pyramid of pro sports. Of course, she had to work twice as hard to get there and so is now twice as cautious as she waits to take over the agency. Enter Freddie Luna, a high school basketball superstar with a troubled past. If Liz can keep this talented yet volatile young star in line, she just might end up making not only his career, but her own as well. ... But at what price? See Karen Pittman as Liz in a performance "The New York Times" called "powerful, fierce, smart and sexy" during this acclaimed production directed by Lisa Peterson for Second Stage Theatre.