President, first lady catch performance of ‘Thurgood’ at Kennedy Center

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First couple catch performance of ‘Thurgood’

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and the first lady are watching a sold-out play about a former Supreme Court justice at the Kennedy Center.

The president and Michelle Obama were seen in the president’s box at the Kennedy Center, where they are taking in a performance of “Thurgood,” a play about Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Marshall was the first black justice on the court. He is being played by actor Laurence Fishburne in the one-man show.

The 90-minute production opened on Broadway in 2008 and earned Fishburne a Tony Award nomination.