Watch a Preview of Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Fat Ham' on Broadway
The 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy "Fat Ham," by James Ijames, directed by The Public Theater's Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director Saheem Ali, opened on Broadway on April 12 at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street) for a strictly limited 14-week engagement through Sunday, June 25, 2023.
The cast includes Nikki Crawford as "Tedra," Chris Herbie Holland as "Tio," Billy Eugene Jones as "Rev" and "Pap," Adrianna Mitchell as "Opal," Calvin Leon Smith as "Larry," Marcel Spears as "Juicy," Benja Kay Thomas as "Rabby," RJ Foster (u/s Rev/Pap), Marquis D. Gibson* (u/s Juicy/Larry/Tio), Alexandria Lewis (u/s Opal), Matthew Elijah Webb (u/s Juicy/Larry/Tio), and Rema Webb (u/s Tedra/Rabby).
The creative team for "Fat Ham" includes, Maruti Evans (Scenic Design), Dominique Fawn Hill (Costume Design), Bradley King (Lighting Design), Mikaal Sulaiman (Sound Design), Darrell Grand Moultrie (Choreographer) Earon Chew Nealey (Hair and Wig Design), Skylar Fox (Illusions Design), Kamra A. Jacobs (Production Stage Manager), Kate Murray (Casting), and Baseline Theatrical (General Management).
"Fat Ham," by James Ijames, made its New York premiere in a critically acclaimed sold-out run — May 12-July 31, 2022, including a six-week extension — at The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director). Co-produced with National Black Theatre (Sade Lythcott, CEO; Jonathan McCrory, Executive Artistic Director), the play was hailed by The New York Times in its Critic's Pick review as an "outstanding transformation of Shakespeare's tragedy into a play about Black masculinity and queerness that both echoes Hamlet and finds a language beyond it." The play was commissioned by, and received its world premiere as, a filmed production at The Wilma Theater, Philadelphia; Ijames' play went on to win the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Broadway transfer of "Fat Ham" represents National Black Theatre's first production on Broadway, and only the fifth play to be transferred by a Black theatre in Broadway's century-long history.
Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. But here's the rub: Revenge doesn't come easy to Juicy, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man in search of his own happiness and liberation. From an uproarious family cookout emerges a compelling examination of love and loss, pain and joy.
Tickets for "Fat Ham" are available at FatHamBroadway.com . Ticket prices range from $69-$179. For group ticketing ($49-$179) of 10 or more, please email [email protected] . A limited number of $39 rush tickets will be available starting at 9 am (ET) the morning of every performance day through TodayTix.
"Fat Ham" is produced on Broadway by No Guarantees, Public Theater Productions, and Rashad V. Chambers; co-producers are National Black Theatre, Tim Levy, Bob Boyett, Cynthia Stroum, Adam Cohen, Blake DeVillier, The Forstalls, John Gore Organization David Miner, The Wilma Theater, Colman Domingo and Cynthia Erivo. Andy Jones and Dylan Pager serve as Executive Producers
The performance schedule for "Fat Ham" is: Tuesday through Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 7 pm, with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm. Beginning Tuesday, April 18, the performance schedule is: Tuesday through Friday at 7 pm, Saturday at 8 pm, with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2 pm, and Sunday at 3 pm.
For more information about "Fat Ham," visit the show's official website.
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