Wednesday, May 7, 2025
A new musical with music and lyrics by “Chandelier” performer Sia is planned for fall 2025 at the prestigious Off Broadway venue New York Theatre Workshop. The musical, titled Saturday C…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00AMTuesday, May 6, 2025
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, which has been nominated for 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical, will launch a multi-year North American Tour in Buffalo in September 2026, with additional planne…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PMMonday, May 5, 2025
The 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama has been awarded to Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' family drama Purpose. Making the announcement, Pulitzer administrator Marjorie Miller described the play as "a …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:32PMThe Pulitzer Prize Board today will present the 2025 award winners for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Who will win this year? Tune in right here at 3pm to watch the announceme…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48AMSaturday, April 19, 2025
No matter how many times you happen to have seen Hamlet, odds are likely low that you have ever seen anything like Fat Ham. And, assuming you are lucky enough to snag a highly sought after t…
SOURCE: southfloridatheater.com at 07:00AMSaturday, April 12, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Island City Stage, Brévo Theatre and GableStage’s collaborative production of Fat Ham sizzles with a sold-out opening weekend! Audiences are eating up t…
SOURCE: southfloridatheater.com at 07:00AMFriday, April 11, 2025
Fat Ham, which tells of a young gay man at his Black family’s contentious backyard barbeque, is basically a huge grin. The fact that the ingenious plot intentionally echoes Hamlet does not…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:06AMSaturday, March 29, 2025
James Ijames Delights with Riotous Black Family Comedy by Jenyth Jo After twenty minutes of “Fat Ham,” a comical version of “Hamlet” set at a North Carolina backyard BBQ, it’s clea…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:31PMJames Ijames Finds Funny Bone in Black BBQ-Wedding by Mary Lou Herlihy “Fat Ham,” a raucous, rapid-fire romp about a southern Black family, tackles sexual secrets and gender roles with r…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:24PMJames Ijames Gives “Hamlet” Brand-New Black American Look by Emily S. Mendel “Fat Ham” is a rollicking comedy that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2022. Acclaimed playwright James Ijames …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:56PMFriday, March 28, 2025
Oregon Shakespeare Festival strikes gold with a pair of plays about Black life Darleen OrtegaJames Ijames' "Fat Ham" and August Wilson's "Jitney" kick off the Ashland festival's 90th season …
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AMThursday, March 27, 2025
Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is reimagined in this production, directed by Margo Hall, as a vibrant comedy exploring the complexities of modern manhood.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 04:02PMWednesday, March 19, 2025
Entering “Buena Vista Social Club” is like stepping into a heady world of the senses, of heightened emotions, and of passionate music and dance.
The Social Club was a real place for loca…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 10:11PMSaturday, March 8, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Island City Stage in Wilton Manors, Brévo Theatre in Pompano Beach and GableStage in Coral Gables will present their collaborative production of Fat Ham, …
SOURCE: southfloridatheater.com at 06:00AMWednesday, February 26, 2025
The world-premiere musical Saturday Church will open New York Theatre Workshop's 2025-26 season. The show features a a book by Emmy nominee Damon Cardasis (She Came to Me) and Pulitzer Pri…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PMFriday, February 14, 2025
Anji White (TEDRA) and Ronald L. Conner (REV/PAP) kiss and make up in this electric scene from FAT HAM. On stage through March 9 only, don’t miss your chance to experience this high-energy…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:08PMThursday, February 13, 2025
Broadway’s Chicago will welcome Dylis Croman back into the role of Roxie Hart while also welcoming Rema Webb to the role of Matron "Mama" Morton. Taking over the roles from Erika Jayne a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PMWednesday, February 12, 2025
E. Faye Butler (RABBY) gives her children some sage life advice - human resources! - in this hilarious clip from FAT HAM, a "funny, intelligent and bold" (Rolling Out) production that's been…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:19PMTuesday, February 4, 2025
"I would recommend it to anyone." Audiences like you are loving FAT HAM. On stage through March 2, don't miss this production that "deliciously reinvents a Shakespeare classic" (Chicago Sun-…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:32AMWednesday, January 29, 2025
"This ensemble is beautiful, and I love them dearly." The cast of FAT HAM reflects on collaborating to bring the joyful spirit of cookout season to Chicago this winter. On stage through Marc…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:50PMWednesday, January 15, 2025
FAT HAM, our rousing co-production with Definition Theatre is "an excellent must-see" according to audiences like you! On stage through February 23, don't miss your chance to experience this…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:17PMThursday, January 9, 2025
“Fat Ham,” a modern reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” won the Pulitzer Prize in 2022 and got nominated for five Tony Awards. It’s set at a Southern cookout. Juicy, a young q…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTuesday, December 17, 2024
Director Tyrone Phillips explains why FAT HAM—our co-production with Definition Theatre—is a "must see." On stage starting January 11, get tickets and learn more at GoodmanTheatre.org/Ham
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:40PMMonday, October 21, 2024
James Ijames’ new play now at The Public Theater is quite different from his satiric Pulitzer Prizing-winning "Fat Ham" which appeared there two years ago. "Good Bones" is a realistic de…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:55PMMonday, October 14, 2024
They say you can’t go home again. Yet in “Good Bones,” the new play by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright James Ijames (“Fat Ham”) that’s what Aisha (Susan Kelechi Watson) is doin…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:44PMThursday, October 3, 2024
★★★★☆ Saheem Ali directs a wise, well-acted four-hander about marriage, gentrification, more
The post Good Bones: James Ijames’ Sophisticated Fat Ham Successor appeared first on …
SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:29AMWednesday, October 2, 2024
A new play from James Ijames, who won a Pulitzer for his “Fat Ham,” has intriguing ideas about identity and community that never fully take shape.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:48PMTuesday, October 1, 2024
Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . Ghosts can be scary. Ghosts can be troublemakers. Ghosts can be destructive. Witness the ones in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, or Ibsen’s Ghosts, or Bren…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:15PM“Good Bones,” by James Ljames, the Pulitzer-winning author of “Fat Ham,” is essentially a debate about gentrification, with sharply different views expressed by the characters, and a…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:10PMThursday, September 26, 2024
American Theatre magazine, published by Theatre Communications Group, has released Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights for the new season. This list was based on …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:42AMMonday, September 23, 2024
Walking around downtown Philadelphia, James Ijames reflected on his new play, “Good Bones,” gentrification and the absence that “haunts the cities.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AM 
