Lin-Manuel Miranda took a seat in Broadway's American Airlines Theatre March 30 for a preview performance of James Ijames' Pulitzer-winning play Fat Ham. The Hamilton and In the Heights creator then stuck around after the show to visit with the cast and Ijames.
Previews for the dramedy began March 21 ahead of opening its strictly limited engagement April 12. Ijames reinvents Shakespeare's classic tragedy Hamlet, moving the setting to a Southern cookout as queer college kid Juicy has to grapple with identity questions, the ghost of his father, and a supernatural demand for vengeance. His choice? Whether to break or perpetuate cycles of trauma and violence.
Starring are Marcel Spears as Juicy, 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, and Benja Kay Thomas as Rabby. Check out the members of the show's cast, creatives, crew, and more make their Broadway debuts.
Directed by Saheem Ali, the National Black Theatre and The Public Theater co-production transferred to Broadway after an award-winning run at the latter last season. The Broadway bow features the return of the full Off-Broadway cast. Joining the Broadway cast as understudies are RJ Foster, Marquis D. Gibson, Alexandria Lewis, Matthew Elijah Webb, and Rema Webb.
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The creative team also features the return of scenic designer Maruti Evans, costume designer Dominique Fawn Hill, sound designer Mikaal Sulaiman, choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie, hair and wig designer Earon Chew Nealey, and illusions designer Skylar Fox. They are joined by lighting designer Bradley King, fight director Lisa Kopitsky, and singing coach Deborah Lapidus. Casting is by Kate Murray.
To rush Fat Ham, find out more about the show's recently announced digital policy. Additionally, the show has recently announced a series of affinity events.
Fat Ham is produced on Broadway by the recently announced Cynthia Erivo, Rashad V. Chambers, No Guarantees and Public Theater Productions, while Andy Jones and Dylan Pager serve as executive producers. Tony nominee Colman Domingo serves as a co-producer.
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