Inside Opening Night of FAT HAM on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Broadway is a whole lot juicier after last night. The Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy Fat Ham by James Ijames, directed by Saheem Ali, opened on Broadway at the A…

FAT HAM's Opening Night Curtain Call by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy Fat Ham by James Ijames, directed by Saheem Ali, opened on Broadway last night, April 12. BroadwayWorld was there and you ca…

Stars Walk the Opening Night Red Carpet for FAT HAM by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy Fat Ham by James Ijames, directed by Saheem Ali, opened on Broadway just last week at the American Airlines Theatre and Broadw…

Fat Ham: Pull Up a Seat and Dig In! by The Old Globe

It’s not quite summer yet, but why wait to celebrate? The whole family is waiting for you at the BBQ for Fat Ham, the raucous comedy that has become the hit of the season at The Old Globe.…

Exclusive Photos: First Look at FAT HAM at The Old Globe

BroadwayWorld has your exclusive first look at Fat Ham at The Old Globe!

Public Theater's 2024-25 Season to Feature James Ijames' Good Bones, the Return of Gatz, the Delacorte's Grand Reopening and More by Hayley Levitt

The Public Theater's 2024-25 season is set, featuring a New York premiere from Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames, a quartet of short plays by Caryl Churchill and an encore engagement of Ele…

Theatre News: Studio Theatre Announces 2024-2025 Season by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

Studio Theatre’s 2024-2025 Season Promises Plenty of Surprises The 2024-2025 season at Studio Theatre will maintain the momentum established this year with hits like Love, Love, Love and…

Why ‘Fat Ham’ at Seattle Rep is a must-see by Leinani Lucas

The tragicomic, Pulitzer Prize-winning play isn't a typical re-imagining of Shakespeare. It's witty, raunchy — and also opens up some raw, honest truths.

The Wiz by Elyse Trevers

Adaptations are common in theater and often popular shows are revised and modified to reach different audiences. Shakespeare is a favorite source of material.“Hamlet” inspired “Fat Ham…

Fat Ham by Steven Morris

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“Fat Ham” at the Geffen – reviewed by Terry Morgan

According to the great sages of the internet, Hamlet is the most produced play in world history, and whether or not that claim is true, the indecisive Dane is certainly ubiquitous. And if it…

Geffen Playhouse's Fat Ham Officially Opens April 4 by Meg Masseron

Sideeq Heard directs James Ijames' Pulitzer Prize-winning play for the California company.

Geffen Playhouse Production of Fat Ham Begins March 27 by Meg Masseron

Sideeq Heard directs James Ijames' Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

Zach Bryan, Jason Isbell, Lauren Daigle, Home Show, 'Fat Ham' and more things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Oscar and Tony Nominee Colman Domingo to Play Nat King Cole and Michael Jackson’s Father by Darryn King

Tony and Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo will play singer Nat King Cole in a new movie musical. Domingo co-wrote the screenplay and will also helm, in his feature film directing debut. …

Buena Vista Social Club™ is "full of riches!" by Atlantic Theater

World premiere musical Buena Vista Social Club™ book by Marco Ramirez music by the Grammy Award winning Buena Vista Social Club creative consultant David Yazbek choreography by Patricia De…

Broadway’s ‘Fat Ham,’ ‘How to Dance in Ohio’ among 2024 GLAAD Media Awards nominees by Michael Abourizk

The awards body honors accurate and fair LGBTQ portrayals in various forms of media.

Fat Ham, How to Dance in Ohio, The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, More Nominated for 2024 GLAAD Media Awards by Margaret Hall

The awards honor media that presents fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQIA+ people and issues.

FAT HAM, Billy Porter & More Receive GLAAD Award Nominations

GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, has announced the nominees for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including fi…

Marcel Spears, Nikki Crawford, Billy Eugene Jones to Star in Geffen Playhouse Production of Fat Ham by Meg Masseron

James Ijames' Pulitzer-winning play earned a Tony nomination for its Main Stem premiere last year.

Fat Ham Broadway Stars Will Reprise Performances in Geffen Playhouse Run

Buena Vista Social Club by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

While the exciting new stage musical Buena Vista Social Club shares the same name with the acclaimed 1999 documentary by Wim Wenders, playwright Marco Ramirez’s book for the new show takes…

With Legions Of Fans Like Beyoncé And Alicia Keys National Black Theatre Has Thrived For More Than 50 Years by Jeryl Brunner

The National Black Theatre is the nation’s first revenue-generating Black art complex. This year their production of 'Fat Ham' won the Pulitzer Prize, was nominated for five Tonys and tran…

The Wilma Theater presents James Ijames’s Fat Ham by Hanae Mason

Fat Ham comes home in this new production at the Wilma, onstage as it was meant to be, after the company debuted a filmed version in 2021. Everyone is welcome to the cookout. Hanae Mason rev…

Fat Ham (Reading)

Theatre Review: ‘Fat Ham’ at Studio Theatre by Nancy Blum

The anticipatory buzz surrounding David Ijames’ “Fat Ham” was apt prelude to its arrival at Studio Theatre. It had a sold-out run at the Public and then a stint on Broadway. This produ…

Studio Theatre serves up a delectable platter of ‘Fat Ham’ by Peter Marks

“Fat Ham,” James Ijames’s comic riff on “Hamlet,” features a fine Studio Theatre cast headed by Marquis D. Gibson.

Theater Review: “Fat Ham” — Hamlet at the BBQ by Bill Marx

In "Fat Ham," Black pain and repressed desire are transformed into a celebration of liberation and empowerment -- once the villain de jure, the violent, tyrannical patriarchy, has been dispa…

I Interview Playwrights Part 1117: Paola Alexandra Soto by Adam Szymkowicz

Paola Alexandra SotoHometown: I was born in and grew up in an impoverished community in Santo Domingo the capital of the Dominican Republic. Although at the time I did not realize how povert…

San Diego's Old Globe Announces West End Musical Ride, Fat Ham, English, More as Part of 2024 Season Lineup by Meg Masseron

Henry 6, a two-play condensation of Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Parts I, II, and III, will also make its world premiere during their Summer Shakespeare Festival.

The stakes are high this fall as theaters seek to lure audiences back by Peter Marks

“Fat Ham,” “Ragtime” and a Broadway-bound “The Wiz” are among the old favorites and provocative new works on the agenda.