Upcoming: Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival – Fat Ham at Public Theater – The Bedwetter – Atlantic Theater Co – Our Brother’s Son – Signature Center
The Public Theater and National Black Theatre (NBT) have announced complete casting for the upcoming New York Premiere of FAT HAM written by James Ijames and directed by Public Theater Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director Saheem Ali. Following an exciting and innovative filmed production produced by The Wilma Theater in 2021 during the shutdown, FAT HAM will make its live New York premiere this spring in the Anspacher Theater. The cast includes Nikki Crawford (Tedra), Chris Herbie Holland (Tio), Billy Eugene Jones (Rev/Papp), Adrianna Mitchell (Opal), Calvin Leon Smith (Larry), Marcel Spears (Juicy), and Benja Kay Thomas (Rabby). Performances will begin with a Joseph Papp Free Performance on Thursday, May 12 and run through Sunday, June 12. FAT HAM will officially open on Thursday, May 26. www.publictheater.org
The Bedwetter has released rehearsal photos prior to the start of performances on Saturday, April 30th opening Monday, May 23rd for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 19th, 2022 at Atlantic Theater Company’s Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street).The Bedwetter will feature Ashley Blanchet (Waitress),Rick Crom (HBO’s “Divorce”), Charlotte Elizabeth Curtis (Off-Broadway debut), Zoe Glick (Frozen), Darren Goldstein (The Little Foxes), Caissie Levy (Caroline, or Change), Charlotte MacLeod (Off-Broadway debut), Ellyn Marie Marsh (The Rose Tattoo), Tony Award winner Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago, “Cheers”), Margot Weintraub (Off-Broadway debut), and Emily Zimmerman (Off-Broadway debut). The Bedwetter is a new musical with a book by Drama Desk Award winner Joshua Harmon and Emmy Award winner Sarah Silverman,l yrics by Emmy Award winner Adam Schlesinger and Sarah Silverman, music by Adam Schlesinger, choreography by Byron Easley,and direction by Lucille Lortel Award winner Anne Kauffman. www.atlantictheater.org
Executive Producer Lisa Dozier is proud to present the New York debut of Charles Gluck’s Our Brother’s Son, directed by David Alpert at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center. Performances begin on April 24 in advance of its opening on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Visit OurBrothersSonPlay.com The cast for Our Brother’s Son features Harrison Chad (Broadway: Beauty and the Beast, Caroline or Change), Leeanne Hutchison (Amazon’s “The Other F Word”), Liz Larsen (Broadway: Beautiful, The Carol King Musical, Hairspray), Allen McCullough (Regional: Mary Stuart), Midori Tashima Nakamura (Broadway: The Tempest) and Dan Sharkey (Broadway: Amazing Grace, The Bridges of Madison County), understudies include Ethelyn Friend (The Public’s Coal Country), Ben Rosenbach (Regional: My Name is Asher), and Dared Wright (TV: “The Gilded Age”).
The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival will be celebrating the 111th birthday of America’s greatest playwright with an in-person birthday bash at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown on March 27. The event will feature tasty treats, live entertainment, a birthday cake and even a Tutti Frutti hat making contest inspired by Carmen Miranda! Tickets for the birthday party are only $20 at the door – buy in advance here.
Lead Photo: Public Theater’s Cast FAT HAM
