âFat Hamâ Review: A Queer, Black âHamletâ? Ay, Thereâs the Spice Rub.
Set at a Southern barbecue, James Ijamesâs hilarious update on Shakespeare sees a recipe for liberation in the story of family disaster.
Brennen S. Malone, right, as the Hamlet figure, here named Juicy, with (from left) Jennifer Kidwell and Kimberly S. Fairbanks in âFat Ham.âCredit.via The Wilma Theater
NYT Critic s Pick
Perhaps the real tragedy of âHamletâ is that it doesnât end with a dance party; too many of its characters lie dead at the final curtain for anyone to shake a leg.
Curio Theatre Company springs back after the pandemic closures with a massive installation celebrating the life and career of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the famed violinist, composer and fencer whose story has been buried by history.
This multi-disciplinary installation will feature five environments created by sculpture, music, projections, video and set design. Curio artists have been working for months independently on this ambitious experiment to highlight the life of an artist who rose from slavery. The piece involves no live actors.
A Symphony for Saint-Georges runs Friday, March 19 through Sunday, April 18. In order to ensure patrons and staff remain completely safe during the show s run, ticket times and dates vary and are available for individual households or pods with a maximum number of four people, at 50-minute intervals. Only one group will amble through the installation at a time, so patrons must make a reservation. There can be no late entry and gro