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A play about self liberation, black culture and queer identity is coming to the Old Globe this weekend. Fat Ham is an award-winning story that reimagines a timeless Shakespeare tale.

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: where to see the late artist James Hubbell's art in San Diego; a new spin on Hamlet; Kevin Kwan; Beethoven and Stravinsky; art informed by the undocumented, queer experience; live music picks and more

The west coast premiere of James Ijames’ 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama-winning Fat Ham opened April 4, 2024, at the Geffen Playhouse. Sideeq Heard directs the talented cast of Nikki Crawford, Chris Herbie Holland, Billy Eugene Jones, Adrianna Mitchell, Marcel Spears, Benja Kay Thomas and Matthew Elijah Webb. Sideeq found time after his successful opening weekend to answer a few of my queries.

Our top picks for theater and opera in San Diego this season: Electropop and Tolstoy; free, immersive theater; a diverse, comedy spin on "Hamlet"; classic Puccini; and a new LGBTQ+ musical about friendship and happy endings.

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

Learn about the five talented artists selected for National Black Theatre's 2023 Soul Series Lab Residency Program. Discover their unique work and get an inside look at this exciting opportunity for emerging artists.

Alice Childress' classic Black American drama "Trouble in Mind" gets a fine production from Christopher Betts at Hartford Stage Through June 18.

Hartford Stage is staging Alice Childress' classic Black drama "Trouble in Mind" for its final show of the season directed by Christopher Betts.

The James Ijames play is directed by Sideeq Heard and stars cast members from the Public Theater's recent production.

For the first few years running his own theater company, Jarvis Green felt he had to be churning out work, staying in the public eye.There’s a startup business logic at work: A doughnut shop that isn’t always making doughnuts isn’t going to last long,...