Opening Night PhotosGo Inside Opening Night of Douglas Lyons’ Chicken & Biscuits on BroadwayThe play, starring Norm Lewis, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Michael Urie, and more, officially opened at Circle in the Square Theatre October 10.
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Marc J. Franklin
October 11, 2021
Zhailon Levingston, Douglas Lyons, and cast of Chicken & BiscuitsBruce Glikas
Douglas Lyons’ Chicken & Biscuits officially opened on Broadway October 10 after beginning performances at the Circle in the Square Theatre September 23. The play made its world premiere February 28, 2020, at Queens Theatre, but the engagement was cut short due to the pandemic.
Chicken & Biscuits tells the story of what happens when the Jenkins family come together to celebrate the life of their father and a family secret shows up at the funeral.
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Go Inside Opening Night of Douglas Lyons’ Chicken & Biscuits on Broadway
Go Inside Opening Night of Douglas Lyons’ Chicken & Biscuits on Broadway
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Josh Rhodes
Lilli Cooper
Telly Leung
Philip Boykin
Jelani Alladin
Britton Smith
Britton Smith and Tiffany Mann
Hunter Arnold and Jason Squatriglia
Alex Boniello
Alex Boniello
Tamika Lawrence
Andy Blankenbuehler
Jawan Jackson and N'Kenge
Shereen Pimentel
Carly Hughes
Cody Renard Richard
Carly Hughes and Cody Renard Richard
Lynn Nottage
Max Crumm
Molly Ringwald
Jessie Mueller and Anika Larsen
Douglas Lyons and parents
Douglas Lyons
Bruce Glikas
Douglas Lyons and Zhailon Levingston
E. Clayton Cornelious, Pamela Ross, and Leah Michalos
E. Clayton Cornelious, Pamela Ross, and Leah Michalos
Zhailon Levingston and parents
Brenda Braxton
Lindsay Scott and Keenan Scott II
Krysta Rodriguez
Zhailon Levingston and Bianca LaVerne Jones
Rachel Chavkin and Zhailon Levingston
Ebony Marshall Oliver, Aigner Mizelle, Cleo King, and Norm Lewis
Zhailon Levingston, Douglas Lyons, and cast
Miles G. Jackson & Jennifer Fouché
Michael Urie
Norm Lewis
Douglas Lyons
NaTasha Yvette Williams
NaTasha Yvette Williams and Norm Lewis
Norm Lewis, NaTasha Yvette Williams, and Michael Urie
Devere Rogers
Alana Raquel Bowers
Alana Raquel Bowers, Michael Urie, and Devere Rogers
Michael Urie and Devere Rogers
Devere Rogers and Michael Urie
Ebony Marshall-Oliver
Ebony Marshall-Oliver and Michael Urie
Aigner Mizzelle
Cast of Chicken & Biscuits
Zhailon Levingston, Douglas Lyons, and cast of Chicken & Biscuits
Bruce Glikas
Twi McCallum, Lawrence E. Moten III, Adam Honore, Dede Ayite, and Nikiya Mathis
Twi McCallum, Lawrence E. Moten III, Adam Honore, Shannon Clarke, Dede Ayite, Nikiya Mathis, Earon Nealey, Anna Blazer, and Shareese Cromartie
Ebony Marshall-Oliver and Cleo King
Cleo King, Devere Rogers, and Ebony Marshall-Oliver
Michael Urie and N'Kenge
Keenan Scott II, Devere Smith, and Britton Smith
Aigner Mizzelle and Jennifer Fouché
Shereen Pimentel, Andrew Barth Feldman, Antonio Cipriano & Hunter Arnold
The production stars Tony nominee Norm Lewis (Porgy and Bess) as Reginald Mabry, Michael Urie (Torch Song) as Logan Leibowitz, Cleo King (Mike & Molly) as Baneatta Mabry, NaTasha Yvette Williams (Waitress) as Brianna Jenkins, and Devere Rogers (Up Here) as Kenny Mabry. Reprising their roles from the play’s world premiere are Ebony Marshall-Oliver (Merry Wives) as Beverly Jenkins, Aigner Mizzelle as La'trice Franklin, and Alana Raquel Bowers (What to Send Up When it Goes Down) as Simone Mabry with Dean Acree (Words), Jennifer Fouché (Sistas: The Musical), Michael Genet (The Prom), Miles G Jackson (Endlings), and Camille Upshaw (That Damn Michael Che) as understudies.
Chicken & Biscuits is directed by Zhailon Levingston and features scenic design by Lawrence E. Moten III, costumes by Dede Ayite, lighting by Adam Honoré, sound design by Twi McCallum, and wig, hair, and makeup design by Nikiya Mathis with casting by Erica A. Hart and stage management by lark hackshaw.
The show is presented by a lead producing team comprised of Pamela Ross, Hunter Arnold, Leah Michalos, Kayla Greenspan, Mapleseed Productions, Curt Cronin, John Joseph, John Paterakis, Invisible Wall Productions/Blaine Hopkins, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Nick Jonas.
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