Producers Pamela Ross, Hunter Arnold, E. Clayton Cornelious and Leah Michalos have announce that the play CHICKEN & BISCUITS, a new comedy written by Douglas Lyons and directed by Zhailon Levingston will have its Broadway premiere this Fall at Circle in the Square Theatre.
The CHICKEN & BISCUITS ensemble cast, on Broadway will include Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis (Porgy and Bess, Da 5 Bloods) as Reginald, and Drama Desk Award winner Michael Urie (Torch Song, “Ugly Betty”) as Logan. Additional casting will be announced in the coming weeks. The play is a raucous family comedy so full of laughter and love, it’ll leave you begging for seconds. The Jenkins family is coming together to celebrate the life of their father—hopefully without killing each other! But any hopes for a peaceful reunion unravel when a family secret shows up at the funeral…
“I am beyond thrilled to be making my Broadway playwriting debut, ten years and one block away from the very stage where I made my acting debut in The Book of Mormon,” said playwright Douglas Lyons. Chicken & Biscuits is a story of love, messiness, and healing. This opportunity to bring our comedically complex Black family to the Broadway stage is a complete gift. Our batter is full of laughter, and I can’t wait to witness audiences of all backgrounds fellowshipping together. I’ll see y’all at the church—I mean, theater."
CHICKEN & BISCUITS had its world premiere on February 28, 2020 at Queens Theatre, but the engagement was cut short less than two weeks later, when the theater industry suspended operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tickets for CHICKEN & BISCUITS are available now from $49.50, and can be purchased at www.Telecharge.com.
Beginning previews Thursday, September 23, 2021, the play will celebrate its Opening Night on Sunday, October 10, 2021, for a limited engagement through Sunday, January 2, 2022.Tickets are on sale today at Telecharge.com/212-239-6200.