“If we are true to ourselves, we can not be false to anyone.” It is the spirit of that quote from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet that drives Cleveland Play House’s production of James Ijames’ Pulitzer ...

“Fat Ham,” by playwright James Ijames, follows in the tradition of modernizing a Shakespeare play — in this case, “Hamlet.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning play opens May 17 at GableStage in Coral Gables, ...

While the main character quotes lines from the play, the most famous line from Hamlet never appears in Fat Ham. James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning adaptation poses a different question altogether.

Jordan Williams (left) and Brandon Foxworth star in "Fat Ham," at City Theatre. This is WESA Arts, a weekly newsletter by Bill O'Driscoll providing in-depth reporting about the Pittsburgh area art ...

Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. But ...

In my interview with actor Tyler Ray Lewis, who stars in Fat Ham as the central character Juicy, they talked about how hilarious James Ijames’ play was. They weren’t wrong, but the impression they ...

For the first time ever at The Old Globe the Broadway production of "Fat Ham" is taking the stage. “The play is set in North Carolina, so it's set in the south,” said the show’s director Sideeq Heard.

The Wilma premiered James Ijames’ Pulitzer-winning play during the pandemic as a streaming film. Now we can see it in person. Playwright James Ijames returns to the Wilma Theater for its production of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Fat Ham,” James Ijames' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, invites theatergoers to a backyard cookout in the American South. On the ...

There have been a lot of remakes and updates of William Shakespeare’s plays. “West Side Story” is “Romeo and Juliet” set in 1950’s New York. The recent hit rom-com Anyone But You is based on “Much Ado ...

How long has Fat Ham been running on Broadway? Fat Ham opened at the American Airlines Theatre (Broadway) on Wednesday Apr 12, 2023 and has now been running for 2 months. 2023 Drama Desk Awards ...

“Fat Ham,” James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, invites theatergoers to a backyard cookout in the American South. On the menu is William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” smothered in barbecue sauce. Take ...