Chicken and Biscuits 2020 - Articles Page 3

Run Time:
100 minutes with no intermission
Ages: 12+
Opened: February 28, 2020
Closing: March 22, 2020

Chicken and Biscuits - 2020 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Queens Theatre
14 United Nations Avenue South Flushing Meadows Corona Park, ny

Chicken and Biscuits, a new family with heart, soul and a little shade by composer-playwright and actor Douglas Lyons (Beautiful), will receive its launch production at Queens Theatre, Feb. 28-March 22, 2020.

In Chicken and Biscuits, Baneatta and Beverly attempt to put their sisterly differences aside to bury their father, Bernard. All is well at the funeral until it's revealed that Bernard had not just two daughters, but three. Wig pins loosen, as truths emerge, leaving this African-American family to confront their skeletons head on; naturally with lots of love, shade, and prayer along the way.

Originally written in residence at The Directors Company, Chicken and Biscuits' development includes The Front Porch Readings Series, Queens Theatre's 2019 New American Voices Series, and Frank Silvera's Workshop at The Billie Holiday Theatre.

The 2020 Queens Theatre production will be directed by Zhailon Levingston (Tina), in arrangement with Blue Vista 725, EclayRossie Productions, AKOUS Entertainment and The Directors Company.

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Megan Hilty, LaChanze & More Announced for Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's 2022-2023 TRUST Cabaret Series
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THE LEHMAN TRILOGY, HARMONY & KIMBERLY AKIMBO Lead Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2022


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The Front Porch Arts Collective Announces 2022-2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 5, 2022


The Front Porch Arts Collective has announced its two-play 2022-2023 season, which includes Broadway hit Chicken & Biscuits and romantic comedy K-I-S-S-I-N-G.  Performances will begin in the fall of 2022, with one production taking the stage at the Wimberly Theatre in the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA in Boston's South End. 

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2022


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by Survival Jobs - Mar 24, 2022


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by Stephi Wild - Mar 23, 2022


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2022


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 8, 2022


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 1, 2022


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CHICKEN & BISCUITS Licensing Rights Now Available Through Dramatists Play Service
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 27, 2022


Following its Broadway breakout in 2021, Chicken & Biscuits is now part of the Broadway Licensing collection for professional and amateur theaters. The original production premiered at the Queens Theatre in the Park in February 2020 before transferring to Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theater in the fall of 2021.

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by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2022


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Cycle 2 Of Douglas Lyons' Next Wave Initiative Opens Submissions
by Stephi Wild - Nov 18, 2021


The Next Wave Initiative has announced open submissions for Cycle 2 of its scholarship program. Founded by Broadway multihyphenate, Douglas Lyons (Chicken and Biscuits and Beau), The Next Wave Initiative is a developmental branch of The Directors Company committed to amplifying future Black voices in the American theatre.

Other Productions of Chicken and Biscuits

2020   Off-Broadway Original Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway
2021   Broadway A New Comedy by Douglas Lyons
Broadway

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