Photos: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for CHICKEN & BISCUITS

Chicken & Biscuits is officially open at the Circle in the Square Theatre.

By: Oct. 11, 2021
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CHICKEN & BISCUITS, the new comedy written by Douglas Lyons and directed by Zhailon Levingston, made its Broadway debut just last night, October 10, at the Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street.) The limited engagement runs through Sunday, January 2, 2022.

CHICKEN & BISCUITS features a dynamic ensemble cast, which on Broadway will include film & television actress Cleo King ("Mike & Molly," "Deadwood") in her Broadway debut as Baneatta Mabry, Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis (Porgy and Bess, Da 5 Bloods) as Reginald Mabry, Drama Desk Award winner Michael Urie (Torch Song, "Ugly Betty") as Logan, Broadway veteran NaTasha Yvette Williams (Waitress, Porgy and Bess) as Brianna Jenkins, and Devere Rogers (Up Here, "OK Boomer") in his Broadway debut as Kenny Mabry. Reprising their roles from the play's world Premiere at Queens Theatre, and making their Broadway stage debuts, are Ebony Marshall-Oliver (Merry Wives of Windsor and Ain't No Mo' at Public Theater) as Beverly Jenkins, Aigner Mizzelle as La'trice Franklin, and Alana Raquel Bowers (What to Send Up When it Goes Down) as Simone Mabry. Joining the Company as understudies are Dean Acree (Words, Razors and the Wounded), Jennifer Fouché (Chicago National Tour) as the Baneatta Mabry standby, Michael Genet (The Prom), Miles G. Jackson (Endlings) and Camille Upshaw ("That Damn Michael Che").

This dynamic ensemble cast leads 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. 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.

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Tamika Lawrence

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Andy Blankenbuehler and wife Elly Blankenbuehler

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Max Crumm

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Molly Ringwald

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Jessie Mueller and Anika Larsen

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Producer Pamela Ross

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Playwright Douglas Lyons and parents Velman Lyons and Tilden Lyons

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Playwright Douglas Lyons and Director Zhailon Levingston

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Douglas Lyons and Ethan D Pakchar

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Director Zhailon Levingston

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Richard Anderson, Director Zhailon Levingston and Shannon Levingston

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Ellie Marie Scott and husband Keenan Scott II

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Krysta Rodriguez

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Director Zhailon Levingston and Associate Director Bianca LaVerne Jones

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Rachel Chavkin and Director Zhailon Levingston

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