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Photo Flash: New Shots from Rain Pryor's FRIED CHICKEN & LATKES

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Rain Pryor's one-woman autobiographical play is making its World Premiere at Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre (NBT) in Harlem, running now through Sunday, June 28. "Fried Chicken & Latkes" is the actress-writer-comedian's funny take on her mixed-race heritage and growing up the daughter of one of the world's most beloved and iconic funny men, comic genius Richard Pryor. BroadwayWorld has brand-new photos of Pryor onstage below!

The hilariously irreverent and poignant play is Rain Pryor's one-woman, theatrical, cabaret-styled show based on her life growing up Black and Jewish. It has been in development for several years and performed in Atlanta; New York; Winston-Salem, NC; Baltimore; and Washington, DC. Recently, the actress joined forces with acclaimed director Kamilah Forbes ("A Raisin in the Sun," "Lucky Guy," "Stick Fly," "The Mountaintop," "Holler If Ya Hear Me") to completely reimagine the work. In collaboration with NBT, Forbes has brought on a full creative team to mount the production, including Drama Desk Awardee Maruti Evans (scenic and lighting design), Dede Ayite (costume design), Eric Sluyter (sound design), Katherine Freer (projection designer) and Ayisha Hunt (stage management). Audiences can expect new songs, script elements and other production enhancements, including projection.

Pryor plays the 11 characters most pivotal to her life and takes her audience on a musical journey through the late '60s, '70s and '80s and some little-known family history. Along the way, she offers a unique perspective on race, identity and the loss of her iconic father, Richard Pryor.

Tickets are on sale now for the production, which is playing at National Black Theatre, 2031 Fifth Avenue between 125th and 126th Streets in Harlem. (Take the 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 subway to 125th Street.) The production officially opens tomorrow, June 11, marked by an Opening Night Gala that includes a 7 p.m. show and post-show reception. Tickets are $30 general admission. Tickets can be purchased online at www.nationalblacktheatre.org, by calling NBT directly at (212) 722- 3800, or at NBT's Box Office from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

Photo Credit: Christine Jean Chambers


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