Benja Kay Thomas
Latest News on Benja Kay Thomas:
MCC Theater Unveils Winter Public Engagement Programming (Jan 13, 2025)
Video: Director Sideeq Heard on FAT HAM at Geffen Playhouse (Apr 12, 2024)
Review: FAT HAM at Geffen Playhouse (Apr 12, 2024)
MCC Theater Unveils Winter Public Engagement Programming (Jan 13, 2025)
Video: Director Sideeq Heard on FAT HAM at Geffen Playhouse (Apr 12, 2024)
Review: FAT HAM at Geffen Playhouse (Apr 12, 2024)
BIO
Benja Kay Thomas is a New York based actor. Broadway: Skeleton Crew. Off-Broadway: Fat Ham (The Public), Barbecue, (Atlantic Theater); Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven and Bootycandy (Playwrights Horizons). Regional: Booty Candy (Baltimore Center Stage); Jazz (Wilma Theater). Film/TV: A Love Song, FBI (CBS), Gotham (FOX) A Beautiful Distraction (Netflix), Detective Chinatown 2, Warrior Class, A Gun For Jennifer. Awards: OBIE & AUDELCO! Benja is a proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA, and is a member of The Actors Center and the LAByrinth Theater Company.
STAGE CREDITS
[Off-Broadway]
Atlantic Theatre's Off-Broadway World Premiere, 2019
Peaches
Awards and Nominations
winner
Obie Awards - 2023 - Special Citation
Benja Kay ThomasFat Ham
winner
Obie Awards - 2022 - Special Citation
Benja Kay ThomasFat Ham
Videos
Photos & Video: Colman Domingo Hosts FAT HAM 'Juicy Disco'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-04-05 17:26:54
Video: The Company of FAT HAM Talks Bringing the Play to Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-03-06 12:00:20
VIDEO: Mykal Kilgore & the Company of FAT Ham Cover 'Kill The Lights'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2022-07-08 14:35:08
VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of the Pulitzer Prize-Winning FAT HAM
by Nicole Rosky - 2022-06-05 10:27:09
In Performance Video: Lance Coadie Performs Scene from Playwrights Horizons' BOOTYCANDY
by Caryn Robbins - 2014-09-16 09:22:26
News
MCC Theater Unveils Winter Public Engagement Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2025
MCC Theater will present a series of workshops to take place this winter as part of their public engagement programming. Learn more about the winter programming and see how to take part.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2025
MCC Theater will present a series of workshops to take place this winter as part of their public engagement programming. Learn more about the winter programming and see how to take part.
Video: Director Sideeq Heard on FAT HAM at Geffen Playhouse
by Joshua Wright - Apr 12, 2024
Watch as Director Sideeq shares what he hopes audiences will understand about themselves and others after seeing Fat Ham at Geffen Playhouse.
by Joshua Wright - Apr 12, 2024
Watch as Director Sideeq shares what he hopes audiences will understand about themselves and others after seeing Fat Ham at Geffen Playhouse.
Review: FAT HAM at Geffen Playhouse
by Evan Henerson - Apr 12, 2024
Huzzah James Ijames’ FAT HAM. Bless its softness, its savory juiciness, its wit and its ostentation. And its Juicy! Hooray for the clothes, the music, the unabashed delight that this whacked-out literary homage enjoys in wrestling with Shakespeare’s existential conundrums and deciding, screw it! let’s get down to the food!
by Evan Henerson - Apr 12, 2024
Huzzah James Ijames’ FAT HAM. Bless its softness, its savory juiciness, its wit and its ostentation. And its Juicy! Hooray for the clothes, the music, the unabashed delight that this whacked-out literary homage enjoys in wrestling with Shakespeare’s existential conundrums and deciding, screw it! let’s get down to the food!
Interview: Sideeq Heard's Ever Excited to Direct FAT HAM Again
by Gil Kaan - Apr 10, 2024
The west coast premiere of James Ijames’ 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama-winning Fat Ham opened April 4, 2024, at the Geffen Playhouse. Sideeq Heard directs the talented cast of Nikki Crawford, Chris Herbie Holland, Billy Eugene Jones, Adrianna Mitchell, Marcel Spears, Benja Kay Thomas and Matthew Elijah Webb. Sideeq found time after his successful opening weekend to answer a few of my queries.
by Gil Kaan - Apr 10, 2024
The west coast premiere of James Ijames’ 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama-winning Fat Ham opened April 4, 2024, at the Geffen Playhouse. Sideeq Heard directs the talented cast of Nikki Crawford, Chris Herbie Holland, Billy Eugene Jones, Adrianna Mitchell, Marcel Spears, Benja Kay Thomas and Matthew Elijah Webb. Sideeq found time after his successful opening weekend to answer a few of my queries.
Photos: First Look at FAT HAM at Geffen Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2024
Geffen Playhouse is presenting the West Coast premiere of the Broadway production of five-time Tony Award nominee and 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner Fat Ham. Get a first look at photos!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2024
Geffen Playhouse is presenting the West Coast premiere of the Broadway production of five-time Tony Award nominee and 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner Fat Ham. Get a first look at photos!
Cast Set For the West Coast Premiere of FAT HAM, Opening at Geffen Playhouse in March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2024
Geffen Playhouse has announced the full cast for its West Coast premiere of the Broadway production of five-time Tony Award nominee and 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner Fat Ham. Find out who is starring in the show and how to get tickets here!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2024
Geffen Playhouse has announced the full cast for its West Coast premiere of the Broadway production of five-time Tony Award nominee and 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner Fat Ham. Find out who is starring in the show and how to get tickets here!
CENTER OF THE YOUNIVERSE & More Set for Audible Theater December Audio Slate
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2023
Audible Theater has revealed its December audio slate, featuring five new originals.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2023
Audible Theater has revealed its December audio slate, featuring five new originals.
Jeff Cohen's SQUEAKY Will Receive Developmental Readings This Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2023
As part of its new Building the Box Developmental Reading Series, Out of the Box Theatrics will present readings of SQUEAKY, a poignant autobiographical comedy by Drama Desk Award winner Jeff Cohen.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2023
As part of its new Building the Box Developmental Reading Series, Out of the Box Theatrics will present readings of SQUEAKY, a poignant autobiographical comedy by Drama Desk Award winner Jeff Cohen.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Benja Kay Thomas been in?
Benja Kay Thomas has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
How many West End shows has Benja Kay Thomas been in?
Benja Kay Thomas has not appeared in the West End.
What awards has Benja Kay Thomas been nominated for?
Special Citation (Obie Awards) for Fat Ham and Special Citation (Obie Awards) for Fat Ham.
What awards has Benja Kay Thomas won?
Benja Kay Thomas has received Special Citations from the Obie Awards for Fat Ham.
Videos