James Ijames

The Public Theater Announces 2022-2023 Season Featuring Five World Premieres & More

The Public Theater announced the schedule today for The Public’s 2022-23 Season at the Public Theater. Learn all about the shows, schedule and how to get tickets.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning FAT HAM Extends for a Third Time at The Public Theater

The 2022 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play FAT HAM has extended for a third time at The Public Theater and will now run through Sunday, July 17th.

Photos: First Look at FAIRVIEW Directed by Pulitzer Prize Winner James Ijames - Now Extended at The Wilma Theater

The Wilma Theater announced today a one-week extension for Fairview, the groundbreaking 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Jackie Sibblies Drury, directed by Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames. Originally set to close on Saturday June 18, the production will now conclude its run on Sunday June 26. Take a look at photos of the production!

The Wilma Theater to Honor Co-Founding Artistic Director Blanka Zizka at FÊTE 2022

The Wilma Theater announced today that Fête 2022 will honor retiring Co-Founding Artistic Director Blanka Zizka, who recently departed the company after 40 years in the position. Fête 2022 will be held on Monday June 13, 2022.

Wake Up With BWW 6/6: Webber, Miranda, and More Perform For the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, and More!

Today's top stories include a look inside the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, which included a musical theatre tribute featuring Six, Hamilton, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more! Plus, go behind the scenes of Pulitzer Prize-winning Fat Ham, and more!

VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of the Pulitzer Prize-Winning FAT HAM

Critically-acclaimed playwright James Ijames reinvents Shakespeare's masterpiece with his new, Pulitzer prize-winning drama, FAT HAM, which is currently playing at the Public Theater. Below, watch as PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown gets the scoop on the new show from Ijames as a part of the arts and culture series, CANVAS.

DEAL WITH THE DRAGON Comes to Magic Theatre in July

Kevin Rolston's critically acclaimed Deal with the Dragon, a three-character, one-man performance comes to the Magic Theatre for a limited run.

Photos: Pulitzer Prize-Winner FAT HAM Opens at The Public Theater!

FAT HAM, the 2022 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, celebrated its opening night last night at The Public Theater! Go inside the celebration!

Review Roundup: FAT HAM Opens at The Public Theater

Check out the critic's reviews from the New York Times and elsewhere for the The Public Theater and National Black Theatre production of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play FAT HAM at The Public Theater.  

FAT HAM Extended for Two More Weeks at The Public

The Public Theater and National Black Theatre has announced that the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play FAT HAM has extended again now through Sunday, July 3rd at The Public Theater.  

VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of the Pulitzer Prize-Winning FAT HAM

Critically-acclaimed playwright James Ijames reinvents Shakespeare's masterpiece with his new, Pulitzer prize-winning drama, FAT HAM, which is currently playing at the Public Theater. Below, watch as PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown gets the scoop on the new show from Ijames as a part of the arts and culture series, CANVAS.

BWW TV: TimeLine Theatre Presents KILL MOVE PARADISE

Four young black men, torn from the world without warning, discover themselves stuck in a nebulous waiting room in the afterlife. While balancing the reality of their past and the uncertainty of their future, their souls try to find peace in Kill Move Paradise by James Ijames, receiving its Chicago premiere February 12 a?" April 5, 2020 at TimeLine Theatre Company.