BROADWAY ROUND UP

 

“Chicken & Biscuits” 

The holidays are right around the corner and so is a brand, new year. Here’s what’s happening on Broadway and do try to keep up.  The tourists are back and flocking to the theater.  Just be mindful to protect yourself and others from possible COVID-19 infection. Wear your mask. Clean your hands. Test often. 

At “Chicken & Biscuits” the great Broadway veteran Norm Lewis is starring in a Broadway play that isn’t a musical. Most fans know him from his performances in “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Sweeney Todd,” and “Porgy and Bess.”  

Also on the new episode of “Stagecraft,” Lewis revealed why “Chicken & Biscuits” reminds him of his own family; talked about his work with Black Theatre United; and extolled the virtues of mushroom coffee.

In Variety’s podcast “Stagecraft,” Lewis revealed why “Chicken & Biscuits” reminds him of his own family; talked about his work.

To hear the full conversation, listen at the link ( https://bit.ly/3riLXdc ) 

or download and subscribe to “Stagecraft” on podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and the Broadway Podcast Network. New episodes of “Stagecraft” are released every other week. To learn more about the play click ( https://bit.ly/3I0PiU1 ) here. 

“Caroline or Change”

At the powerful “Caroline or Change” the first thing an audience sees is a looming, big statue of a Confederate soldier which will eventually get torn down as an act of protest. 

In Variety’s “Stagecraft” podcast ( https://bit.ly/3I0glit ) they chat with actress Anika Noni Rose (“Maid,” “Jingle Jangle,” “The Princess and the Frog”) who won a Tony Award for her performance as Emmie, the title character’s daughter, in the first Broadway run of “Caroline, or Change.” “Statues are coming down!”

At the powerful “Caroline or Change” the first thing an audience sees is a looming, big statue of a Confederate soldier which will eventually get torn down as an act of protest. 

  ( https://bit.ly/3p9k5FO ) 

“Clydes”

At Lynn Nottage’s new Broadway comedy with bite, “Clydes” the Emmy-winning actress Uzo Aduba (ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK) ( https://bit.ly/3rhuCkY ) is kicking ass and taking names as the lead Clyde, the owner of a roadside diner that hires formerly incarcerated all of whom are passionate about creating the perfect sandwich. 

To learn more about this new comedy, click here — ( https://bit.ly/3D4ecOW ) 

To hear the full conversation, listen ( https://bit.ly/3rhuCkY ) or download and subscribe to “Stagecraft” on podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and the Broadway Podcast Network. New episodes of “Stagecraft” are released every other week.