James Ijames Delights with Riotous Black Family Comedy by Jenyth Jo After twenty minutes of “Fat Ham,” a comical version of “Hamlet” set at a North Carolina backyard BBQ, it’s clear Juicy / Hamlet (Devin A. Cunningham) has been skewered and charred by the toxic flames of his out-of-date masculine role models. When Phaedra…
James Ijames Finds Funny Bone in Black BBQ-Wedding by Mary Lou Herlihy “Fat Ham,” a raucous, rapid-fire romp about a southern Black family, tackles sexual secrets and gender roles with raunchy aplomb. Shakespeare’s Hamlet becomes Juicy (endearing Devin A. Cunningham) in splashy comedic form. Fat Ham is a riot wrapped in pathos. We laughed…
Hershey Felder Plays Melancholy Maestro, Passionate Piano by Barry David Horwitz After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Sergei Rachmaninoff fled Russia, abandoned his aristocratic life, and moved to New York. The popular pianist-composer arrives in the U.S. with nothing. Hershey Felder plays the exiled Rachmaninoff with verve and passion, calling up vivid memories of…
S.F. Mime Troupe Puts Bob Cratchit & Songs Center Stage by Barry David Horwitz In “A Red Carol,” the SF Mime Troupe has revealed the true focus of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Performed in Z Space’s indoor, industrial, thrift store settings of old furniture and brilliant songs, The Mime Troupe offers a new vision….