Fat Ham
Broadway, American Airlines Theatre
Reviewed by Regina Robbins
BOTTOM LINE: You'll laugh, cry and maybe even sing along with Juicy and his hot mess of a family in this comedy, based on Shakespearean tragedy but much Blacker, queerer, and shorter.
If you’ve ever seen Hamlet and found yourself wondering why there is no ham in it, your problem is solved. James Ijames’ absurdist comedy Fat Ham puts Shakespeare through a meat grinder, relocating the prince of Denmark and his dysfunctional family to the American South in the present day. For good measure, they’re Black, and they’re having a barbecue...
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