After several canceled performances due to an undisclosed number of breakthrough Covid cases among the cast or crew, Broadway’s 'Chicken & Biscuits' will close permanently at the end of the month, producers announced today
“Due to the significant financial impact of the show cancellations,will need to play the final performance of its Broadway engagement on Sunday, Nov. 28,” the producers said in a statement. “We make this decision with a very heavy heart, as this production has brought so much joy into our lives during a very challenging time.”
The play, written by Douglas Lyons and directed by Zhailon Levingston – both making their Broadway debuts – features an almost entirely Black cast, and has been praised as a significant element of the industry’s attempts to expand and diversity both its creative teams and its audience. “We witnessed first-hand the delights, surprises, laughter, and representation it bestowed upon a diverse and welcoming audience,” the producers said .
“This is certainly not the final bow for this groundbreaking work, or its players,” the statement said. “We are incredibly excited about the future plans for, for which we have seen great demand from touring companies and regional theaters.”
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