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OVERVIEW

Meet Juicy, a young, queer Black man with a Shakespearean-sized dilemma. When the ghost of his dead father shows up at his family’s BBQ wedding reception demanding his murder be avenged, does the poetic and sensitive Juicy have it in him to do the deed, or will he “to thine own self be true?” See what the New York Times calls “a hilarious yet profound tragedy smothered in comedy,” in this Pulitzer Prize–winning take on Hamlet, direct from Broadway to L.A.

Fat Ham first premiered in 2022 at The Public Theater as a co-production between National Black Theatre and The Public Theater. Fat Ham made its Broadway premiere on April 12, 2023.

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Performance Information

Running Time
100 minutes, no intermission.
Warnings

Strobe Lighting Effects • Loud Music • Theatrical Haze

Content Advisory: This production contains profanity.

Age Recommendation: 12+
All Geffen Playhouse productions are intended for an adult audience; children under 10 years of age will not be admitted.

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“you're going to want seconds”

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“intoxicating and deliriously funny”

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“risk-taking, rule-breaking”

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“the best thing to hit LA stages”

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“this Broadway darling is set to charm Los Angeles”

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“ingenious”

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“so much to enjoy”

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“Huzzah for the Ham!”

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