Chicken & Biscuits (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
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See it if Love laughing at a family that reminds you of your own
Don't see it if You don’t enjoy humor in unexpected circumstances
See it if Debut playwright Douglas Lyons is on his way to great things! A bit chaotic at times, but always funny and everyone will find it relatable.
Don't see it if You want a more focused drama, or you don't want to have fun! Read more
See it if You'd enjoy an incredibly clever and heartfelt comedy about a dysfunctional family.
Don't see it if You prefer more serious dramas about family
See it if Wonderful & joyous show with comedic relevance & jubilant. A fun & must see show.
Don't see it if Sensitivity to Religion & religious culture.
See it if you want to be profoundly moved and encompassed in love!
Don't see it if you aren't interested in relevant topics
See it if you want to laugh! This is stupidly funny, brilliantly acted, and still profound. GO GO GO!
Don't see it if you aren't into stories about race or death.
See it if You want to be entrained from beginning to end. From old school to new, you’ll love it. Thank me later 😃
Don't see it if If you’re are an extreme atheist or super religious and can’t find any humor in religion.
See it if You want a feel-good performance with a lot of heart and humor
Don't see it if You want a big show. The characters are endearing
Critic Reviews (14)
"Chicken & Biscuits clearly has its heart in the right place, and the cast and creative team include more than two dozen people making their Broadway debuts. But their lack of seasoning shows: the writing is blobby, much of the design is unpolished, and young director Zhailon Levingston sometimes seems lost in dealing with the challenging three-quarters thrust stage at Circle in the Square."
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"All families have their secrets, but few handle them as entertainingly as the Mabry family in Douglas Lyon’s Chicken & Biscuits. All is not perfect by the play’s end but...It’s the perfect take home message as we continue to navigate the viral pandemics that are tearing our nation apart."
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"But new voices doesn’t always equal fresh voices, as this safe, cozy comedy makes clear. Like grandpa’s biscuits, stale is the word that comes to mind."
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"Fresh, relatable and laugh-out-loud funny...This play is both a Hallelujah and an A-men. "
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"It's the kind of easygoing domestic comedy that reigned on Broadway for decades...But Chicken and Biscuits suffers from a tedious, drawn-out structure, taking its time introduce the characters before then segueing into a lengthy series of eulogies followed by breakout groups in which characters confront each other in pairs, laboriously laying to rest long-buried resentments."
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"It may be that while creating that trajectory, dramatist Lyons takes a few, sometimes sentimental shortcuts, but only the crankiest onlookers will object to what looks to be a commercial success."
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"How much you enjoy the evening will depend on your tolerance for stereotypical characterizations and situations more redolent of a sitcom than theater."
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“Chicken & Biscuits,” at Broadway’s Circle in the Square theater, is a savory comedy served with a hefty side order of sentiment. It’s a mostly successful combo plate, even if the play’s buoyant humor tends to recede in the later scene."
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