Choir Boys Extends on Broadway
Written by Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney.
After opening to critical acclaim on January 8 Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy have announced that they will be extending their run at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre by one week. The play with music originally debuted off-Broadway in 2013 and will now conclude its run on Broadway on February 24, instead of the previously scheduled February 17.
Starring Chuck Cooper, Austin Pendleton, Jeremy Pope, Nicholas L. Ashe, Daniel Bellomy, Jonathan Burke, Gerald Ceasar, John Clay III, Caleb Eberhardt, Marcus Gladney and J. Quinton Jonhson, Choir Boy is written by Moonlight writer, Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Trip Cullman.
What is Choir Boy about?
The Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys is preparing for its 50th Anniversary. It's the kind of establishment that hews close to tradition, so when Pharus, a gay student who has been socially shunned by his peers, is selected to lead the school's choir, it causes a stir. Once Pharus' detractors embark on a hate campaign against him, the headmaster brings in renowned historian Mr. Pendleton to dampen the tension.
Choir Boy is now playing at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre through to February 24.
