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4 Tickets to National Black Theatre's World Premiere Production of Rain Pryor's "Fried Chicken and Latkes"

Show runs from June 7 - 28, 2015.

2031 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10035

About Rain Pryor's "Fried Chicken and Latkes" - from The New York Times (NOTE:  review is from 2012 run of this same show):

"Make no mistake: Rain Pryor, the star of the autobiographical solo show 'Fried Chicken and Latkes' is not just defined by her father, the comedian Richard Pryor. She most definitely is her own woman. But she sure does one hell of an impersonation of her dad.

"There are many dimensions to this robust, ebullient performer, all evident in this trim production, which sails by in an effervescent 70 minutes. The daughter of Pryor ('a comic genius') and a Jewish onetime go-go dancer, Ms. Pryor was raised in Beverly Hills, Calif., in a biracial household. Her show is a parade of friends, relatives and tormentors, in which she also sings — with impressive power — accompanied by a skilled jazz trio led by Charles Lindberg.

"Her portraits include those of a slur-hurling elementary school antagonist; her hardheaded mother ('Joan Crawford in the ’hood'); her maternal grandmother and sagacious paternal great-grandmother; a tough black female classmate; a vapid 1980s Valley girl; and Miles Davis (who once serenaded her to sleep).

"And she delivers a spot-on impression of her father, both at his height (she summons bits of his routine about shooting at his wife’s car) and, poignantly, in his decline (when he suffered from the multiple sclerosis that claimed his life in 2005). She acknowledges his flaws, like womanizing and drug abuse, but vividly renders his tender paternal concern and honorable candor.

"Ms. Pryor has had many television roles, perhaps most notably as a regular character on the ABC series 'Head of the Class'; But she has an outsize presence built for Broadway; at times her salty banter suggests Bette Midler without the camp. Now a mother, she abandoned 'Hollyweird' (her term) to adopt Baltimore as a base of operations. But she certainly seems right at home in Manhattan."

About National Black Theatre:

National Black Theatre [NBT] was founded in 1968 in the heart of Harlem by the late Dr. Barbara Ann Teer, an award winning, visionary artist and entrepreneur. With a distinguished 46 year-old history of innovative work in its community, NBT is among the oldest Black Theaters in the country, and amongst the longest owned and operated by a woman of color. NBT is also a pioneer as the first to establish revenue generating Black art complex located at 2031 5th Avenue in Harlem, NY. NBT’s achievements reflect Dr. Teer’s lifelong commitment to community service through the arts. She believed whole-heartedly in the power of Black Theatre to uplift, strengthen, and heal Black communities on a local and on a national level.

NOTE:  Some photos are from the 2012 run of this same show.

Item Special Note

Expires June 30, 2015.

Please check NBT's website for production run.

Winner must contact donor to claim tickets.