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“Reginald was always accepting of Kenny’s sexuality. While Reginald is accepting of his son’s sexuality, Baneatta and her daughter, Simone, turn their nose up at Logan any chance they get. The chaos continues as the Mabry’s youngest son, Kenny, brings his white, Jewish boyfriend Logan to the funeral. “I think that’s what pastors try to do for their congregations and for their families.” Although he is dealing with his own nervousness stepping into the patriarchal role of the family, he tries to make everyone else around him feel secure in a time of grief and uncertainty,” Norm explained. I consider him the heartbeat of the family. After his death, Reginald must step into the role of pastor, eulogize his father-in-law and try to manage all of the familial chaos and drama that comes with unexpected family reunions. Norm stars as Reginald Mabry, husband to Baneatta Mabry ( Cleo King), who is mourning the loss of her father, the pastor of their local congregation. Norm Lewis in ‘Chicken & Biscuits’ (Kareem Black) I also am invoking the spirits of the pastors that I grew up with, just trying to kind of embrace what a pastor does in a church, trying to be a great leader.” “I referenced my grandfather, who was a preacher, so I invoked his spirit.
It’s fun to step into a role, like when I did in Chicago or Phantom, but it’s always great to create your own, especially when it’s a new show,” Norm told HollywoodLife in an EXCLUSIVE interview. “It’s always great to start a new show and I’m always excited to create a new character. The play, which recently welcomed on board producers Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, stars Emmy, Tony, and SAG-nominated multi-hyphenate Norm Lewis, who previously made history in 2014 as The Phantom Of The Opera’s first African-American Phantom on Broadway. Norm Lewis spoke to HL about Broadway’s newest play, ‘Chicken & Biscuits’ & how the show brings light to family values.Ĭhicken & Biscuits is one of Broadway’s newest original plays, and one of seven new plays this season written by Black playwrights following several much-needed conversations about inclusion, equality and representation within the industry.