HAMPTON ROADS, VA—Redd Foxx and Malcolm X are both cultural icons in comedy and civil rights, respectively now there is a stage play that follows their unique friendship that started when they both worked at Jimmy's Chicken Shack in Harlem.
The actors who play the legends have a unique story themselves, as graduate students they studied under the same acting coach in
Arkansas.
Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem
Co-World Premiere
April 8–26
Wells Theatre, Norfolk
vastage.org
Box Office at 757-627-1234
Presented by: Virginia Stage Company