Zhailon Levingston

Off-Broadway Review: “Table 17” at The Susan and Roland Frankel Theater at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space (Closed on Sunday, September 29, 2024)

The latest production to open at MCC Theatre is the world premiere of the new play “Table 17” penned by Douglas Lyons and under the direction of Zhailon Levingston. The title refers to a table that sits under a glimmering disco ball at Bianca’s, an upscale restaurant where the two main characters Jada and Dallas meet to review their past…

Broadway Review: “Chicken & Biscuits” at Circle in the Square Theatre (Closed Sunday January 2, 2022)

October 15, 2021 | Broadway > | "Chicken & Biscuits", Adam Honoré, Aigner Mizzelle, Alana Raquel Bowers, Circle in the Square Theatre, Cleo King, Devere Rogers, Douglas Lyons, Ebony Marshall-Oliver, Emilio Madrid-Kuser, Lawrence E. Moten III, Michael Urie, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Nikiya Mathis, Norm Lewis, Queens Theatre, Twi McCallum, Zhailon Levingston

Had the playwright, director, and creative team of “Chicken & Biscuits” taken a cue from their “Oklahoma” colleagues who occupied the same Circle in the Square Theatre space in 2019-2020, they might have inserted a break into their play’s overlong 120-minutes and served a small portion of chicken and biscuits to the members of the audience. This would have enhanced…