Daily News | Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater to co-produce ‘Fat Ham’ on Broadway
In a press release, the Wilma said it will be the first Philadelphia theater to produce a commercial Broadway production. Managing director Leigh Goldenberg remembers asking Ijames about getting involved in producing the run last October when the pair was in an Uber heading to the Pulitzer Prize Awards Ceremony dinner. Soon after, Goldenberg talked to producers at the Public Theater.
“I hope that people will see that art that starts in Philadelphia can have a life like this, and that this kind of work is happening in Philadelphia, and people should come here to see it and support it,” said Goldenberg.
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