“You can’t come to a play called ‘Booty Candy’ and expect that it’s going to be ‘Gilligan’s Island.'” That’s what the award-winning playwright Robert O’Hara said about his show that premiered in 2011. With outrageous humor, the play explores themes of growing up Black and queer in America. A new production of “Booty Candy” is being performed through June 12 at Actor’s Express, and director Martin Damien Wilkins and actor Parris Sarter joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to talk about the play.
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