Breon Arzell biography

Breon Arzell
At Writers Theatre: The Hot Wing King

Detroit native, is an actor, choreographer, writer, and teaching artist. While choregraphing for regional and local theaters and universities, acting credits include: Blues for an Alabama Sky (Remy Bumppo Theatre); Incendiary & Ain’t No Mo (Woolly Mammoth Theatre, DC); The Comedy of Errors, DREAM (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors, Baskerville (Metropolis PAC); The Total Bent (Haven w/ About Face); A Christmas Carol, Objects in the Mirror (Goodman Theatre) and more. TOURS: Theater Unspeakable, USA; White Horse Theatre, Germany; ACLE Theatrino, Italy. In the world of television, he is a recurring character on South Side (HBO Max), and choregraphed for The 4400 (CW). The recipient of 7 Joseph Jefferson Awards and 2 Black Theatre Alliance Awards, he has also been recognized as one of New City Magazine’s 50 Players of Chicago in 2018, 2020 and 2023. Along with other original works (both theater and screenplays), he is the co-creator and playwright of the revival and resurrection of the historical black musical, In Dahomey. @breonarzell and breonarzell.com

[Bio as of April 2024]