PLAYBILL: Tracie Thoms of the film "Rent" and TV's "Cold Case" will join the previously announced Tonya Pinkins (Caroline, or Change; Jelly's Last Jam) in The Fountain Theatre's production of And Her Hair Went With Her, Zina Camblin's play about African-American sisterhood and identity.

Diane Rodriguez directs the six-week Los Angeles run, as part of the National New Play Network initiative, April 25-June 15 at The Fountain Theatre. The opening is May 9.

According to production notes, "Camblin's And Her Hair Went With Her is at once an hilarious celebration and a serious exploration of African-American sisterhood and identity. At the heart of the piece is the friendship between middle-aged Jasmine and single mom Angie, two women who run a beauty salon. The fun comes in as Pinkins and Thoms don various roles (and wigs) to also portray all of the salon's customers, exploring the diversity of black women and comically exposing stereotypes along the way. Get ready for a wild range of women, personalities, hairstyles and trends."

Fountain Theatre artistic director Stephen Sachs first saw a reading of the play last year. "It was a packed house, and the place just went nuts," he said in a statement. "It was uproariously funny, touching and moving. I was completely caught up in the fun of it and thought it would be a wonderful thing to share with the Fountain's audience."

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