(L-R) Omar Stewart, James Arthur M., Taylor Ryan Rivers, Bradley Kynard, and Twon Marcel Pope in NCTC’s ‘The Hot Wing King’ (photo: Lois Tema)

“All this Black love! I can’t take it!” declares one of the half-dozen meaty male characters who take charge of the stage and will take hold of your heart in playwright Katori Hall’s uproarious 2021 Pulitzer-winning play, “The Hot Wing King.”

Now at the New Conservatory Theatre Center, the show shines under the direction of the mononymous ShawnJ, who keeps its intricate mix of spicy, sweet, and sneakily profound moments as smoothly coordinated as a Steph Curry Slide.

The top-level story finds a group of queer friends gathering to compete as a team in a weekend wing-cooking competition. But bubbling in the sauce are angst over commitment, the clos

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