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for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
by Ntozake Shange
About the Play
The groundbreaking choreopoem about and performed by black women.
Story:
Capturing the brutal, tender and dramatic lives of contemporary Black women, For Colored Girls... offers a transformative, riveting evening of provocative dance, music and poetry.
Fun Fact
Author Ntozake Shange coined the phrase "choreopoem" to describe this piece - a form of dramatic expression that combines poetry, dance, music, and song.
Playwright
Ntozake Shange
Broadway Premiere
- Theatre
- Booth Theatre
- Opening Night
- Sep 15, 1976
- Total Performances
- 742
- Original Cast
- Trazana Beverley, Laurie Carlos, Risë Collins, Aku Kadogo, Janet League, Paula Moss, Ntozake Shange
- Director
- Oz Scott
- Producer
- Joseph Papp and Woodie King, Jr.
- Scenic Design
- Ming Cho Lee
- Costume Design
- Judy Dearing
- Lighting Design
- Jennifer Tipton
2022 Broadway Revival
- Theatre
- Booth Theatre
- Opening Night
- April 20, 2022
- Total Performances
- 51
- Original Cast
- Amara Granderson, Tendayi Kuumba, Kenita R. Miller, Okwui Okpokwasili, Stacey Sargeant, Alexandria Wailes, D. Woods
- Director
- Camille A. Brown
- Choreographer
- Camille A. Brown
- Producer
- Nelle Nugent, Ron Simons, Kenneth Teaton
- Scenic Design
- Myung Hee Cho
- Costume Design
- Sarafina Bush
- Lighting Design
- Jiyoun Chang
- Sound Design
- Justin Ellington
- Projection Design
- Aaron Rhyne
- Hair Design
- Cookie Jordan
1982 TV Version
- Movie Name
- For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
- Type
- Made for TV Movie, American Playhouse
- Director
- Oz Scott
- Screenplay
- Ntozake Shange
- Starring
- Sarita Allen, Trazana Beverley, Laurie Carlos
2010 Film Version
- Movie Name
- For Colored Girls
- Type
- Hollywood Feature Film
- Director
- Tyler Perry
- Screenplay
- Tyler Perry
- Starring
- Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Phylicia Rashad, Thandie Newton, Loretta Devine, Anika Noni Rose, Tessa Thompson, Kimberly Elise, Kerry Washington, Macy Gray
Scripts, Videos, Merchandise and More
Books
Audiobook
Videos
Merchandise
2022 Tony Award Nominations
Best Revival of a Play
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Kenita R. Miller
Best Direction of a Play
Best Choreography
Best Costume Design of a Play
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Best Sound Design in a Play
2022 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Kenita R. Miller
2022 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Outstanding Director of a Play
Outstanding Choreographer
2022 Drama League Award Nominations
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Outstanding Direction of a Play
Distinguished Performance Award - Kenita R. Miller
1977 Tony Award Nominations
Best Featured Actress In A Play - Trazana Beverley
Best Play
1977 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Actress In A Play - Trazana Beverley
Outstanding Director Of A Play
Unique Theatrical Experience
1977 Theatre World Award Nominations
Trazana Beverley
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