FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF Reviews

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 12:00am

[YvanEhtNioj]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 10:09am

For anyone who has already seen this - what do y'all anticipate the reviews will be like?

I've only seen the movie 

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 9:04pm

Deadline is positive:

‘for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf’ Broadway Review: Ntozake Shange’s Groundbreaking Choreopoem Breathes Again

https://deadline.com/2022/04/for-colored-girls-broadway-review-ntozake-shange-1235004962/

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 9:05pm

Hollywood Reporter is positive:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/for-colored-girls-theater-review-ntozake-shange-camille-a-brown-1235133022/

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 9:07pm

NY Post is mixed/2 stars:

‘For colored girls’ review: Broadway play has lost its edge

https://nypost.com/2022/04/20/for-colored-girls-review-broadway-play-has-lost-its-power/

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 9:08pm

The Daily Beast is positive:

‘For Colored Girls’ Beautifully Raises Black Women’s Voices on Broadway

In this energy-filled Broadway production, seven women come together to sing, dance, and tell their and other stories of Black women, sharing anger, grief, strength, and joy.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/for-colored-girls-beautifully-raises-black-womens-voices-on-broadway

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 9:10pm

NYT Critic's Pick from Laura Collins-Hughes

Review: ‘For Colored Girls’ Returns, Leading With Joy

Camille A. Brown’s revival of Ntozake Shange’s 1976 Broadway landmark brings exuberant life to a play that celebrates Black women’s solidarity in the face of pain.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/theater/for-colored-girls-review-ntozake-shange.html

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 9:12pm

TimeOut is positive/four stars out of five from Melissa Rose Bernardo:

Ntozake Shange's timeless choreopoem shines with new light on Broadway.

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/for-colored-girls-who-have-considered-suicide-review-broadway-revival-2022

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 9:13pm

AMNY is positive:

Review | Half a century on, ‘for colored girls’ shines again

https://www.amny.com/entertainment/broadway/review-half-a-century-on-for-colored-girls-shines-again/

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 9:15pm

Five stars from New York Stage Review:

https://nystagereview.com/2022/04/20/for-colored-girls-who-have-considered-suicide-when-the-rainbow-is-enuf-enuf-and-more/

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 9:18pm

Theatrely is positive on the material, mixed on the production:

"This first Broadway revival, at the same Booth Theatre in which it premiered half a century ago, is nominally a transfer from the Public Theatre’s excellent 2019 production. In losing Leah C. Gardiner as its director and having choreographer Camille A. Brown step up for double duty, however, it also loses the simple conversational spark that made their collaboration such an electrifying, sanctified experience."

https://www.theatrely.com/post/for-colored-girls-returns-home-to-broadway-review

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 9:26pm

Vulture is a rave:

for colored girls Returns to Broadway in a Triumphant Revival

https://www.vulture.com/2022/04/for-colored-girls-broadway-theater-review.html

 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 9:43pm

DTLI Consensus: Back at the Booth, where it belongs. 

9 positive (including a NYT Critic’s Pick), 2 mixed.

https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/for-colored-girls-who-have-considered-suicide-when-the-rainbow-is-enuf/

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 4/21/22 at 10:28am

Johnny's review in the Post is...a choice. Did he really spend (almost) the whole review waxing about how the experiences of the black women depicted in the piece are no longer relevant? Ok, my dude.

[KJisgroovy]

Posted: 4/21/22 at 11:11am

Olenski was hired for his "conservative" opinions. It could have been worse.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 4/24/22 at 7:27pm

Was just looking at the Playbillvault for this. I have never seen a credit like this before. I know why it's there, but still unusual!

Director-Public Theater: Leah C. Gardiner
Choreographer-Public Theater: Camille A. Brown

https://www.playbill.com/production/for-colored-girls-who-have-considered-suicide-when-the-rainbow-is-enufbooth-theatre-2021-2022