Video: Jenn Colella and Grace McLean Lead 'Fire & Tea' in SUFFS PBS Clip

A new performance clip has been released from the filmed version of Suffs, coming to PBS Great Performances this Friday. In the Act 2 musical number "Fire & Tea," Carrie Chapman Catt (Jenn Colella) meets with President Wilson (Grace McLean) to discuss the status of women's suffrage as a protest rages outside of the White House.

Watch the tense musical number now, complete with fire effects surrounding the actors. This clip follows the previously released "Wait My Turn," performed by Nikki M. James, and "The March (We Demand Equality)," featuring the Broadway company.

The capture was filmed during the show's original Broadway run, which opened in April 2024 and ran until January 2025. Tune in to watch on Friday, May 8, 9:00 p.m. ET on PBS. 

The production stars Tony Award-winning book writer, composer, and lyricist Shaina Taub in the role of Alice Paul, making her only the second woman in history to write the book, music, lyrics and star in her own Broadway musical. She is also the first woman to ever independently win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score in the same season.

Suffs also stars Tony Award-winner Nikki M. James as Ida B. Wells, Tony Award-nominee Jenn Colella as Carrie Chapman Catt, Grace McLean as President Woodrow Wilson, Hannah Cruz as Inez Milholland, Kim Blanck as Ruza Wenclawska, Anastacia McCleskey as Mary Church Terrell, Ally Bonino as Lucy Burns, Tsilala Brock as Dudley Malone, Nadia Dandashi as Doris Stevens, and Tony Award-nominee Emily Skinner as Alva Belmont/Phoebe Burn.

Suffs tells the story of the American suffragist movement and the remarkable friendships, heartbreak, and action that brought women  together, or, in some cases, tore them apart.

Suffs was named Best Musical by the Outer Critics Circle, received six Tony Award nominations (winning two), two Drama Desk Awards, including Best Score, and a Grammy Award Nomination for "Best Musical Theater Album". 

Suffs officially opened on Broadway on April 18, 2024 at The Music Box Theatre. On Sunday, January 5, Suffs played its final performance on Broadway following 24 previews and 301 regular performances. A national tour launched at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre in September 2025.