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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2022
Lady in Green
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater Off-Broadway Revival, 2019
Lady in Green

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Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2020 - Distinguished Performance Award

Okwui Okpokwasili, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

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L’alliance New York Will Host 2026 Crossing The Line Festival Photo
L’alliance New York Will Host 2026 Crossing The Line Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jul 2, 2026

L'Alliance New York announced its 2026 CROSSING THE LINE FESTIVAL, an international survey of new work spanning film, music, dance, theater, and installation, featuring world and U.S. premieres from artists across the French-speaking world.
CROSSING THE LINE FESTIVAL to Return to New York with L'Alliance New York Photo
CROSSING THE LINE FESTIVAL to Return to New York with L'Alliance New York
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 1, 2026

L'Alliance New York announced its upcoming CROSSING THE LINE FESTIVAL, an international survey of new work spanning visual art, music, film, dance, and theater, featuring world, U.S., and New York premieres from francophone artists.
BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) Unveils Fall 2026 Season and Next Wave Photo
BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) Unveils Fall 2026 Season and Next Wave
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 11, 2026

BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) has revealed its its Fall 2026 season and Next Wave, an slate of dance, theater, music, film, and family events. Next Wave 2026 lays the groundwork for the 50th anniversary of DanceAfrica
Sweat Variant Names 2026 Artists Supporting Artists Program and Threading Residency R Photo
Sweat Variant Names 2026 Artists Supporting Artists Program and Threading Residency Recipients
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2026

Sweat variant announced recipients of its 2026 Artists Supporting Artists Program and Threading Residency, selecting Souleymane 'Solo' Badolo, Kayla Hamilton, Kris Lee, Lauren Bakst, SERAFINE1369, and Angel Shanel Edwards.
LMCC Reveals 2026 Summer Season, Featuring Exhibitions, Residencies and More Photo
LMCC Reveals 2026 Summer Season, Featuring Exhibitions, Residencies and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 7, 2026

LMCC has revealed its slate of programming for 2026, from residencies and exhibitions in the organization’s idyllically situated 40,000 square foot Arts Center at Governors Island to major dance and music events in Wagner Park in Battery Park City.
Park Avenue Armory Launches 'Now is the Time' with Toshi Reagon and More Photo
Park Avenue Armory Launches 'Now is the Time' with Toshi Reagon and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2026

Park Avenue Armory will continue its 2026 Making Space Public Programming series with a season-long, two-part initiative, Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work, presented in partnership with The Toni Morrison Foundation and the Princeton Atelier.
The Bessies 2024 And 2025 Award Nominations Announced Photo
The Bessies 2024 And 2025 Award Nominations Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 15, 2026

Dixon Place will present the prestigious Bessies award ceremony, recognizing outstanding dance and performance artists, on January 20. This event highlights the achievements in dance and provides a platform for artists to be acknowledged.
The Martha Hill Dance Fund Unveils Honorees for 2026 Martha Hill Awards Photo
The Martha Hill Dance Fund Unveils Honorees for 2026 Martha Hill Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 5, 2026

The Martha Hill Dance Fund has revealed the honorees of the 2026 Martha Hill Awards. The Martha Hill Dance Fund has revealed The MESH Fellowship, a new initiative for mentoring emerging choreographers and professional dancers.
Yale Schwarzman Center Unveils Spring 2026 Season Photo
Yale Schwarzman Center Unveils Spring 2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 16, 2025

Yale Schwarzman Center has announced its Spring 2026 season, featuring free public performances across dance, music, opera, and interdisciplinary art. The season continues the Center’s commitment to accessible, cross-disciplinary programming in New Haven.
Nominations Announced for the 2025 BESSIE AWARDS Photo
Nominations Announced for the 2025 BESSIE AWARDS
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 24, 2025

The New York Dance and Performance Awards, known as THE BESSIES, will announce the 2024 and 2025 honorees at a ceremony on January 20 at Dixon Place. This year’s nominations span choreography, performance, design, and revival categories.
New York Live Arts To Present LIVE ARTERY 2026, Featuring 21 Events Across 11 Days Photo
New York Live Arts To Present LIVE ARTERY 2026, Featuring 21 Events Across 11 Days
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2025

New York Live Arts will present its largest Live Artery festival to date from January 7–17, 2026, featuring 21 events across theater, studio, lobby, and partner venues citywide.
HERE Arts Center Reveals Cast and Design Team For Eisa Davis' THE ESSENTIALISN'T Photo
HERE Arts Center Reveals Cast and Design Team For Eisa Davis' THE ESSENTIALISN'T
by Stephi Wild - Sep 4, 2025

HERE Arts Center have announced the full cast and design team for their World Premiere of The Essentialisn't, a new performance art piece created by Obie Award-winner Eisa Davis.
Joanna Kotze Named New York Live Arts 2025-2026 Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commiss Photo
Joanna Kotze Named New York Live Arts 2025-2026 Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2025

New York Live Arts (Live Arts), under the artistic leadership of world renowned choreographer, Tony Award-winning, National Medal of Arts, MacArthur “Genius” Award and Kennedy Center Honors recipient Bill T. Jones and Associate Artistic Director Janet Wong, announced Joanna Kotze as the 2025-2026 Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA).
2025 Herb Alpert Award In The Arts Winners Announced Photo
2025 Herb Alpert Award In The Arts Winners Announced
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2025

May 20, 2025 will mark the 31st anniversary of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA) given to ten risk-taking, mid-career artists - experimenters - who are challenging and transforming art, their respective disciplines, and society.
MY TONGUE IS A BLADE Performance Installation Comes to the Irish Museum Of Modern Art Photo
MY TONGUE IS A BLADE Performance Installation Comes to the Irish Museum Of Modern Art
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2025

In June, Brooklyn-based Sweat Variant / Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born, acclaimed for their highly experimental, formally inventive cross-disciplinary work, will present my tongue is a blade.
THE WOMAN IN THE YARD Available on Digital Platforms Tomorrow Photo
THE WOMAN IN THE YARD Available on Digital Platforms Tomorrow
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 14, 2025

Blumhouse’s latest horror sensation, The Woman in the Yard, will be available exclusively on digital platforms to own or rent tomorrow, April 15, 2025, from Universal. The film will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on May 27, 2025.
Cathy Weis Projects Reveals Spring 2025 SUNDAYS ON BROADWAY Lineup Photo
Cathy Weis Projects Reveals Spring 2025 SUNDAYS ON BROADWAY Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 31, 2025

Cathy Weis Projects will present four Sundays on Broadway events this spring. Co-curated by Cathy Weis and Martita Abril, the evenings will feature new and in-progress works by nine visionary artists.
Watch Danielle Deadwyler in the Chilling Trailer for THE WOMAN IN THE YARD - In Theat Photo
Watch Danielle Deadwyler in the Chilling Trailer for THE WOMAN IN THE YARD - In Theaters March 28
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 14, 2025

Blumhouse has released the first trailer for The Woman in the Yard, a new original chiller starring BAFTA and SAG nominee Danielle Deadwyler. Watch it now.
Video: Patti LuPone Thanks AGATHA ALL ALONG Fans in New Video Photo
Video: Patti LuPone Thanks AGATHA ALL ALONG Fans in New Video
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 31, 2024

Patti LuPone is feeling the love! Following the finale of Agatha All Along on Wednesday, the Broadway icon recorded a video thanking fans of the show for their support. In the series, LuPone plays a divination witch named Lilia Calderu, who is part of a coven led by Kathryn Hahn's Agatha Harkness.
Patti LuPone to Discuss AGATHA ALL ALONG on THE VIEW This Friday Photo
Patti LuPone to Discuss AGATHA ALL ALONG on THE VIEW This Friday
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 28, 2024

Broadway icon Patti LuPone is set to appear on The View this Friday, November 1. LuPone will appear on the show to discuss her turn as divination witch Lilia Calderu in the Marvel series Agatha All Along. The episode will air on ABC from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET and can also be streamed on ABC News Live weekdays at 5 p.m. EDT and will be available on YouTube.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Okwui Okpokwasili been in?

Okwui Okpokwasili has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Okwui Okpokwasili been in?

Okwui Okpokwasili has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Okwui Okpokwasili been nominated for?

and Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.

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