for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf Revival
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Tuesday at 7pm Wednesday through Saturday at 8pm Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm Sunday at 3pm
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1633 Broadway at 50th St. New York, NY
In Ntozake Shange's powerful mid-'70s "choreo-poem," a group of African-Americans dramatizes the struggles and journey toward self respect experienced by black women in America.
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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
9 / 10
This version of for colored girls truly does feel like a choreopoem, Shange's term for her amalgamation of words, motion and music. (The percussive original score is by Martha Redbone and Aaron Whitby). The seven women on stage are barefoot, and their movement-which draws on African-American traditions including juba, stepping and social dance-feels organic, natural and triumphant. 'Sechita,' performed and signed by Lady in Purple (the amazing Alexandria Wailes) and spoken by Lady in Orange (Amara Granderson), conjures a seductive Creole carnival worker dancing for dust-covered rednecks; we can almost see this mythical woman 'catchin stars tween her toes.'
Review: ‘For Colored Girls’ Returns, Leading With Joy
10 / 10
Brown's staging is so attuned to the words and cadences of Shange's choreopoem, yet so confident in its own interpretive vision, that the characters blossom into their full vibrancy. If you've never thought of 'For Colored Girls' as a funny show, be prepared for Brown's seven splendid performers to persuade you otherwise. They will also pierce your heart, because this production does not shy from the emotional and existential lows that coexist with the play's highs.
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| 1979 | West End |
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| 2000 | Off-Broadway |
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| 2022 | Broadway |
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