Performances of Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf begin October 8 at The Public Theater. The new production of Shange’s groundbreaking choreopoem (originally seen at The Public in 1976 before transferring to Broadway) is directed by Obie winner Leah C. Gardiner with choreography by Tony nominee Camille A. Brown.
READ: What It Takes to Revive Ntozake Shange’s Epic Choreopoem For Colored Girls...
Inspired by personal events, for colored girls weaves poetry, song, and movement to tell the story of seven women of color, each identified solely by a color. With unflinching honesty and emotion, each woman voices her survival story of having to exist in a world shaped by sexism and racism.
The Public revival features an all-women-of-color creative team, with scenic design by Myung Hee Cho, costumes by Toni-Leslie James, lighting design by Jiyoun Chang, sound design by Megumi Katayama, and original composition by Martha Redbone.
Randal Myler will direct the rotating cast of the new show penned by Behar.
David Herskovits is directing the reexamination of the 1927 Oscar Hammerstein II-Jerome Kern musical Show Boat.
The Michael Griffo play is headed to St. Clement's Theatre beginning December 5.
Francesca Sabel will direct the 1950 Carson McCullers drama.
Surrounded by period-accurate, 19th-century holiday decorations lit via candlelight, the 70-minute production is based on Dickens' own script of the classic.
To make tickets more affordable, many Off-Broadway shows have implemented rush, lottery, and inexpensive ticket policies.
Titanìque co-creator and star Marla Mindelle is trapped in a Golden Age musical in the campy comedy, playing the Orpheum Theatre.
Lileana Blain-Cruz is at the helm.
Sarah Norris directs the new work from Michelle Kholos Brooks.
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