For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf

 For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide /
When the Rainbow is Enuf
Booth Theatre
April 1, 2022 

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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide /
When the Rainbow is Enuf

Director/Choreographer Camille A. Brown brings For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf vividly to life on Broadway.  The show returns to the Booth Theatre forty-six years after its original opening in 1976.  The brilliant cast creates vibrant characters, infusing Ntozake Shange’s writing and poetry with energy and passion.

Seven women tell tales of youthful hope, bitter disappointment, and hurtful betrayal.  They rise above and find the light within themselves that keeps them moving on.  The poetry rings with truth.  The prose are crisp and bitingly clear.  The choreography expresses the wide expanse of emotions experienced by the characters.  The movement comes from the earth and fills the space with enthusiasm and joy. 

Tendayi Kuumba leads the opening sequence as Lady in Brown, commanding the attention of the audience and luring them in with her expressive rhythms.  Kenita R. Miller, as Lady in Red, delivers a monologue that tears your heart out, then lifts you to a higher place.  Amara Granderson plays Lady in Orange with humor and zest.  D. Wood is sultry and seductive as Lady in Yellow.  Stacey Sargeant, Lady in Blue, tells her stories straight from the heart.  Okwui Okpokwasili is tall and bold as Lady in Green.  Alexandria Wailes is fluid and passionate as Lady in Purple.  

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf is a unique journey through storytelling, poetry, and movement.  The show was groundbreaking in 1976, and is still relevant and innovative today.  It is playing at the Booth Theatre for a limited time, presently scheduled through August, so get your tickets right away. 

Domenick Danza