Article 5YK57 'For Colored Girls' Broadway Revival Makes It The First Show To Be Directed and Choreographed By a Black Woman in 65 Years

'For Colored Girls' Broadway Revival Makes It The First Show To Be Directed and Choreographed By a Black Woman in 65 Years

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Candace McDuffie
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Ntozake Shange's revered choreopoem, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf," made a highly anticipated return on Broadway earlier this month. It originally opened in New York City's Booth Theatre in 1976. Shange pioneered the term choreopoem," which combines elements of music, dance...

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