Soul On Stage
A 'Colored Girl' Can't Catch A Break
India Arie, who famously flipped Grammy the bird for being "increasingly political" was all set to hit Broadway in a revival of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf this September. But her Broadway debut will be delayed because they lost a backer. As in, they need some money. The revival is produced by Whoopi Goldberg and is based on a series of twenty poems by Ntozake Shange. Each poem is performed by a different woman identified only by the color she wears, a setup that, presumably, inspired the treatment for Erykah Badu's"Bag Lady" clip. For Colored Girls is a very important and groundbreaking work, in that it deals with a multitude of issues Black women have encountered since its inception and continue to encounter today. For a taste, check out a clip of Buena Batiste performing the "Lady in Green" monologue after the bounce. There's no word on when the current production will be rescheduled. [AP]
Tags: broadway, buena batiste, india.arie, ntozake shange, whoopi goldberg

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Hey!
I see that you posted my video! Cool! I actually tried to audition for the Broadway production. It is such a great show and I did a production of it last year. But I recorded this after I was sadly unable to be seen at the Equity audition... So thanx for checkin' me out!
I currently have a project that is a finalist in the I LOVE NY contest. I'd love it if people checked us out and voted for us at the NY Post site: http://www.nypost.com/spsections/iloveny/
Here's the vid:
Buena Batiste | August 21, 2008 4:41 PM | PermalinkLove In New York - The best bloopers are here
Yeah, I was pretty bummed to hear about this unfortunate development. India's acting talent remains to be seen, but I'm hoping that they've cast her as the Lady In Brown. I directed this piece in college and it changed my life.
Stephanie Renee | August 12, 2008 2:32 PM | Permalink