Grammy winner India.Arie is headed to Broadway to star in a revival of Ntozake Shange's "for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf." The Tony Award-nominated and Obie-winning drama which tells the interwoven stories of seven women, is expected to open early August in a theatre yet to be announced.
Shirley Jo Finney will direct the production, which will feature choreography by Tony winner Hinton Battle. Whoopi Goldberg and DreamTeam Entertainment Group (Victor Walker, Harold Wheeler and Ned Goldstein) are the executive producers.
Arie's previous acting credits include a short run portraying Nina Simone on NBC's "American Dreams."
Shirley Jo Finney will direct the production, which will feature choreography by Tony winner Hinton Battle. Whoopi Goldberg and DreamTeam Entertainment Group (Victor Walker, Harold Wheeler and Ned Goldstein) are the executive producers.
Arie's previous acting credits include a short run portraying Nina Simone on NBC's "American Dreams."
(Courtesy of Black Entertaint News Feed)
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