Broadway Bound

I recently had the pleasure of enjoying actress, Amara Granderson, in the revival of the Broadway play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf. I interviewed Ms. Granderson for this blog. When I interviewed Ms. Granderson, she had yet to grace the Broadway stage. She was definitely Broadway Bound. 

Pictured is Amara Granderson starring as the Lady in Orange!

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf was written by Ntozake Shange in 1975. The cast was comprised of seven African-American women only referred to by their colors. There was the lady in orange, lady in purple, lady in green, lady in blue, lady in brown,  lady in red, and lady in yellow. Ms. Granderson starred as the Lady in Orange in the play. The play consists of monologues that touched on topics like racism, sexual assault, and domestic violence. Ms. Granderson’s character, the Lady in Orange, wants to be a woman who is pigeonholed to a single identity, specifically a negative identity. 

Theater critic Laura Collins-Hughes of The New York Times wrote in her review of the play, “For Colored Girls” is an assertion of the right to own all of the feelings and all of the colors of experience. It pulses and pulses with life, singing a Black girl’s song.” I agree with Collins-Hughes as I had front-row seats to witness this extraordinary cast entertain us, the audience. The play was drama filled but filled with humor and music throughout. Ms. Granderson showcased that she was a triple threat that could act, sing, and dance. This revival had 7 Tony Awards nominations for Best Revival of a Play, Best Choreography, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play, Best Costume Design of a Play, Best Lighting Design of a Play, Best Sound Design of a Play, and Best Direction of a Play. 

You can watch my interview with Ms. Granderson here on Exposure Matters! I cannot wait to see the talented Ms. Granderson on the big screen. 

Here is a quote from Broadway star Renee Elise Goldsberry about her career as an actress:

“My job is not to get an award. My job is to illuminate people about something that they should know.”

Be Amazing! 🍋