FOR COLORED GIRLS

(music/book)

Adapted from the play “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf” by Ntozake Shange.

With a sung-through score that draws from across Black musical traditions, for colored girls uncovers unexpected dimensions in Shange’s groundbreaking text, marking a bold next chapter for a work that continues to resonate fifty years after its debut. With direction and choreography by Tony nominee Ellenore Scott, for colored girls celebrates the complexities of Black womanhood through a vivid fusion of movement, music, and heart that feels both deeply familiar and urgently new.

September 2026 - Reading, Atlantic Theater Company MixFest
April 2026 - Concert, Lincoln Center Presents: American Songbook
May 2023 - Reading, New York City Center
April 2023 - Production, Yale University

Developed in collaboration with the Ntozake Shange Revocable Trust.

samples available upon request.