5 New Shows To See On Broadway This Spring
metroweekly.comFor Colored Girls, Ntozake Shange’s brilliant work isn’t even just a play, but rather a series of monologues that also incorporate music and dance.The show is a modern-seeming musical of sorts, and it’s impressive that it still feels fresh and timely, as it was originally performed in New York in 1976.
The title features seven women who have all faced adversity due to sexism and racism, and while everyone should see it, the event is not running very long, just for 20 weeks.A post shared by for colored girls – Broadway (@forcoloredgirlsbroadway) LGBTQ audiences have a lot of reasons to go see Take Me Out.
It’s an important play that deals with the issues of masculinity (and what that supposedly means) in sports, racism, and homophobia.It features a cast of incredible talents, such as Patrick J.
Adams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Jesse Williams. Also, and to some most importantly, there is nudity in this show. A lot of it.The revival of Take Me Out has been performing well so far, and its run has been extended into June.A post shared by Second Stage Theater (@2stnyc) The name alone should get people interested in this topical new show, featuring Vanessa Williams, Lea Delaria, and Rachel Dratch, but for those wondering what exactly it’s all about, here the play’s synopsis, according to Playbill:“One four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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