Ntozake Shange Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Original Cast Members Visit ‘for colored girls…” By Ntozake Shange On Broadway

On Thursday, April 24th, 2022, the original cast members of the 1976 Broadway show for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf, by Ntozake Shange attended the revival in New York City.Continue reading

New Performance Dates Announced For Shange’s “For Colored Girls … ” On Broadway

The highly anticipated Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf.Continue reading

Don’t Miss It, Tickets On Sale For All For ‘For Colored Girls …’ On Broadway

Tickets for the fully reimagined production of Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf.Continue reading

Paying Homage To Ntozake Shange On Third Anniversary Of Her Passing

Marking the third anniversary of iconic playwright Ntozake Shange’s passing, Camille A. Brown, director, and choreographer of the upcoming 2022 Broadway production of Shange’s seminal work.Continue reading

New Federal Theatre Sets 2021 Ntozake Shange Readings Series

Woodie King's New Federal Theatre (NFT) has set plays by Mustapha Matura, S. Shephard-Massat, and Larry Muhammad for the June 2021 edition of its Annual Ntozake Shange Readings Series.Continue reading

Ntozake Shange’s ‘For Colored Girls’ Continues To Rack Up Awards In Anticipation Of Larger Run

Broadway and other New York City theaters may be shuttered but for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf has been open for awards and nominations.Continue reading

“Made In Harlem: Black Theater” At Maysles Cinema In Harlem

Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement documents the birth of a new theatre out of the Civil Rights activism of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Continue reading

HW Pick: New Federal Theatre’s Ntozake Shange November Reading Series 2018

Woodie King's New Federal Theatre has dedicated its November Readings Series to the memory of the late playwright Ntozake Shange, who died October 27, 2018. Continue reading

Harlem Fave And World Poet, Ntozake Shange 1948 – 2018

Ntozake Shange, October 18, 1948 – October 27, 2018, was an American playwright and poet. As a Black feminist, she addressed issues relating to race and Black power in much of her work.Continue reading

HW Pick: SummerStage Brings Ntozake Shange And Others To Central Park

Join the City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage shows Wednesday, August 9th through Sunday, August 13th in East River Park, Manhattan (East River Park Amphitheater). Continue reading

The City College of New York Langston Hughes Festival Honors Ntozake Shange

Seminal poet, performance artist, playwright, and novelist Ntozake Shange is best known for her 1975 award winning theatre piece For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf.Continue reading

Harlem’s Favorite King Does Baraka About Du Bois

The NY Times writes about the relentlessly adventurous producer and director like Woodie King Jr. was bound to reach a breaking point when it came to Amiri Baraka.Continue reading