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India.Arie does Broadway http://news.yahoo.com/s/n...Rr1CqVEhkF
R&B singer India.Arie eyes Broadway bow By Andrew SalomonTue Mar 11, 3:37 AM ET 
Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter India.Arie will star in the first Broadway revival of "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf." Often described as a choreopoem, the play presents the stories of seven women of color from the African Diaspora. No other cast members have been chosen, nor has a theater been named. It is scheduled to begin previews in mid-July, ahead of an opening in early August. Shirley Jo Finney will direct, and three-time Tony winner Hinton Battle will choreograph. In summer 1976, the Obie-winning play had a three-month run off-Broadway at the Public Theater and then moved to Broadway, where it ran for nearly two years. It was nominated for the Tony for best play, and Trazana Beverley won a Tony for best featured actress in a play. "For Colored Girls" was remounted off-Broadway at American Place Theatre in summer 2000, but this will be its first revival on the Main Stem. India.Arie (real name: India Arie Simpson) currently has the No. 2 album on the U.S. pop chart with "4th World War," her first full-length album in eight years. Her brief acting credits include a stint as singer Nina Simone on NBC's "American Dreams." Reuters/Hollywood Reporter   I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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CalhounSq said: http://news.yahoo.com/s/n...Rr1CqVEhkF
R&B singer India.Arie eyes Broadway bow By Andrew SalomonTue Mar 11, 3:37 AM ET
Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter India.Arie will star in the first Broadway revival of "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf." Often described as a choreopoem, the play presents the stories of seven women of color from the African Diaspora. No other cast members have been chosen, nor has a theater been named. It is scheduled to begin previews in mid-July, ahead of an opening in early August. Shirley Jo Finney will direct, and three-time Tony winner Hinton Battle will choreograph. In summer 1976, the Obie-winning play had a three-month run off-Broadway at the Public Theater and then moved to Broadway, where it ran for nearly two years. It was nominated for the Tony for best play, and Trazana Beverley won a Tony for best featured actress in a play. "For Colored Girls" was remounted off-Broadway at American Place Theatre in summer 2000, but this will be its first revival on the Main Stem. India.Arie (real name: India Arie Simpson) currently has the No. 2 album on the U.S. pop chart with "4th World War," her first full-length album in eight years. Her brief acting credits include a stint as singer Nina Simone on NBC's "American Dreams." Reuters/Hollywood Reporter I'd love to see India in this. Somebody is gonna feel really stupid when they realize 4th World War is Erykah Badu's album. Do these reporters not use fact checkers????  | |
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SCNDLS said: CalhounSq said: http://news.yahoo.com/s/n...Rr1CqVEhkF
R&B singer India.Arie eyes Broadway bow By Andrew SalomonTue Mar 11, 3:37 AM ET
Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter India.Arie will star in the first Broadway revival of "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf." Often described as a choreopoem, the play presents the stories of seven women of color from the African Diaspora. No other cast members have been chosen, nor has a theater been named. It is scheduled to begin previews in mid-July, ahead of an opening in early August. Shirley Jo Finney will direct, and three-time Tony winner Hinton Battle will choreograph. In summer 1976, the Obie-winning play had a three-month run off-Broadway at the Public Theater and then moved to Broadway, where it ran for nearly two years. It was nominated for the Tony for best play, and Trazana Beverley won a Tony for best featured actress in a play. "For Colored Girls" was remounted off-Broadway at American Place Theatre in summer 2000, but this will be its first revival on the Main Stem. India.Arie (real name: India Arie Simpson) currently has the No. 2 album on the U.S. pop chart with "4th World War," her first full-length album in eight years. Her brief acting credits include a stint as singer Nina Simone on NBC's "American Dreams." Reuters/Hollywood Reporter I'd love to see India in this. Somebody is gonna feel really stupid when they realize 4th World War is Erykah Badu's album. Do these reporters not use fact checkers???? OMG, I didn't even read the whole thing!!  DAMN!  I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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1. Excited as all GET OUT that "...Colored Girls..." is back in play 
2. How in the HELL did they screw up crediting Arie with Badu's work and vice versa? Are we really viewed as being THAT interchangeable these days? I couldn't imagine the press would mix up Sheryl Crow with Jewel or Stevie Nicks with Grace Slick . That report is layers of wrong and messy as hell on SO many levels  | |
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Ottensen said: 1. Excited as all GET OUT that "...Colored Girls..." is back in play
2. How in the HELL did they screw up crediting Arie with Badu's work and vice versa? Are we really viewed as being THAT interchangeable these days? I couldn't imagine the press would mix up Sheryl Crow with Jewel or Stevie Nicks with Grace Slick . That report is layers of wrong and messy as hell on SO many levels  I thought the same thing, "Insert new age hippie, neosoul black chick. . . here." That's some straight up bullshit. | |
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I absolutely love her. Talk about underrated!!!  I wish her and Prince would do an acoustic balladtogether. That would be nice.  | |
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wow, she looks different. Space for sale... | |
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Yet another opportunity dumped in her lap that she'll bitch about down the line. | |
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SCNDLS said: CalhounSq said: http://news.yahoo.com/s/n...Rr1CqVEhkF
R&B singer India.Arie eyes Broadway bow By Andrew SalomonTue Mar 11, 3:37 AM ET
Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter India.Arie will star in the first Broadway revival of "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf." Often described as a choreopoem, the play presents the stories of seven women of color from the African Diaspora. No other cast members have been chosen, nor has a theater been named. It is scheduled to begin previews in mid-July, ahead of an opening in early August. Shirley Jo Finney will direct, and three-time Tony winner Hinton Battle will choreograph. In summer 1976, the Obie-winning play had a three-month run off-Broadway at the Public Theater and then moved to Broadway, where it ran for nearly two years. It was nominated for the Tony for best play, and Trazana Beverley won a Tony for best featured actress in a play. "For Colored Girls" was remounted off-Broadway at American Place Theatre in summer 2000, but this will be its first revival on the Main Stem. India.Arie (real name: India Arie Simpson) currently has the No. 2 album on the U.S. pop chart with "4th World War," her first full-length album in eight years. Her brief acting credits include a stint as singer Nina Simone on NBC's "American Dreams." Reuters/Hollywood Reporter I'd love to see India in this. Somebody is gonna feel really stupid when they realize 4th World War is Erykah Badu's album. Do these reporters not use fact checkers???? We all look alike..... | |
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Good for her! | |
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