Colored Girls

Interesting.

@troynow - IIRC, you shared this rumor with the board like a year ago or more, and even then you mentioned that Gardiner wouldn't be continuing with the show because of some professional tensions in the production process. And you mentioned that Camille A. Brown would be taking over as director, but so far there hasn't been any other indication of that. You may very well be right, but if so, you know more about it than we do. So I find it a bit funny that you're the one asking us!

It seems to me that the "scheduling conflict" excuse is a little odd. Partly for the reason I just mentioned - the rumor of her departure has existed for more than a year. Also, they haven't even mentioned what the schedule IS for the production, so why wouldn't they just accommodate her schedule if it was a simple matter of her having other projects?

Also, how often do directors get totally dropped from remounts simply because of scheduling issues? I've never even heard of that happening. Usually, if there's a remount of a production that the director can't work into their schedule, don't they just hire members of the production team to recreate the staging? I'll grant you that usually doesn't happen for Broadway shows, but surely the same principle should apply, right? Even when Julie Taymor was fired from Spider-man, they kept her staging and credited her as the original director. And that was way more contentious than mere "scheduling conflicts"

Was there a thread about the production at the Public? Curious to read some reactions.

troynow said: "a more Black director, one of not mixed race like the prior director."



I completely believe you that Gardiner was fired - the "scheduling" excuse made very little sense, given the timing and circumstances of the production. And actually, it was you who posted on this board about Gardiner being fired a full YEAR before the news was announced about Gardiner's "scheduling" conflict.

However, this one part of your post about is really surprising to me. This doesn't seem to be in line with the current movement.

The Black theatre community is certainly not a monolith, but I get the sense that the general consensus seems to be that "half Black" people are within their rights to identify as Black. And it's certainly not a white person's place to make that call; it feels like a bizarre situation like this, in our current climate, would've caused a huge stink, including from Gardiner herself.

It seems more likely, in theory, that there was professional tension. Which would explain why everyone unanimously decided to go with the "scheduling conflict" excuse without making noise about it.

How do we still not have a cast announcement yet...

You are right!

The marquee/signage is up, although there's currently scaffolding in Shubert Alley and around the Booth so it can be difficult to see.

The box office opens this Friday, February 25th, according to Telecharge.

I searched tons of dates for the $49 seats and couldn’t find them. What dates did you see them for?

Thank you! They did not seem to be available earlier this week.

I'm SMH at the $16.25 in Telecharge fess on $20.22, when it's only $11.50 in fees on the regular price of $49.

EDIT: They fixed it, so I refunded and rebought with the lower fees.

Updated On: 2/25/22 at 11:32 AM

I used the FCG2022 via phone this morning and got Front Row Center Orchestra AA 108-109 for the $20.22 each

Cast announced: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Full-Casting-Announced-For-FOR-COLORED-GIRLS-WHO-HAVE-CONSIDERED-SUICIDE-WHEN-THE-RAINBOW-IS-ENUF-20220228

As predicted, no stars to speak of (i.e, nobody they would've used in marketing). But it's a strong cast!

Also, worth noting the breakdown of the design team:

The scenic and lighting designers are the same as Off-Broadway (and it's the same choreographer, obviously). But the costumes, sound, and wig/hair designers are new hires. And there's also a projection designer added to the roster, where the Public production didn't have one.

Unless the set/lights/choreography are completely overhauled, it sounds like this will be a very soft remount of the Public production. But because of the circumstances, it's hard to categorize. Also, I'm not seeing a producing / development credit for the Public, but I'd be curious to double-check once the credits are finalized in the Playbill.