by Sophia Savage
October 18, 2010 9:13 AM 2 Comments
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For Colored Girls star Janet Jackson is hosting Tim Palen's "Living Portraits" opening night event at Manhattan's Lehman Maupin gallery on October 24. The 35mm series features the eight stars of For Colored Girls: Jackson, Thandie Newton, Whoopi Goldberg, Kerri Washington, Anika Noni Rose, Loretta Devine, Tessa Thompson and Phylicia Rashad. Palen, in addition to being Liongate's marketing chief, is a respected photographer who directed Jackson in her "Nothing" music video (Why Did I Get Married Too).
Tyler Perry's film, which investigates what it means to be a woman of color, opens November 5.
The original production of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf is out on DVD and is available for purchase from www.kultur.com, Item# D2607 SRP: $24.99
Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf Staring Alfre Woodard, Lynn Whitfield and Ntozake Shange is available now on DVD.
Oscar Nominee and Emmy-Winner Alfre Woodard and Lynn Whitfield celebrate in song, poetry and dance their strength, beauty and enormous capacity for love. This Explosive, vivid “choreopoem” illuminates the story and struggle of black women in America. The seven women comprising the cast, including author Ntozake Shange , share with the viewer their exuberance for life and their ability to begin again, no matter how ridiculous the odds
“A play that should be seen, savored and treasured” The New York Times
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SCOTLAND10 | October 25, 2010 4:28 AM
The original production of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf is out on DVD and is available for purchase from www.kultur.com, Item# D2607 SRP: $24.99
Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf Staring Alfre Woodard, Lynn Whitfield and Ntozake Shange is available now on DVD.
Oscar Nominee and Emmy-Winner Alfre Woodard and Lynn Whitfield celebrate in song, poetry and dance their strength, beauty and enormous capacity for love. This Explosive, vivid “choreopoem” illuminates the story and struggle of black women in America. The seven women comprising the cast, including author Ntozake Shange , share with the viewer their exuberance for life and their ability to begin again, no matter how ridiculous the odds
“A play that should be seen, savored and treasured” The New York Times
scd | October 18, 2010 10:47 AM
Is it an open gallery or do you need an invite to go?