May 25, 2021
The Broadway premiere of Keenan Scott II’s Thoughts of a Colored Man has confirmed that it will open in the upcoming season.
Bold new American play Thoughts of a Colored Man arrives on Broadway at the Golden Theater. Keenan Scott II’s thrilling drama celebrates the mosaic of Black life through a unique combination of dance, music, spoken word, and slam poetry. Thoughts of a Colored Man tickets will be available on New York Theatre Guide soon.
Over a single day in Brooklyn, the lives of seven Black men intersect. By the day’s end, each man will discover the extraordinary. Keenan Scott II’s richly textured new drama paints a broad, all-encompassing picture of Black life in America today, looking deep into the hearts of men across the socio-political spectrum who are all searching for their most triumphant selves. In their hopes, dreams and fears lie the hopes, dreams and fears of all men, and all people.
Syracuse Stage presented the world premiere of Thoughts of a Colored Man in September 2019, produced in association with Baltimore Center Stage. The same production then continued to Baltimore in October 2019. Now this deeply human new work arrives home in New York City.
Playwright Keenan Scott II makes his Broadway debut with a work that William Powell of DC Metro Theater Arts declared “outstanding.” Powell went on to write: “the show is both narrative and poetry, depressive and comic, without being preachy....all races and sexes can relate to the emotions displayed on stage.” Sunny Hernandez of Syracuse.com agreed that the play “sizzled” in a production “worth seeing again and again.”
Director Steve H. Broadnax III also makes his Broadway debut with Thoughts of a Colored Man. Craig Thornton at NYTV wrote that Thoughts of a Colored Man is “expertly directed” by Broadnax III in a “brisk production that is both moving and entertaining.”
Thoughts of a Colored Man Broadway tickets will be available on New York Theatre Guide soon.
Photo credit: Thoughts Of A Colored Man artwork (Photo courtesy of DKC/O&M)
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About Thoughts of a Colored Man:
Over the course of a single day in the pulsing heart of Brooklyn, the hopes, sorrows, fears, and joys of seven men reverberate far beyond the barbershops and basketball courts of their community. Vulnerable and vibrant, raw and alive — these are the Thoughts of a Colored Man.
Thoughts of a Colored Man CAST AND CREATIVE
By:
Keenan Scott II
Producer:
Brian Moreland, Ron Simons, Diana DiMenna, Samira Wiley, Kandi Burruss and Sheryl Lee Ralph
Director:
Steve H. Broadnax III
Songs by:
Te’La and Brother Kamau
Lighting:
Ryan O’Gara
Sound:
Mikaal Sulaiman
Design:
Robert Brill
Costume:
Toni-Leslie James and Devario D. Simmons
Cast list:
Dyllón Burnside, Bryan Terrell Clark, Da’Vinchi, Luke James, Forrest McClendon,Tristan “Mack” Wilds, Keith David
Golden Theatre
Address:
252 West 45th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue), New York, NY 10036
Nearest subway station:
42nd Street - Port Authority Bus Terminal Station
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Latest Thoughts of a Colored Man News & Features
March 1, 2021
Following the news that Thoughts of a Colored Man would receive its Broadway premiere, the production will open at the Golden Theatre as part of the 2021-2022 season.
November 18, 2020
Following a world premiere at Syracuse Stage, Keenan Scott II’s Thoughts Of A Colored Man will make its Broadway debut next season. A venue, as well as performance dates and casting are to be announced, but the creative team are aiming for a 2021 Broadway premiere. Thoughts Of A Colored Man follows seven Black men living in Brooklyn, who share their hopeful stories and future fears. Combining spoken word, slam poetry and music, the thoughts of communities prejudiced in American society take center stage, opening a new voice in American theater.