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'For Colored Girls' New York Premiere

Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls" premiered in New York City last week at the Ziegfeld Theatre. The star-studded cast came out to support this powerful film based on the 1974 choreopoem "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf" by Ntozake Shange. The film hits theaters tonight. We can't wait! We have our popcorn ready...
'For Colored Girls' New York Premiere
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By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls” premiered in New York City last week at the Ziegfeld Theatre. The star-studded cast came out to support this powerful film based on the 1974 choreopoem “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” by Ntozake Shange. The film hits theaters tonight. We can’t wait! We have our popcorn ready…