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Hosted by Janet Jackson, Kerry Washington, Kimberly Elise & Anika Noni Rose, Tim Palen's living portraits of the actresses starring in Tyler Perry's 'For Colored Girls' were on display at the Lehmann Maupin Gallery in NYC on Oct.24.
Among cast members in attendance were Loretta Devine, Tessa Thompson, Khalil Kain, Richard Lawson, Thandie Newton, producer Roger Bobb, and author Ntozake Shange, who wrote the original play, 'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.'
Notable celebrities who came to show their support were director Lee Daniels, producer Lisa Cortes ('Precious'), Oscar winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher, actor Gbenga Akinnagbe, and actress Bianca Lawson.
Directed by Tyler Perry, the cast includes Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Loretta Devine, Anika Noni Rose, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Kerry Washington, Phylicia Rashad, Macy Gray, Tessa Thompson, Michael Ealy, Hill Harper, Khalil Kain, Omari Hardwick and Richard Lawson.
Set for theatrical release of Nov.5, 'For Colored Girls' is based on Ntozake Shange's award-winning 1975 play of the same name. The story consists of a series of poems performed through a cast of nameless women known only by a color. The characters deal with subjects such as love, abandonment, rape and abortion.
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By: ARNEADER on 10/25/2010 2:20AM
The women's group at my church DOVE are all "Dinner and Movie together"! I can't wait, I'm taking my mom too! I saw the play in college @ JSU in 1980. Tonea Stewart "The Heat of the Night" and "A Time to Kill" directed the play.
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By: Brown Sugah Baby on 10/25/2010 4:16PM
Looking at this cast reminds me of how much I adore Loretta Devine - she's sharing the spotlight with a bunch of women who are almost young enough to be her children and yet she shines! No extensive weaves, no skin bleaching and no plastic surgeries despite the pressure that tinsel town can sometimes put on women of color (inparticularly, those who have rich, dark skin tones and actually look african american) in an effort to "europeanize" their looks. She carries herself with such confidence and poise.
We love you, Ms. Devine! Continue representing for us ladies well between our teens and golden years!
P.S. Oops, Sorry, I almost forgot about the other two veterans, Ms. Rashad and Whoopi -go ladies!!
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By: poetrysez on 10/25/2010 7:19PM
I've been loving Loretta Devine's work since Dream Girls ( the Broadway play) The sistah is crazy talented! November 5th ;}
PS: A little birdy said that Ms. Devine will be renewing her role in the part 2 version of Waiting to Exhale (Yeah...baby :} All of the ladies back together again. I hope Whitney has agreed to renew her role because that would make this new movie totally awesome!
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