India.Arie Hits Broadway in ‘For Colored Girls…’

India.Arie is currently rehearsing for her Broadway debut this summer. The neo-soul singer is scheduled to star in the Broadway revival of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf.”

The classic play by Ntozake Shange shares the stories of seven women of color.

For Colored Girls, which has also been described as a choreopoem, had its first run off-Broadway at the Public Theater in 1976 before moving to Broadway where it ran for almost two years, garnering a Tony nomination for best play.

India.Arie has previously acted on NBC’s “American Dreams,” where she portrayed Nina Simone.