The original Broadway production of "For Color Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enuf" by Ntozake Shange opened at the Booth Theater in New York on September 15, 1976, ran for 742 performances and was nominated for the 1977 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play. Trazana Beverley (won the 1977 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play), Laurie Carlos and Ntozake Shange recreated their stage roles in this filmed production.