About the Artist
- Amara Granderson (AEA/SAG-eligible) was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She made her Broadway debut in the 2022 Tony-nominated revival of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.
- Training: MFA UC San Diego, BA Oberlin College. Selected Theater Credits: Three-time Lucille Lortel Award-winning musical (pray) (Ars Nova and National Black Theatre), Fly (La Jolla Playhouse), Romeo ‘n’ Juliet (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Stick Fly (Intiman Theater). Film/TV: Ford commercial (dir. Chloe Zhao), NAACP Image Award-nominated documentary Birthing a Nation (voice-over). For demo reels and résumé, visit IMDb.
Calendar
4/17/2024–4/19/2024
TIERGARTEN (PRESENTED BY DEATH OF CLASSICAL)
The Great Hall under the Church of St. Mary 440 Grand Street New York, NY 10002
Event Details
4/17/2024–4/19/2024
TIERGARTEN (PRESENTED BY DEATH OF CLASSICAL)
This subversive, underground cabaret event takes its name from the Tiergarten—“The Garden of Beasts”—a sprawling central park around which t...
The Great Hall under the Church of St. Mary 440 Grand Street New York, NY 10002
9/23/2023–10/28/2023
ARS NOVA & NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE PRESENT (pray)
Ars Nova at Greenwich House, 27 Barrow St., New York, NY 10014
Event Details
9/23/2023–10/28/2023
ARS NOVA & NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE PRESENT (pray)
a sacred offering created by nicHi douglas
with music by S T A R R Busby & JJJJJerome Ellis
directed & choreographed by nicHi douglas
General a...
Ars Nova at Greenwich House, 27 Barrow St., New York, NY 10014
2/1/2023–2/19/2023
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM IN HARLEM
Pittsburgh Public Theater at The O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Event Details
2/1/2023–2/19/2023
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM IN HARLEM
This retelling of William Shakespeare's classic romantic comedy is
inspired by the art and music of the Harlem Renaissance and Black culture....
Pittsburgh Public Theater at The O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
11/11/2022
HALFPINT AT NIGHT
9 pm
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11:30 pm
SigSpace - The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
Event Details
11/11/2022
HALFPINT AT NIGHT
Signature Theatre's SigSpace presents a new late-night variety show (Nov. 10 to 12) featuring talented lineups from the worlds of drag, come...
9 pm
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11:30 pm
SigSpace - The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
7/29/2022
AMARA GRANDERSON: HER SATURN RETURNS
7 pm
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8 pm
Feinstein’s/ 54 Below 254 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019
Event Details
7/29/2022
AMARA GRANDERSON: HER SATURN RETURNS
"Amara Granderson is back onstage, but this time, entering Her Saturn Returns! Newly 27, the blactress who made her Broadway debut this spri...
7 pm
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8 pm
Feinstein’s/ 54 Below 254 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019
Press
"For Colored Girls..." Amara Granderson & Tendayi Kuumba | Black America
CUNY TV - MAY 20, 2022
Brooklyn’s Amara Granderson makes Broadway debut in ‘For Colored Girls…’
PIX11 MORNING NEWS - MAY 9, 2022
"For Colored Girls ..." returns in powerful production of Ntozake Shange's groundbreaking masterpiece at Booth Theatre
CBS NEWS NEW YORK - MAY 8, 2022
Watch: What to Expect From Broadway's For Colored Girls...
PLAYBILL - MARCH 13, 2022
Black Girl Magic on Broadway- Opening Night | For Colored Girls
Two ‘Colored Girls’ From Brooklyn Discuss the Relevance, Revival of Ntozake Shange’s Production on Broadway (pdf)
DownloadAmara Granderson and D. Woods want you to head to Broadway for ‘colored girls’ (pdf)
DownloadEXCLUSIVE- MADAMENOIRE Speaks To Cast Of ‘For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide: When The Rainbow Is Enuf’ (pdf)
Download‘For Colored Girls’ cast, director, on the historic Broadway revival (pdf)
DownloadChautauqua Theater Company Conservatory Actor Amara Granderson Looks Back on Chautauqua Bonds (pdf)
Download'Choreopoem' opens today in Oberlin (pdf)
DownloadWith ‘Stick Fly,’ Intiman Stages a Powerful Start to a Festival Devoted to Black Women (pdf)
DownloadIntiman opens fest with ‘Stick Fly,’ about loving the ones you’re with (pdf)
DownloadONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS non-stop farce with Beatles inspired songs shows off Chautauqua’s Conservatory depth of talent. (pdf)
DownloadContact
For bookings, contact: booking@amaragranderson.com
Commercial agent: Michael Raymen
Don Buchwald & Associates
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