Keenan Scott II’s Acclaimed Play ‘Thoughts Of A Colored Man’ Headed To Broadway

Thoughts of a Colored Man, the critically lauded new play by Keenan Scott II and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, will open on Broadway during the upcoming season, producers announced today.

The play, which had its world premiere at Syracuse Stage last year, will be staged on Broadway at a Shubert Organization theater to be announced.

Broadway will remain under the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown at least until June.

Unfolding during the course of a single day in Brooklyn, Thoughts of a Colored Manchronicles the lives of seven Black men as they confront and discuss any number of issues facing their community. The play utilizes spoken word, slam poetry, and rhythm, and will mark the Broadway debuts of playwright Scott and director Broadnax. Both are Black men arriving on New York’s theater scene as calls for diversity and inclusion throughout the industry intensify.