In a strong introduction to the Performing Arts Department’s production of “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf,” original Broadway cast member Trazana Beverly spoke passionately about her experience with the show to the Washington University community Nov. 19 in Umrath Lounge.

The songs were catchy, the choreography was energetic, and the book was amusing. Even the costumes and set were convincing. There is a reason why the revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” swept the 2008 Tony Awards.