I Trust You But I Trust Me More,” “I Have To Stop Now” and “It Might Be Me,” a hit for Dionne Warwick. “I could be a little cocky, I could be a little too full of myself, but it was my best to give it to you in the best way possible. I got through it because I knew it would be an important experience for me. You have to stand up for what you believe in,” she said. Nearly a decade later, the two women still keep in touch, sharing a mutual love for one another’s music and remembering the good old days. Their friendship became the inspiration for the new musical based on the book “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf,” by Ntozake Shange. “Black Girl Magic,” originally written as a one-woman play, is now being turned into a musical, and “The Color Purple,” which also explores the issue of sisterhood, has a revival on Broadway with Cynthia Erivo playing Celie and Jennifer Hudson as Shug. There will be workshops and readings of “Black Girl Magic” in spring. A national tour will follow in the fall and “The Color Purple” has already sold out Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, but Lena said this story about women and sisterhood remains as relevant today as ever. “This piece has to be done every single day. It is important, because we’ve never been here before as black women.” RELATED LINKS: A LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW IN RHODE ISLAND FOOD: FALL FORWARD MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL: LOU LOST AND FOUND THE NEW PIRATE: DOUG AND ALISSA STILL OWN SLAY A PERFECT MATCH: JASON & JADE PERRY ‘HIDDEN TREASURES’ AT THE HISTORIC CENTURY: THE PHOTO GALLERY EXCITING EVENTS HOT FOR FEB. 20, 2018: A LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW IN RHODE ISLAND BEACHES, BREWERIES, BOATS AND BIKES ON SALE IN PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND THE GOLDEN BULLET: LA TOURISM AT FIFTY RHODE ISLAND WEEKLY SIDEBAR RHODE ISLAND IS A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE YOUR KIDS BEHIND THE MUSIC OF ‘THE COLOR PURPLE’ ON BROADWAY BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL? RHODE ISLANDERS SHARE THEIR HOT PICKS SOMETHING BURNT: RANDOLPH STREET FESTIVAL AND MUSIC MUSIC, MOVIES AND MAYHEM: RHODE ISLAND BOOK FESTIVAL A LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW IN RHODE ISLAND FOOD: FALL FORWARD CHILL OUT WITH CHAMPAGNE AT THE MOVIES RICHARD AND JONI WEINGARTEN REVISIT THE CINEMA WITH GREEN DORR THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL: LOU LOST AND FOUND EVAN HOPKINS’ THANKSGIVING PARTY W/THE SESSIONS AND STEREO JIVE THE NEW PIRATE: DOUG AND ALISSA STILL OWN SLAY WALK IN LOVE WITH THE NEW GIRL/SWEET AND THE SEXY BABY FALL FORWARD: A LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW IN RHODE ISLAND FOOD NOSTALGIA IN THE VINEYARD