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Posted: 2024-05-16T21:41:40Z | Updated: 2024-05-16T21:41:40Z

The stars of Broadways Suffs this week teased the release of their forthcoming cast album with a televised performance of one of the new musicals biggest showstoppers.

On Wednesday, actors Jenn Colella , Hannah Cruz and Nikki M. James dropped by NBCs Today for a live rendition of The March (We Demand Equality), which was unveiled on streaming platforms earlier that day.

The Today performance also served as a belated celebration for the critical acclaim that Suffs has thus far received.

Last month, the musical nabbed six Tony Award nominations , including Best Musical and Best Featured Actress in a Musical for James. Actor-composer Shaina Taub , who also stars in the show, snagged a Best Original Score nod.

Regarding The March (We Demand Equality) specifically, Taub said she was inspired by the great call-and-response tradition of protest chants when writing the song.

Watch the Today performance of The March (We Demand Equality) below.

I tried to capture both the thrill of using your outdoor voice in a group in the street, and the internal sense of belonging Ive felt at so many marches, she explained in an email statement. I hope it inspires listeners to get loud for what they believe in, and have a good time with their friends while doing it.

The full Suffs cast album will be released June 7 on streaming platforms.

Now playing at New Yorks Music Box Theatre, Suffs is a musical take on the womens suffrage movement and the ratification of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which in 1920 recognized womens right to vote. The show opened on Broadway this spring after an acclaimed 2022 run at New Yorks Public Theater, the birthplace of Hamilton and A Chorus Line, among other smash musicals.