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The Color Purple is a musical with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray, based on the 1982 novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker and its 1985 film adaptation. The musical follows the journey of Celie, an African American woman in the American South from the early to mid-20th century.
The Color Purple musical is the next Broadway show to earn a film adaptation. The musical production takes inspiration from the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the 1985 ...
Fantasia Barrino will be playing Celie in the upcoming "The Color Purple" film. Meet everyone in the cast and see how they compare to the actors of the original movie.
Venerated TV host and media mogul Oprah Winfrey will sit down with Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks and Fantasia Barrino — who star in the big-screen musical adaptation of The Color Purple ...
Then: Whoopi Goldberg. Celie is the heart of The Color Purple, and Goldberg’s portrayal of her in the 1985 film was devastating and revelatory. In 1985, the actress and comedian told the late ...
Fantasia Monique Barrino-Taylor (born June 30, 1984), [2] known professionally by her mononym Fantasia, is an American singer and actress.She rose to prominence in 2004 for her performance of the Porgy and Bess standard "Summertime" during the third season of American Idol, and eventually became that season's winner. [3]
Barrino performed in The Color Purple musical on Broadway from 2007 to 2008. Based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker , the original 1985 film was directed by Steven Spielberg and ...
Exuberant performances from a cast led by Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks breathe life into Blitz Bazawule’s stirring “The Color Purple,” adapted from the Tony-winning ...