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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.
LaChanze Sapp-Gooding, known professionally as LaChanze (/ l ə ˈ ʃ ɑː n z /; born December 16, 1961), is an American actress, singer, and dancer.She won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2006 for her role as Celie Harris Johnson in The Color Purple.
Oprah, who made her unforgettable film debut as Sofia in the 1985 movie, has served as a Color Purple “whisperer” of sorts ever since: She was a producer of the 2015 Tony Award–winning ...
Goldsberry later originated the role of Nettie Harris in The Color Purple, the Broadway musical adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel of the same name. [11] She starred in the production from November 2005 to January 2006. Goldsberry also carried the role over into a three-episode guest appearance on the spin-off series Ally.
Lawrence Clayton, who made his Broadway debut in Dreamgirls and most recently starred in the 2015 revival of The Color Purple, died November 2 after a two-year battle with glioblastoma cancer. He ...
Fantasia Returns: The ‘American Idol’ Winner on Turning Down Oprah, Surviving an Overdose and Acting Her Heart Out in ‘The Color Purple’ Angelique Jackson November 14, 2023 at 11:00 AM
Tony Awards: 2016: Best Featured Actress in a Musical: The Color Purple: Nominated Young Hollywood Award: 2013 Breakthrough Actress Orange Is the New Black: Won Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards: 2023: Best Supporting Actress: The Color Purple: Nominated [85] Women Film Critics Circle Awards: 2023 Best Supporting Actress ...
The Color Purple: Won [56] Seattle Film Critics Society: 2024 Best Actress in a Leading Role Wicked: Pending [57] St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2020 Best Actress Harriet: Nominated [58] Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association: 2018: Best Supporting Actress: Bad Times at the El Royale: Nominated [59] Women Film Critics Circle ...