In the original 1985 film, Whoopi Goldberg played Celie. More than 30 years later, Fantasia Barrino takes on the dynamic character in a new musical adaptation. In 1985, Whoopi Goldberg introduced fans ...

Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino, and Taraji P Henson as Sophia, Celie, and Shug Avery on the poster for The Color Purple Image via Warner Bros. Steven Spielberg's 1985 film The Color Purple drove ...

The Color Purple is an American masterpiece. “This story lives forever,” says Taraji P. Henson, quite emphatically. “It’s like Shakespeare. It’s never going to go away.” Henson, who plays Shug Avery ...

"The memory of her, the feeling of her ... comes through, even when you're only hearing her voice from her letters," Oprah Winfrey praised Halle Bailey Halle Bailey has her next movie musical lined up ...

A new cast will bring the Broadway musical of the acclaimed film to the big screen. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With The ...

"The Color Purple" is making its debut at the Star Center Theare. The play tells the story of Celie as she journeys through a life of sorrow, but also hope, love, faith, strength and forgiveness.

Perfectly timed to Black History Month and Valentine’s Day, the Victoria Theatre Association offers a special Stars Attraction presentation of the outstanding 2016 Tony Award-winning musical revival ...

Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks responded to criticism about the portrayal of a romantic relationship between Shug and Celie. Making a new adaptation of “The Color Purple” was always going to be ...

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