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The Color Purple Cast & Creative

An unforgettable story of enduring love and triumph over adversity, The Color Purple is a landmark musical from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker. This stirring family chronicle follows the inspirational Celie, as she journeys from childhood through joy and despair, anguish and hope to discover the power of love and life.

 

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Cynthia Erivo will not perform 12/28 or 1/1. Jennifer Holliday will not perform 12/19.

This show is closed.

Performances ended on Jan. 8, 2017.

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About The Color Purple

The Color Purple is the 2016 Tony Award winner for Best Musical Revival. Best Actress Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo (“an incandescent new star” says The New York Times) leads a powerhouse cast in this epic story of a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the American South. Joining her is Tony and Grammy-winning Broadway legend Jennifer Holliday (Dreamgirls). Tony winner John Doyle directs.

Don't miss two of Broadway's most powerful performers together on one stage in this Tony-winning triumph that New York Magazine calls “one of the greatest revivals ever.”

Cast

Carrie Compere
Sofia
Jennie Harney
Nettie

Creative

Music
Brenda Russell and Allee Willis
Lyrics
Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Book
Marsha Norman
Director and Designer
John Doyle
Costume Designer
Ann Hould-Ward
Lighting Designer
Jane Cox
Orchestrations
Joseph Joubert
Sound Designer
Gregory Clarke
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