“The Color Purple” is a deeply personal work for many people. Its themes exploring racism and abuse have resonated with people for decades. Now a local musical production, based on the 1982 novel by ...

On this morning’s Crew Call, we talk with The Color Purple producers Oprah Winfrey and Scott Sanders on blazing a path for their Broadway musical to the big screen. Winfrey, who starred in Steven ...

In the 1985 version of The Color Purple, Whoopi Goldberg portrayed Cellie, a role which secured her an Oscar nom. For the 2023 remake, the crew wanted Goldberg to be a part of the production, though ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Corey Hawkins, Taraji P. Henson, Blitz Bazawule, Scott Sanders, Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino and Colman Domingo attend "The Color Purple" Special Screening at Vue ...

The Color Purple movie musical is almost here. On Monday, Warner Bros. Pictures debuted the first trailer for the new adaptation of the Alice Walker novel and the Broadway musical it inspired, which ...

Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture. The end of the year brought a lackluster performance for the latest adaptation of “The Color Purple,” a musical that blew ...

Namwene Mukabwa is a Collider author based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has a penchant for Westerns, classics, historical, and underrated movies and television series. He became hooked on screens at the age ...

In its many incarnations, “The Color Purple” is one of those indelible, unforgettable American texts. From Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel to Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated 1985 ...