With any musical, there’s also a challenge in how to blend music within dramatic, dialogue-heavy scenes. For “The Color Purple,” a reimagined take on the Alice Walker novel and quasi-adaptation of the ...

The latest version of The Color Purple finds a way to both do the original story justice, while also adding to the beloved and important narrative. This time around, the film is a musical—based on the ...

The decades-spanning story follows a Black woman named Celie who overcomes trauma, finds love and learns to forgive. Steven Spielberg directed the 1985 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, which was adapted ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) --The Color Purple, in theaters Christmas Day, remains just as effective in its latest incarnation. The newest adaption of the Alice Walker book is based on the Broadway ...

LaChanze, the actress who played the central character Celie Harris Johnson in the 2005 Broadway musical adaptation of The Color Purple, posted yesterday about the new movie musical produced by Oprah ...

The song, titled "Keep It Movin'," is sung by Bailey as Nettie in the film, along with Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, who plays young Celie. The Little Mermaid star worked on the song with Denisia Andrews, ...

The song list for the upcoming The Color Purple movie musical has revealed what songs from the stage version have been cut for the adaptation. "Somebody Gonna Love You," "Our Prayer," "Big Dog," "Dear ...

An all-star cast featuring Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, and Taraji P. Henson sets Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to music. “The Color Purple” is not a remake of the 1985 Steven ...

Apparently, three songs were Kenough for the Academy’s song branch, as the Greta Gerwig-directed juggernaut continues its hot streak in awards season. It became the first film since the shortlists ...

"The Color Purple" broadway actress wants her royalty fee for the lyrics she contributed to the song 'I'm Here.' Tony Award-winner LaChanze, renowned for her lead role as Celie in the 2005 Broadway ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Danielle Brooks (L) and Fantasia Barrino star in "The Color Purple." Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment LOS ANGELES, Dec ...