HOLLYWOOD -- "The Color Purple" was a novel by Alice Walker published in 1982. It became a movie in '85 and was nominated for 11 Oscars. In 2005, it hit Broadway as a musical. Now, as we end 2023, ...

Nearly 40 years ago Alice Walker unleashed “The Color Purple” amidst an avalanche of unyielding criticism coupled with lionizing commentary which has accompanied the project into additional ...

Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks are among the cast for the new movie, adapted from the Tony-winning stage musical. Both the first movie and the stage musical are tough acts to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- For something to be uplifting, it has to take you down to a sad, dark place first. “The Color Purple,” the new film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, certainly does ...

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 ...

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From a huge Gramophone to a dizzying array of showstopping pants, the movie musical of “The Color Purple” may be a different experience than previous versions, but it’s no less breathtaking or vital.