Color Purple star Felicia P. Fields, Sofia, says 'I'm excited to be coming...

Chicago Defender;  February 28, 2007 ;     364 words ......home to star in the Broadway musical, Color Purple and I'm going to perform ten times better...premiere North American tour of The Color Purple, starring Chicago native Fields, who...announced shortly. As on Broadway, The Color Purple will be directed by Chicago native Gary...

THE COLOR PURPLE

The Village Voice;  December 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ...THE COLOR PURPLE By Marsha Norman Songs by Brenda Russell...drives a new Broadway musical version of The Color Purple Sincerity means a lot, and the people who made a musical of The Color Purple are undoubtedly sincere in their intentions...

Broadway's 'The Color Purple' Empowers Many; New York

Tennessee TRIBUNE, The;  January 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ......compelling narrative-turned-musical, "The Color Purple," has brought out a host of well-wishers...with a libretto by Marsha Norman, The Color Purple: The Musical actually made its world...still somewhat getting on their feet, Color Purple's opening night on December 1st (and...

Works of Alice Walker: Critics Respond To The Film Version Of The Color...

Monarch Notes;      700+ words ......Critics Respond To The Film Version Of The Color Purple The critical response to the film The Color Purple should be seen in the context of the...Afro-American men's works, Walker's The Color Purple is one of the first novels to be adapted...

Works of Alice Walker: Critical Commentary On The Color Purple

Monarch Notes;      700+ words ......01-01-1963 Critical Commentary On The Color Purple Sources and Themes What Alice Walker has told us about her sources for The Color Purple is useful in understanding the novel...be contemporary in setting. Yet, The Color Purple is set in the early part of the twentieth...

Leap of faith Creative team overcomes obstacles to stage 'The Color...

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  April 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Vitello Daily Herald Critic at Large The Color Purple Where: Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151...But he dove in anyway because knew The Color Purple had musical potential. Over the eight...Before he knew he wanted to direct The Color Purple, Gary Griffin knew he wanted Felicia...

The color purple.

The Nation;  February 1, 1986 ;     700+ words ......the cultural economy of Hollywood, The Color Purple is a countercyclical event. It is long...sweepstakes has paid off handsomely. The Color Purple succeeds to a great degree because it...imperative has done a lot less damage to The Color Purple in Spielberg's hands than it has to...

'THE COLOR PURPLE' WONDERFULLY EXCITING

Indianapolis Recorder;  February 24, 2006 ;     504 words ......time, I was finally going to see "The Color Purple" -- on Broadway! Lots of people jumped on "The Color Purple" bandwagon when Oprah Winfrey announced...race said. Well, I'm proud to say "The Color Purple" is wonderfully exciting and definitely...

Passion for 'The Color Purple' endures.(Triad)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  January 19, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Shug Avery in the 1985 film The Color Purple Folks rattle off lines from movies because...their past. But when it comes to The Color Purple, Steven Spielberg's 1985 movie filmed...way things are. For Anjail Ahmad, The Color Purple makes her think of a street in Cincinnati...

Broadway's 'The Color Purple' empowers many

Washington Afro-American;  January 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ......musical version of Alice Walker's The Color Purple has empowered a host of well-wishers...somewhat getting on their feet, The Color Purple's opening night and subsequent performances...release of the musical score on CD The Color Purple takes place in a deeply spiritual Southern...

Works of Alice Walker: Critics Respond To The Novel The Color Purple

Monarch Notes;      700+ words ......01-01-1963 Critics Respond To The Novel The Color Purple The critical response to the novel The Color Purple has gone through many phases; reviews...well as white American society. The Color Purple was published in June 1982. Its release...

Pittsburgher brings local color to The Color Purple

New Pittsburgh Courier;  December 21, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Walker's Pulitzer-Prize winning book, The Color Purple, has raised the bar and expectations...the heels of Raisin in the Sun, The Color Purple should underscore that there is indeed...told me I had to be in it." With The Color Purple, Woodruff's been with the production...

Cavalcade of celebs welcome Oprah Winfrey's The Color Purple to the...

New York Beacon, The;  January 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ......The 01-04-2006 Oprah Winfrey's The Color Purple opened on Broadway on Thursday, December...the classic novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple tells the story of a young girl Celie...Donald Byrd. Adding to the lure of The Color Purple was perfect lighting engineered by Brian...

The Color Purple reigns supreme in the Windy City

Chicago Defender;  April 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ......city will be seeing nothing but the color purple for quite awhile because the stage production of The Color Purple has arrived in our city in full bloom...musical will clearly see why The Color Purple was nominated for eleven Tony Awards...

'Color Purple' draws diverse crowd

Charleston Gazette;  June 7, 2006 ;     688 words ......these days. And it all begins with "The Color Purple." Audiences for the Tony Award-nominated...Boys." Things are different at "The Color Purple." "When we started to put together our...the theater, said the success of "The Color Purple" in attracting more blacks owes to the...