Danielle Brooks is unpacking one of the most powerful scenes in “The Color Purple,” set at a Thanksgiving dinner table — and what helped her to get to that moment of “rebirth and renewal.” In the ...

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 Color Purple' director Blitz Bazawule celebrated the film's release on Christmas Day by sharing several behind-the-scenes moments showing the cast and dancers enjoying their time on set. "A ...

In the new musical movie adaptation, as Celie (Fantasia Barrino) is bathing Shug (Taraji P. Henson), an old record plays on a gramophone in the background. But as the camera zooms in, the record ...

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What’s getting lost in all this messy gossip is that “The Color Purple” is a triumphant story of sisterhood and female empowerment. We should be talking about the tour de force performances of Henson, ...

The fantasy musical sequence was uncharted territory for production designer Paul Austerberry, who oversaw the practical build as the ultimate in magical realism. This served as Bazawule’s entry point ...

There’s a gorgeous scene late in the second act of The Color Purple, currently onstage at Nashville Repertory Theatre. Here, the set’s towering back wall slowly opens to reveal a warm, shimmering glow ...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for "The Color Purple." Danielle Brooks is unpacking one of the most powerful scenes in “The Color Purple,” set at a Thanksgiving dinner table — and what helped ...

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