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From the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the moving film by Steven Spielberg, comes a soul-stirring new musical and landmark Broadway event.

THE COLOR PURPLE is an inspring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman who -through love- finds the strenght to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world.  Set to a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love and a celebration of life.

Directed by Gary Griffin. THE COLOR PURPLE is adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Marsha Norman, with music and lyrics by Grammy Award winners Breda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray and choreography by Donald Byrd. When producer Scott Sanders first hatched the notion of turning The Color Purple into a Broadway show, naysayers had a field day. Sure, the material was rich: Alice Walker’s novel was without question ensconced in the American literary canon - it’s a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner, has sold more than five million copies, and is to this day among the top five most reread books in America… But some skeptics wondered how musical theater would treat a story arc that spanned four decades and dealt with issues of infanticide, domestic violence, racial oppression, and spiritual crisis. Others felt that Steven Spielberg’s 1985 cinematic adaptation - with memorable performances by Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey - would overshadow any other attempts at dramatization.

What Scott Sanders knew - and what kept him going through the eight years it took to secure permissions, backing, and a creative team that could produce a show that honored the material - was that music is a way to express emotions that transcend words, and that the message, the heartbeat of Walker’s story (much of it rooted in her own family history), sang.

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