Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The Color Purple first opened on Broadway in 2005, starring LaChanze in her ...
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 ...
Steven Spielberg drew appreciable criticism, at least in certain circles, for his 1985 screen version of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel “The Color Purple,” and not only because he was a white man directing ...