The show is a time-tested and breathtaking foray into the issues of abuse, redemption and love and this national tour cast stays true to those themes. Steven Spielberg adapted it into a movie starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey in , upon which the Broadway musical was based, garnering 11 Tony nominations. The Revival was nominated for four Tonys, winning two. Other elements of the original book come through very clearly in the musical, especially considering the book is nearly 40 years old. I think this is the youngest us ever felt. All of the actresses who have played Celie, from Goldberg in the film, LaChanze in the musical, Erivo in the revival, and now Lyttle in the national tour, have needed to portray an incredibly wide range of emotions.
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Based on the novel of the same name by Alice Walker and its film adaptation , the show follows the journey of Celie, an African-American woman in the American South from the early to midth century. The original Broadway production ran from to , earning eleven Tony Award nominations in An enthusiastically acclaimed Broadway revival opened in late and ran through early , winning two Tony Awards —including Best Revival of a Musical. The Color Purple was originally workshopped by the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta , Georgia, in the summer of following Scott Sanders ' optioning the work from Alice Walker in and auditioning various creative team members. The September 9, , world premiere of the musical was produced by the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta by special arrangement with Creative Battery and Scott Sanders Productions. The musical closed on February 24, , after 30 previews and regular performances. James as Squeak. Bayardelle and Fields both are reprising their roles from Broadway. The show exceeded expectations, which necessitated a four-week extension of its Chicago engagement until September 30, Chicago was notable as a starting point of the national tour because Oprah Winfrey, a Academy Awards nominee in the film adaptation [7] is a Chicago resident.
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