The Color Purple
This glorious musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel spotlights Celie, a young woman whose personal awakening over the course of 40 years forms the arc of an epic story. With a joyous Tony Award-winning musical score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, African music and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE is a story of hope and the healing power of love. Produced on Broadway by Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones, THE COLOR PURPLE is a triumphant theatrical treasure.
Book by Marsha Norman
Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
2021 -22 Springer Mainstage Series - Emily Woodruff Hall