On June 3, Alice Walker heads to Sonoma for a screening event with documentarian Pratibha Parmar that offers films focused on race, feminism and identity. Hosted by the Sonoma International Film ...

An American novel classic has made its way its hometown stage. For the first time since the book was released in 1982 and its film adaptation in 1985, “The Color Purple” premiered as a musical ...

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The new musical adaptation of Alice Walker's book explores the romance between Shug and Celie, unlike Steven Spielberg's original 1985 film, which only featured a chaste kiss between the characters.

The Tony-winning musical "The Color Purple" will open at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton this Saturday. The musical is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker, who ...

This episode of Louisiana Considered aired on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Here's what it featured: Le Petit Theatre’s production of The Color Purple, the musical based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer ...

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 ...

Director Blitz Bazawule’s fresh-eyed remake synthesizes elements from both the Broadway show — where Fantasia Barrino played Celie 15 years earlier — and Steven Spielberg’s iconic 1985 film. Now, ...

(JTA) – The bright, colorful movie musical “The Color Purple,” which opens in theaters on Christmas, tells a story that has by now become a familiar part of the American canon — of a young Black woman ...

Alice Walker’s timeless novel “The Color Purple” is returning to the big screen for the first time in four decades. Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated 1985 adaptation followed a young Black woman ...