The Color Purple
BOOK BY MARSHA NORMAN
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY BRENDA RUSSELL, ALLEE WILLIS, AND STEPHEN BRAY
DIRECTED BY KANDACE CRYSTAL
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The Carlsbad Village Association is hosting their 26th Annual Art in the Village event on SUNDAY, June 23rd from 9:00am – 5:00pm. Streets will be closed for this event. The festival will take place on State Street from Carlsbad Village Drive north to the intersection of Beech Avenue and on Grand Avenue from the railroad tracks east to Roosevelt Street. Please allow extra travel time to accommodate the street closures and to anticipate parking challenges. For more information, please visit the Carlsbad Village Association website. Thank you!
THE COLOR PURPLE
BASED UPON THE NOVEL WRITTEN BY ALICE WALKER AND THE WARNER BROS./AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT MOTION PICTURE.
PRESENTED THROUGH SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH AND ALL AUTHORIZED PERFORMANCE MATERIALS ARE SUPPLIED BY THEATRICAL RIGHTS WORLDWIDE.
“The Color Purple lifts you up as kindness, hard-earned forgiveness and stubborn tenacious goodness prevails against all odds.”
– Catey Sullivan, Chicago Sun-Times
A Pulitzer Prize. A National Book Award. Eleven Academy Award Nominations. Four Golden Globe Nominations. Three Tony Awards.
This uplifting musical brings Alice Walker’s remarkable coming-of-age book to life, touching on such themes as domestic violence, female identity, and the power of love, which can overcome hatred and selfishness. A new, major motion picture produced by Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Spielberg, and Quincy Jones is coming out Christmas Day 2023.