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The Color Purple

  • July 18
  • 7:30 pm
  • Ray Charles Stage in the Conrad Prebys Theatre

The Color Purple

BOOK BY MARSHA NORMAN

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY BRENDA RUSSELL, ALLEE WILLIS, AND STEPHEN BRAY

DIRECTED BY KANDACE CRYSTAL

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.