![]() The cast for the new movie is full of award-winning talent. Henson, Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks (Image credit: Greg Doherty/WireImage) The Color Purple musical script was penned by The Chiwriter Marcus Gardley. Would-be viewers of The Color Purple musical should expect this same story to be told with the addition of the amazing songs heard in the original 2005 Broadway show which are available to stream via the Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple, A New musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) album. Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined, Alice Walker's epic carries readers on a spirit-affirming journey towards redemption and love." The Color Purple broke the silence around domestic and sexual abuse, narrating the lives of women through their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery. "Through a series of letters spanning 20 years, first from Celie to God, then the sisters to each other despite the unknown, the novel draws readers into its rich and memorable portrayals of Celie, Nettie, Shug Avery and Sofia and their experience. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance and silence. "A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early 20th-century rural Georgia. ![]() Published in 1983 and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, here is the official synopsis of the book: Before there was The Color Purple Broadway show or even Steven Spielberg's box office 1985 hit, there was The Color Purple novel written by legendary author Alice Walker. ![]()
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