The Color Purple

4 days ago - This led to a dispute during the Academy Awards over the nominees for Best Original Score. While Jones is the sole credited composer of the film, the nomination lists all twelve musicians (Jones, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Andraé Crouch, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber, Jeremy Lubbock, Joel Rosenbaum, Caiphus Semenya, Fred Steiner and Rod Temperton). The Color Purple premiered on December 18, 1985, in Los Angeles.

February 7, 1986 - With Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery. A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.

The Color Purple (1985) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

December 15, 2023 - For superfans and newbies alike, we've compiled a who’s who of the 1985 The Color Purple and 2023 musical casts.

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Producer: Peter Guber, Quincy Jones, ... Cast: Danny Glover (Albert), Whoopi Goldberg (Celie), Margaret Avery (Shug Avery), Oprah Winfrey (Sofia), Willard E. Pugh (Harpo), Akosua Busia (Nettie).

December 21, 2023 - The Color Purple play debuted at the Broadway Theatre in N.Y.C. in 2005 and starred LaChanze, Felicia P. Fields, Kingsley Leggs, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, Brandon Victor Dixon, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Krisha Marcano and more.

December 18, 1985 - The Color Purple: Full Cast & Crew · 1985 · Drama · An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing "Mister" Albert Johnson (Danny Glover), things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can.

May 23, 2023 - Goldberg — who was a stand-up comedian when she was cast in The Color Purple — did not win her Oscar for playing the resilient protagonist Celie, but for her role as the wise-cracking psychic Oda Mae Brown in the 1990 film Ghost. Her popularity only grew from there, as she starred in films such as Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) and Sister Act (1992) and its 1993 sequel, reportedly for major coin.

Winfrey says, "He always reminded me of the stature and presence of the original Mister in The Color Purple, Danny Glover. I thought, Wow, Colman could be Danny's son." Halle Bailey as Nettie: Following her star-making turn in Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid, Bailey appears as Celie's buoyant younger sister, opposite newcomer Phylicia Pearl Mpasi as a young Celie. (Grammy-winning singer Ciara, meanwhile, plays adult Nettie.) Akosua Busia played Nettie in Spielberg's film. The film's cast also includes Corey Hawkins (BlacKkKlansman) as Harpo, and Oscar winner and five-time Grammy-winning singer H.E.R.

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Bobby Daye, who was part of the ensemble in The Color Purple, boasts an impressive Broadway resume including roles in The Book of Mormon and Shrek, and is also the composer of the musical Love and Southern Discomfort. more... ... Felicia P. Fields ... Zipporah G. Gatling ... Renee Elise Goldsberry, renowned for her Tony Award-winning performance in Hamilton, was part of the original Broadway cast of The Color Purple, where she originated the role of Nettie Harris from November 2005 to January 2006.

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find ...

The Color Purple (Reprise) .... Celie, Nettie and Company · No trivia or history listed. Recording Type: Commercial Origin: Studio Material Included: Musical Numbers Only Date Recorded: December 1, 2005

Whoopi Goldberg’s transformative and commanding performance is THE reason anything in The Color Purple works. Her versatility, power, showcase of defeat and desperation and overall emotional impact is riveting and deserving of all the praise in the world.

December 23, 2023 - Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" was released in 1985. The movie starred Whoopi Goldberg as Celie, Oprah Winfrey as Sofia, and Margaret Avery as Shug. Here's what the cast has been up to since the movie ...

December 13, 2023 - Gabriella Wilson aka H.E.R. attends the World Premiere of Warner Bros.’ “The Color Purple” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 06, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

A native of Philadelphia, Chaz has performed for audiences around the world as a soul artist and actor. He performed the role of Harpo in the original Broadway production of The Color Purple; Billy Flynn in Chicago on Broadway; and Curtis Taylor, Jr. in the national tour of the revival of Dreamgirls.

December 27, 2023 - Zipporah G. Gatling, LaChanze, Leon G. Thomas Ill, and Renée Elise Goldsberry in The Color Purple Paul Kolnik · The original Broadway cast of The Color Purple also included Krisha Marcano, James Brown III, LaTrisa A. Coleman, Carol Dennis, Anika Ellis, Doug Eskew, Zipporah G.