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The Color Purple isn’t just a product of its time—it’s timeless. The issues it tackles, from racism to gender inequality, are still relevant today, even after 40 years.
The 2023 reincarnation of The Color Purple is a remarkable departure from Alice Walker's Pulitzer-winning novel and its polarizing 1985 adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg.
The Color Purple can be a tough watch and the novel has been frequently censored for its dark content. Despite this, many readers have found hope and comfort in its pages throughout the...
Here’s everything you need to know about the remake—and why you might want to don your favorite purple ensemble when you see it.
The Why Watch That Critic reviews The Color Purple and explores how well it translates Spielberg’s 1985 classic film and the stage musical into a new movie experience, while The Producer determines whether she’d prefe...
The Color Purple is a big, brash spectacle, an extravaganza blending the styles of Broadway musicals, Hollywood studio movies and music videos, with a mix of gospel, pop, blues and ballads,...
In this article, we'll delve into why bringing The Color Purple to the screen was not merely a good choice but a stroke of brilliance.
Roslyn Brock wants every generation of her family to see the musical remake of “The Color Purple.” So, she is renting out a theater in Dothan, Alabama, on Christmas Day for 165 of her...
Reimagining Walker’s novel, and Spielberg’s film version, as a musical was a stroke of genius, a way of steering the story out of trauma-porn territory and into a world of hope and celebration.
Brooks and Barrino reprise their roles from the productions of the stage musical. It tells the story of Celie, an African American woman dealing with the hardships of living with an abusive husband and living in the A...
