Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While discussing the Quincy Jones score for the 1985 film, Bowers says, “I was thankful that Blitz encouraged me to put it away in ...

In a viral clip from “The Color Purple” press tour, stars Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks became deeply emotional discussing their journey making the film musical, as well as their larger ...

When she was studying vocal performance with an emphasis on operatic singing at Kentucky State University, Arielle Crosby discovered opera was not the only thing she could do well. Crosby, who plays ...

Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks and producer Oprah Winfrey unpack the "cinematic heirloom," why they were never going to land Beyoncé and why so much is still riding on its success ...

Turns out, having Oprah Winfrey as a mentor is just as cool as you imagined. Take it from Danielle Brooks, who has been side by side with Winfrey promoting "The Color Purple" (in theaters now). In the ...

With any musical, there’s also a challenge in how to blend music within dramatic, dialogue-heavy scenes. For “The Color Purple,” a reimagined take on the Alice Walker novel and quasi-adaptation of the ...

The upcoming film adaptation of The Color Purple adds song and dance into Alice Walker's classic story. Following two successful runs on Broadway, director Blitz Bazawule has teamed up with Oprah ...

The actress recently shared some praise for one iconic superstar after her high-profile conversation with Gayle King. Taraji P. Henson is sharing some love for one particular global superstar and ...

Costume designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck and choreographer Fatima Robinson talk about their love for the 1985 film and making the story their own for a new musical version. When director Blitz ...

WHEN PRODUCERS were looking for a director to steer a remake of “The Color Purple”—a touchstone American story already told in a Pulitzer-winning novel, an iconic Steven Spielberg movie and a ...

On this morning’s Crew Call, we talk with The Color Purple producers Oprah Winfrey and Scott Sanders on blazing a path for their Broadway musical to the big screen. Winfrey, who starred in Steven ...

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