DVR Alert: THE COLOR PUPLE's Jennifer Hudson to Visit ABC's THE VIEW, 1/18

ABC's THE VIEW has announced that Jennifer Hudson, star of Broadway's THE COLOR PUPLE, will visit the show on Monday, January 18th. Be sure to set your DVR's. BWW will bring you video of the appearance as soon as it becomes available.

The new Broadway revival of THE COLOR PURPLE opened on December 10 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 W 45th Street).

Grammy, Academy Award, and Golden Globe award winnerJennifer Hudson makes her Broadway debut opposite Cynthia Erivo, the breakout star of John Doyle's acclaimed Menier Chocolate Factoryproduction, and Orange is the New Black'sDanielle Brooks, in the highly anticipated production of The Color Purple. All three women are make their Broadway debuts.

THE COLOR PURPLE is an unforgettable story of enduring love and triumph over adversity. With a fresh, joyous score of jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues, this stirring family chronicle follows the inspirational Celie, as she journeys from childhood through joy and despair, anguish and hope to discover the power of love and life.

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