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Photo Coverage: Los Angeles Opening Night of 'Color Purple'

By: Dec. 18, 2007
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The Color Purple opened at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre December 16th, bringing the National Tour to Los Angeles for the holiday season, running through March 9, 2008.

Directed by Gary Griffin, The Color Purple is "a soul-stirring new musical based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the film by Steven Spielberg, set in Georgia during the years 1909 through 1949 and tells the unforgettable and inspiring story of a woman named Celie, who through love and the strength to overcome adversity, finds her unique voice in the world," according to press notes.

The National Touring production stars Jeannette Bayardelle, Felicia P. Fields, LaToya London, Michelle Williams, Rufus Bonds, Jr., Stu James and Stephanie James.

Turning out for the Los Angeles premiere were Bookwriter Marsha Norman, Producers Quincy Jones and Scott Sanders, Composers Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Sephen Bray, along with a handful of excited celebs including Vanessa Williams, Loretta Devine and Regina King.

Tickets for The Color Purple can be purchased by calling Center Theatre Group Audience Services at (213) 628-2772, in person at the Center Theatre Group box office or on-line at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org.  The Ahmanson Theatre is located at 135 N. Grand Avenue in Los Angeles.

Photos by ©Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging. 

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Jeannette Bayardelle, Michelle Williams and Felicia P. Fields

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Michelle Williams, LaToya London and Felicia P. Fields

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Michelle Williams

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Jeannette Bayardelle, Margaret Avery (who plays Shug Avery in the film) and Michelle Williams

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Jeannette Bayardelle, Margaret Avery and Felicia P. Fields

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Rufus Bonds, Jr. and Producer Quincy Jones

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Rufus Bonds, Jr. and Stu James

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Margaret Avery and Michelle Williams

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Producer Scott Sanders and Jeannette Bayardelle

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Vanessa Williams

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George Takei and Stu James

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George Takei and Stu James

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Stu James and Felicia P. Fields

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 LaToya London

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 LaToya London

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 George C. Wolfe

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George Takei

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Henry Simmons

Arrivals

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Kenny Lattimore and Chante Moore

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CTG Board Member Richard Kagan and wife Julie Hagerty

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Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon

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 Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon

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Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon 

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Loretta Devine

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Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and Loretta Devine

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Margaret Avery

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Margaret Avery and Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon 

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Music and lyrics by Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell and Allee Willis

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Bobby Valentino

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Henry Simmons

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Kimberly Elise

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Kimberly Elise

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Vanessa Williams and daughter Sasha

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Musician Trenyce

Curtain Call

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Michelle Williams and Rufus Bonds, Jr.

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 Jeannette Bayardelle

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