The Color Purple at Overture Center for the Arts

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THE COLOR PURPLE is the 2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival! Hailed as “a direct hit to the heart” (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic has conquered Broadway in an all-new ““ravishingly re-conceived production that is a glory to behold” (The New York Times).

With a soul-raising, Grammy®-winning score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE gives an exhilarating new spirit to this Pulitzer Prize-winning story. Don’t miss this stunning re-imagining of an epic story about a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the American South. Experience the exhilarating power of this Tony-winning triumph that New York Magazine calls “one of the greatest revivals ever.”

Authors

• Alice Walker
• Allee Willis
• Amblin Entertainment Inc.
• Brenda Russell
• Marsha Norman
• Regina Taylor
• Stephen Bray
• Warner Brothers

Tony Awards and Nominations for The Color Purple