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Stagecrafters To Present THE COLOR PURPLE Photo
Stagecrafters To Present THE COLOR PURPLE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2025

Stagecrafters has announced its upcoming production of the Tony Award-winning musical, The Color Purple, running from January 10-26 at the Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak.
THE COLOR PURPLE Songwriter Brenda Russell Releases New Single Photo
THE COLOR PURPLE Songwriter Brenda Russell Releases New Single
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 25, 2024

With the release of her latest single, the soulful and sensual romance “You Know What It’s Like,” Brenda Russell makes a triumphant return to the refined classic blend of adult contemporary R&B and urban jazz. Listen to the new single from The Color Purple songwriter now.
Musica Viva NY Releases CRIMSON ROSES: Contemporary American Choral Music Photo
Musica Viva NY Releases CRIMSON ROSES: Contemporary American Choral Music
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 22, 2024

New York City's leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, has released a new album Crimson Roses: Contemporary American Choral Music. Learn more and listen now!
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Tempe Center For The Arts Photo
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Tempe Center For The Arts
by Suzanne Whitaker - Oct 29, 2024

Phoenix Arizona’s The Black Theatre Troupe presents THE COLOR PURPLE at Tempe Center for the Arts, which opened to a full house Friday, October 15, 2024. This excellent production runs through November 3, 2024. With matinee shows on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as evening shows on Fridays and Saturdays, this production is worth seeing, twice.
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at The Black Theatre Troupe Photo
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at The Black Theatre Troupe
by Herbert Paine - Oct 29, 2024

The Black Theatre Troupe's production of THE COLOR PURPLE is a rousing and emotionally powerful show, thanks to a brilliant cast and the keen direction of Karen Davis Jones and the musical direction of Brenda Hankins.
Musica Viva NY To Perform Works by Reena Esmail and J.S. Bach In December Photo
Musica Viva NY To Perform Works by Reena Esmail and J.S. Bach In December
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2024

Musica Viva NY, kickstarts the holiday season with THIS LOVE BETWEEN US, a one-night only concert on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., at Manhattan's All Souls NYC.
Black Theatre Troupe to Bring THE COLOR PURPLE To Tempe Center For The Arts Photo
Black Theatre Troupe to Bring THE COLOR PURPLE To Tempe Center For The Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 25, 2024

Black Theatre Troupe will present performances of THE COLOR PURPLE at Tempe Center for the Arts this fall. THE COLOR PURPLE is a soul-stirring musical that chronicles the journey of Celie, a young African American woman in the early 20th century South. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Musica Viva NY Will Host SOUNDSCAPES: Vocalist Shabnam Abedi & Musica Viva NY Solois Photo
Musica Viva NY Will Host SOUNDSCAPES: Vocalist Shabnam Abedi & Musica Viva NY Soloists in Concert
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2024

New York City's leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, launches its 2024-25 season with SOUNDSCAPES, a multicultural project fusing choral music with the indigenous sounds of India on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., at Manhattan's All Souls.
Whoopi Goldberg To Star As 'Miss Hannigan' When ANNIE Tour Hits NYC Photo
Whoopi Goldberg To Star As 'Miss Hannigan' When ANNIE Tour Hits NYC
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2024

The iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE is returning to Chicago and New York City this holiday season with a limited three-week engagement at The Chicago Theatre from November 12 through December 1 and a limited five-week engagement at The Theater at Madison Square Garden from December 4, 2024 through January 5, 2025.
THE COLOR PURPLE & More Set for Black Theatre Troupe 2024-25 Season Photo
THE COLOR PURPLE & More Set for Black Theatre Troupe 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2024

Black Theatre Troupe has revealed its 2024-25 lineup, marking its 55th season! See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Video: THE COLOR PURPLE in Rehearsal at Aurora Theatre Photo
Video: THE COLOR PURPLE in Rehearsal at Aurora Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2024

THE COLOR PURPLE comes to Aurora Theatre August 15, 2024-September 15, 2024. Check out rehearsal footage in the video here!
THE COLOR PURPLE at Sedos Features the First Ever All-Black Cast of An Amateur Musica Photo
THE COLOR PURPLE at Sedos Features the First Ever All-Black Cast of An Amateur Musical in the UK
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 28, 2024

Sedos, London's leading amateur theatre company, has announced their cast of The Color Purple. This is a momentous and significant development in the diversity of amateur dramatics, not just in London but in the UK. In their 119-year history, Sedos has never had an all-Black cast nor an all-Black creative team, until now.
Musica Viva NY Reveals 2024-25 Season Lineup Photo
Musica Viva NY Reveals 2024-25 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2024

 New York City’s leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, has announced its 2024-25 season centered around the 10th anniversary of its intrepid Artistic Director-Conductor Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez. Learn more about the season lineup here!
THE COLOR PURPLE Comes to Biloxi Little Theatre in September Photo
THE COLOR PURPLE Comes to Biloxi Little Theatre in September
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2024

Biloxi Little Theatre will open its 78th season with the Mississippi Gulf Coast premiere of THE COLOR PURPLE - THE MUSICAL!
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at New Village Arts Photo
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at New Village Arts
by ErinMarie Reiter - Jul 3, 2024

“The Color Purple” brings Alice Walker’s novel of the same name to life with wonderful musical numbers and a talented cast playing at New Village Arts through July 21st.
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE Brings All the Feels at Pittsburgh CLO Photo
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE Brings All the Feels at Pittsburgh CLO
by Greg Kerestan - Jun 28, 2024

As a literature major, part of me has always found it unbelievable that tight, two-hour adaptations of Alice Walker's The Color Purple have been so successful. The novel is sprawling, complex and dense, with an epistolary structure not unlike the similarly tricky-to-adapt Dracula. Nonetheless, my structural cynicism is always proved wrong.
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Geva Theatre Photo
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Geva Theatre
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - Jun 8, 2024

What did our critic think of THE COLOR PURPLE at Geva Theatre?
Theater Alliance Presents POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: THE JUNE JORDAN EXPEIRENCE Photo
Theater Alliance Presents POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: THE JUNE JORDAN EXPEIRENCE
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2024

Theater Alliance will present POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: THE JUNE JORDAN EXPERIENCE, bringing performances into communities throughout Washington, DC.
Arts Garage in Delray Beach is Offering Two Theatrical Productions in June Photo
Arts Garage in Delray Beach is Offering Two Theatrical Productions in June
by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2024

Arts Garage will present two stirring and thought-provoking theatrical events next month. Learn more about them here!
New Village Arts Presents THE COLOR PURPLE Photo
New Village Arts Presents THE COLOR PURPLE
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2024

New Village Arts will present the San Diego Professional Premiere of the groundbreaking musical: THE COLOR PURPLE, based on the novel by Alice Walker.
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