Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Danielle Brooks (L) and Fantasia Barrino star in "The Color Purple." Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment LOS ANGELES, Dec ...

The Color Purple movie musical is set to hit theaters on December 25, infusing music into Alice Walker's classic story. The Color Purple first opened on Broadway in 2005, starring LaChanze in her Tony ...

LaChanze, the actress who played the central character Celie Harris Johnson in the 2005 Broadway musical adaptation of The Color Purple, posted yesterday about the new movie musical produced by Oprah ...

The latest version of The Color Purple finds a way to both do the original story justice, while also adding to the beloved and important narrative. This time around, the film is a musical—based on the ...

Fantasia reflects on her journey and her drive in the music video for “Superpower (I),” the end-credits song in the new musical adaptation of The Color Purple. “Oh, my soul, you’re the reason I made ...

Apparently, three songs were Kenough for the Academy’s song branch, as the Greta Gerwig-directed juggernaut continues its hot streak in awards season. It became the first film since the shortlists ...

*NSYNC and Jack Black songs also missed the cut, while "Flora and Son" has two numbers on the songs shortlist. Oscar’s music branch has had its say, naming 15 original scores and 15 songs to its ...

Denisia Andrews and Brittany Coney of Nova Wav at the Musicology GRAMMY Day Brunch in April 2022 (Photo by Sam Morris/Getty Images) As far back as Steven Spielberg’s 1985 adaptation of Alice Walker’s ...

Steven Spielberg drew appreciable criticism, at least in certain circles, for his 1985 screen version of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel “The Color Purple,” and not only because he was a white man directing ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) --The Color Purple, in theaters Christmas Day, remains just as effective in its latest incarnation. The newest adaption of the Alice Walker book is based on the Broadway ...