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The Color Purple

  • Cynthia Erivo Acknowledges Tensions With ‘The Color Purple’ Movie Team: ‘That’s a Long, Complicated Conversation’

    The “Wicked” star says she wasn’t invited to a friends-and-family screening of the 2023 film that went to other members of the Broadway cast

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    Benjamin Lindsay
    November 19, 2024 @ 3:32 PM
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    Cynthia Erivo Acknowledges Tensions With ‘The Color Purple’ Movie Team: ‘That’s a Long, Complicated Conversation’
  • ‘The Color Purple’ Takes Top NAACP Image Awards at 2024 Ceremony

    Earlier this week, Ava DuVernay won best director in the 55th annual show’s non-televised honors

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    Stephanie Kaloi
    March 16, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
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    ‘The Color Purple’ Takes Top NAACP Image Awards at 2024 Ceremony
  • ‘The Color Purple’ Star Corey Hawkins Emphasizes the Power of Movie Musicals  ‘When Done Right’ | Video

    “They say people sing when words are not enough,” the actor tells TheWrap

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    Dessi Gomez
    February 27, 2024 @ 5:56 PM
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    5:56 PM
    ‘The Color Purple’ Star Corey Hawkins Emphasizes the Power of Movie Musicals  ‘When Done Right’ | Video
  • David Zaslav Acknowledges WB Film Studio Has ‘Really Been Underperforming,’ Hypes ‘Superman’ Reboot

    Blockbuster success of “Barbie” could only do so much to offset “Aquaman” sequel and “The Color Purple”

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    Drew Taylor
    February 23, 2024 @ 6:54 AM
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    6:54 AM
    David Zaslav Acknowledges WB Film Studio Has ‘Really Been Underperforming,’ Hypes ‘Superman’ Reboot
  • Danielle Brooks and Fantasia Barrino Get Emotional Sharing How Faith Guided Their ‘Color Purple’ Performances | Video

    Tears are shed as the actresses try to help an interviewer struggling with pain

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    Mike Roe
    January 28, 2024 @ 3:15 PM
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    Danielle Brooks and Fantasia Barrino Get Emotional Sharing How Faith Guided Their ‘Color Purple’ Performances | Video
  • Colman Domingo, Ayo Edebiri, ‘The Color Purple’ Among 2024 NAACP Image Award Nominees

    Other nominees for the March 16 ceremony included “American Fiction,” “Origin,” Victoria Monét and Usher

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    Joe McGovern
    January 25, 2024 @ 7:00 AM
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    7:00 AM
    Colman Domingo, Ayo Edebiri, ‘The Color Purple’ Among 2024 NAACP Image Award Nominees
  • Why Are Studios Hiding the Fact That Their Musicals … Are Musicals?

    Marketing campaigns for “Mean Girls” and “Wonka” avoided musical elements as Hollywood seeks to broaden appeal

    By

    Kristen Lopez and Jeremy Fuster
    January 18, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

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    Why Are Studios Hiding the Fact That Their Musicals … Are Musicals?

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  • Taraji P. Henson Says Playing Shug in ‘The Color Purple’ Stretched Her ‘Beyond My Imagination’

    TheWrap magazine: “I was nervous as hell,” the Oscar nominee says. “So many incredible women have played Shug”

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    Jason Clark
    January 9, 2024 @ 1:00 PM
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    Taraji P. Henson Says Playing Shug in ‘The Color Purple’ Stretched Her ‘Beyond My Imagination’
  • ‘Wonka’ Keeps on Rolling With $33 Million at New Year’s Weekend Box Office

    Warner Bros. film on pace to pass $150 million in domestic grosses sometime next week

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    Jeremy Fuster
    December 30, 2023 @ 9:12 AM

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    ‘Wonka’ Keeps on Rolling With $33 Million at New Year’s Weekend Box Office

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  • ‘The Color Purple’ Fans Tease Obama for Adding It to His Year-End Movies List Late: ‘Someone Just Got a Call From Oprah’

    The former president’s annual list of favorite flicks includes “Rustin,” “Leave the World Behind” and “American Symphony”

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    Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
    December 29, 2023 @ 8:14 AM
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    8:14 AM
    ‘The Color Purple’ Fans Tease Obama for Adding It to His Year-End Movies List Late: ‘Someone Just Got a Call From Oprah’
  • AMC Apologizes to Disabled Civil Rights Leader Kicked Out of ‘Color Purple’ Screening

    Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II was not allowed to use a special chair for his arthritis at a North Carolina AMC location

    By

    Jeremy Fuster
    December 28, 2023 @ 1:11 PM
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    1:11 PM
    AMC Apologizes to Disabled Civil Rights Leader Kicked Out of ‘Color Purple’ Screening
  • Oprah Winfrey Reveals Why She Decided Against a ‘Color Purple’ Cameo: ‘I Thought About It’

    The original film’s star and musical movie’s producer didn’t want to steal the spotlight from Danielle Brooks

    By

    Benjamin Lindsay
    December 28, 2023 @ 10:41 AM
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    10:41 AM
    Oprah Winfrey Reveals Why She Decided Against a ‘Color Purple’ Cameo: ‘I Thought About It’
  • Colman Domingo Recalls Being Passed Over for ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Role Due to His Skin Color

    “That’s when I lost my mind,” the actor says

    By

    Natalie Korach
    December 27, 2023 @ 1:03 PM
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    Colman Domingo Recalls Being Passed Over for ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Role Due to His Skin Color
  • ‘The Color Purple’ Broadway Actress Says She Should Be Paid for ‘I’m Here’ Added Song Lyrics: ‘Want My Royalty Fee’

    “I’m getting a lot of DMs and posts about why I’ve been left out of the press as the original Celie,” LaChanze writes on X

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    Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
    December 26, 2023 @ 4:18 PM
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    ‘The Color Purple’ Broadway Actress Says She Should Be Paid for ‘I’m Here’ Added Song Lyrics: ‘Want My Royalty Fee’
  • ‘The Color Purple’ Scores Best Christmas Day Opening Since 2009 With $18.1 Million

    Warner Bros. carried movie theaters on Dec. 25 with the three highest grossing films for the holiday

    By

    Jeremy Fuster
    December 26, 2023 @ 8:09 AM

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    ‘The Color Purple’ Scores Best Christmas Day Opening Since 2009 With $18.1 Million

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