In the original 1985 film, Whoopi Goldberg played Celie. More than 30 years later, Fantasia Barrino takes on the dynamic character in a new musical adaptation. In 1985, Whoopi Goldberg introduced fans ...

Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks responded to criticism about the portrayal of a romantic relationship between Shug and Celie. Making a new adaptation of “The Color Purple” was always going to be ...

Some stories just seem to stay with us. That's certainly the case for Alice Walker's The Color Purple. Her 1982 novel won a Pulitzer Prize and has since been the basis for a movie, then a Broadway ...

The Color Purple is an American masterpiece. “This story lives forever,” says Taraji P. Henson, quite emphatically. “It’s like Shakespeare. It’s never going to go away.” Henson, who plays Shug Avery ...

'I'm giving you six months to get your outfit together for opening day. All things purple. Whatcha gonna wear? The Color Purple,' Oprah says. Oprah took to social media with an important call to ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: The Color Purple (2023) is now available to buy or rent online, less than four weeks after the movie opened in theaters on Christmas Day. The news may come as a surprise ...

Maybe it was required reading in high school, perhaps you watched the Steven Speilberg-directed film in theaters or it's possible you became smitten with the story when you saw it as a Broadway ...

Winfrey has been with her partner, Stedman Graham, since 1986.