Alice Walker News

The Color Purple stars Jeannette Bayardelle and Angela Robinson will perform at Borders-Columbus Circle on Wednesday, February 7th at 7 PM.

The first North American Tour of the Broadway hit The Color Purple will premiere at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St.) for a limited engagement beginning April 17, 2007

On Wednesday, November 29th, Pulitzer Prize-winning The Color Purple bookwriter Marsha Norman will join Broadway star LaChanze, who will reprise her Tony Award-winning role as Celie in a free event to promote the new book The Color Purple: A Memory Book of the Broadway Musical.

On Tuesday, November 28th, the producers of the hit musical The Color Purple will hold an open casting call for current roles and future replacements for both Broadway and the upcoming national tour, kicking off at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre in April, 2007

On November 15th, a The Color Purple event at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center featured a discussion, book signing and musical performances

A 'The Color Purple' event at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center will feature a discussion, book signing and musical performances

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio will present an interview with Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and the book writer for the musical The Color Purple, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway

On November 5th, LaChanze will bid farewell to The Color Purple, the musical in which she gives a Tony Award-winning performance as Celie

On July 11th, The Color Purple offered a special performance to benefit the Actors' Fund of America, and stars such as Fran Drescher turned out to catch the show

Tony Award-nominee Euan Morton chats about his debut solo album 'NewClear' and playing the title role in the recent Bay Street Theatre production of TOMMY

In this edition: A Baltimore.BroadwayWorld exclusive discount for readers of this column! Murder mysteries circle the beltway! Cockpit has Monty and Plaza Suite! CSC has Lear and Shrew in outdoor venue! Toby’s Baltimore opens a new show! Sissies take on Gay Pride at Spotlighters! Plus some Post-Tony thoughts and a special thank you.

Elisabeth Withers-Mendes--who is currently Tony-nominated for her performance in The Color Purple--will release her debut solo CD in late June

Patti LuPone, John Kander, Donna Murphy and many more stars watched Chita Rivera receive New Dramatists' 2006 Career Achievement Award at their spring luncheon on May 18th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

The Actors' Fund will give Special Performances of Barefoot in the Park and The Color Purple on May 21st and July 11th, respectively

The Color Purple stars LaChanze and Elisabeth Withers-Mendes will perform on A&E's 'Breakfast with the Arts' on Sunday, April 9th

Broadway in Chicago's 2006-2007 season will feature The Pirate Queen, Doubt, Twelve Angry Men, Legends and more

Today, March 27th, the cast of The Color Purple treated Chicago travelers to the first-ever in-flight performance

On Monday, March 20, Broadway In Chicago welcomed 1,500 community group leaders to the Cadillac Palace Theatre at an exclusive event to kick off the national tour of the Broadway musical The Color Purple

The Color Purple will soon spread across the country in a national tour, which will kick off in Chicago in April of 2007

On February 28th, the League of American Theatres and Producers launched the Brooklyn phase of 'Family First Nights,' a national program designed for at-risk families to attend theatre together on a regular basis