Brenda Russell News

The Color Purple will begin the casting process in Chicago July 14 - 18 for the National Tour of the Broadway smash hit musical, which will kick off at the Cadillac Palace Theatre April 17, 2007

The Color Purple has broken the Broadway Theatre's house record for the week ending July 2

Marking 60 years of excellence on Broadway, The Tony Awards were being broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on CBS, Sunday, June 11th, and we've got the winners here! The History Boys led the pack with 6 wins, followed by The Drowsy Chaperone with 5, Jersey Boys with 4 and The Pajama Game, Sweeney Todd, and Awake and Sing with 2.

Watch the Tonys this Sunday at 8PM on Channel 13 (Baltimore) or Channel 9 (Washington)! And send us your thoughts at the regular email addresses!

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

Betty Buckley chats about her upcoming New York jazz debut, May 30 - June 4 at the Blue Note New York.

Tony nominees Stephen Bray, Brenda Russel and Allee Willis give us the scoop all about The Color Purple.

Announced this morning and reported on live at BroadwayWorld.com, we've got all the nominees for the 2006 Tony Awards, which will be broadcast on CBS on Sunday, June 11th.

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 Producers of THE COLOR PURPLE are proud to announce that the National Tour of the Broadway smash hit musical will premiere April 2007 at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre in association with Broadway In Chicago.

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 25th, The Color Purple reaches its 100th performance at the Broadway Theatre

On February 16th, The Color Purple's Brandon Dixon, Felicia P. Fields, Elizabeth Withers-Mendes and more will perform at Macy's Herald Square

BroadwayWorld held a contest to give away 5 copies of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of 'The Color Purple. Thousands entered - were you a lucky winner?

On January 17th, Darlesia Cearcy will begin performances as Nettie in The Color Purple