Donald Byrd News

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

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

The Color Purple, began previews at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd St.) on November 1st and opens tonight, December 1st, 2005.

Understudy Kenita R. Miller will go on for star LaChanze in tonight's final press performance of The Color Purple

Patti LaBelle and Jill Scott have been drafted to record a song, 'What About Love?' from The Color Purple.

The Color Purple, begins previews at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd St.) on November 1st and will feature LaChanze as Celie, the central character in the musical's story of incest, pain, love and redemption.

The Color Purple star, Renee Elise Goldsberry, who is pregnant, will exit the show soon after its December 1st opening

The cast of The Color Purple will be seen on The Oprah Winfrey Show in the second week of November

Members of the press were treated to scenes from The Color Purple, presented by Oprah Winfrey and BroadwayWorld was there! The show begins previews November 1, and opens December 1.

When the curtain rises this season on The Color Purple, theatergoers will see Oprah Winfrey's name above the title as producer.

LaChanze has been announced as the star of the upcoming musical The Color Purple, which will begin previews at the Broadway Theatre on November 1st

The marquee for The Color Purple, which will begin previews on October 25th and open on December 1st, has been put up at the Broadway Theatre

The Associated Press reports that the musical will open later this year at the Broadway Theatre. Casting is currently underway.

The musical adaptation of The Color Purple, which is aiming for a fall Broadway slot, will workshop in New York this summer

The Color Purple, headed to Broadway in 2005 has launched a new web site for the production.