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The Color Purple at Signature Theatre

Dates: (8/16/2022 - 10/9/2022 )

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Signature Theatre

Signature Theatre

4200 Campbell Avenue
Arlington,VA 22206

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Felicia Curry (The Scottsboro Boys) stars in the triumphant musical adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of human fortitude, redemption and love directed by Timothy Douglas (Spunk).A teenage Celie is torn from her beloved sister and forced into an abusive marriage. Over the next forty years, while Celie encounters repression, despair and heartbreak, she also discovers hope in a group of friends who inspire her to find her voice, discover her beauty and change her life.Nominated for 11 Tony Awards and featuring a soaring score of jazz, gospel, blues and ragtime, The Color Purple brilliantly illuminates the lives of Southern Black women in breathtaking scope.

Tony Awards and Nominations for The Color Purple

Year Category
2006 Best Musical
2016 Best Revival of a Musical Winner

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