Oprah Winfrey Looking For The Right Play For Her Broadway Debut

By: May. 11, 2016
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As producer of both the original production and the current Broadway revival of THE COLOR PURPLE, Oprah Winfrey has seen her name gracing a Broadway theatre. But is a stage performance on the Great White Way in her future?

"I've been thinking about, for the past maybe three years, coming to Broadway myself, but when I see how much work is involved, and the kind of energy it takes to do that every night, I don't know," she tells the New York Times. "I'm looking for the perfect material. Something will come along. If the right material comes along, then I'll do it."

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