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?
"A bright odyssey of survival and triumph with a fairy-tale sense of wonder, 'Purple' strikes sparks." — THE NEW YORK TIMES
"…a joyful, soaring Broadway musical." — TIME
Congratulations to the winners! 1. Kayce C. (Knoxville, TN) 2. Ellen B. (Old Bethpage, NY) 3. Jennifer T. (NY, NY) 4. John Q. (Interlochen, MI) 5. Mark G. (Fountain Valley, CA)
Track Listing 1 Overture 2 Huckleberry Pis/Mysterious Ways 3 Somebody Gonna Love You 4 Our Prayer 5 That Fine Mister 6 Big Dog 7 Lily of the Field 8 Dear God - Sofia 9 A Tree Named Sofia 10 Hell No! 11 Brown Betty 12 Shug Avery Comin' to Town 13 All We've Got to Say 14 Dear God - Shug 1 15 Too Beautiful for Words 16 Push Da Button 17 Uh Oh! 18 What About Love? 19 Finale 20 African Homeland 21 The Color Purple 22 Church Ladies' Easter 23 I Curse You Mister 24 Celie's Curse 25 Miss Celie's Pants 26 Any Little Thing 27 The Color Purple/Act 2 What About Love? (Reprise) 28 I'm Here 29 The Color Purple (Reprise)
The show is drawn from Alice Walker's classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the landmark film by Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple is an inspiring and unforgettable story of a woman, who, through love, finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world. With a moving book and a score featuring jazz, gospel, blues and pop, The Color Purple is about hope and a musical celebration of life.
The cast recording is produced by Grammy Award winner Jay D. Saks, and features the dynamic cast that includes LaChanze as Celie, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes as Shug, Felicia P. Fields as Sofia, Renée Elise Goldsberry as Nettie, Kingsley Leggs as Mister, Brandon Victor Dixon as Harpo and Krisha Marcano as Squeak.
"I'm extremely honored that the producers of The Color Purple have chosen Angel for the release of the original Broadway cast CD of the show," says Bruce Lundvall, CEO & President of EMI Jazz & Classics. "It's the best Broadway score I've heard in years and has songs that will reach a wider audience than just Broadway."
"The very first meeting I had with Bruce Lundvall and the Angel team, they articulated a big-picture vision for taking The Color Purple music to both a Broadway and a mainstream audience," says Scott Sanders, lead producer of The Color Purple. "It was clear they were the right music partner for us."
