'The Color Purple' Contest Winners Announced

By: Jan. 29, 2006
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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.

Directed by Gary Griffin, The Color Purple features a libretto by Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman, original music and lyrics by Grammy nominated and Grammy Award-winning composer/lyricists Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray.

The show is produced by Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman and Quincy Jones.

"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."



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