Color Purple tour cast?
Color Purple tour cast?
#1Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 8/26/17 at 5:02pm
Has anyone heard anything about who will be in the cast of the national tour of The Color Purple?
Visceral_Fella
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/12
#2Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 8/26/17 at 10:00pm
Last I heard:
Celie - Adrianna Hicks, Shug Avery - Carla Stewart, Sophia - Carrie Compere, Nettie was Pheonix Best but she did DEH and Les Mis instead. Angela Birchette is returning as a church lady. That's all I know.
trpguyy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
#3Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 8/26/17 at 10:41pm
Mister: Okiere-- scratch that, Mandy Patinkin
Updated On: 8/26/17 at 10:41 PM
#4Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 8/27/17 at 1:01pm
Visceral_Fella said: "Last I heard:
Celie - Adrianna Hicks, Shug Avery - Carla Stewart, Sophia - Carrie Compere, Nettie was Pheonix Best but she did DEH and Les Mis instead. Angela Birchette is returning as a church lady. That's all I know."
I'm here for Carrie's Sophia. Even though her Church Lady was absolute godsend. Whattay voice!
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#5Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 8/27/17 at 1:06pm
I absolutely LOVE that casting. I can't wait for this to hit the road.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#6Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 8/27/17 at 1:06pm
trpguyy said: "Mister: Okiere-- scratch that, Mandy Patinkin
How original!
#7Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 8/27/17 at 1:08pm
I'd imagine there will be an announcement shortly since the tour starts in mid October.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
QueenTwinnied
Leading Actor Joined: 6/16/17
#8Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 8/27/17 at 7:04pm
I love that cast if it's true! I never saw Adrianna Hicks as Celie but I've heard good things about her performance.
#9Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 8/27/17 at 7:20pm
SO excited for Carrie as Sofia! She's just fantastic.
bear88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/26/16
#10Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 8/29/17 at 4:16am
The names mentioned were all understudies in the Broadway revival, am I right? Is that as promising as it sounds?
Visceral_Fella
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/12
#11Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 8/29/17 at 5:18am
Yes, they were all understudies. Carrie was bumped up to lead after Danielle left, but she was originally apart of the production as an understudy. John was very loyal to the original company and invited many of them to not only return, but be promoted to lead.
#12Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 9/7/17 at 1:34pm
http://www.playbill.com/article/cast-set-for-north-american-tour-of-the-color-purple
Official announcement!
Visceral_Fella
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/12
#14Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 9/21/17 at 4:31pm
Has anybody watched the rehearsal clip on here and other sites of the finale? Maybe it was an off day, but Hicks was very underwhelming, unable to stay on pitch, etc. She also appears extremely beautiful, not what I'd expect for a Celie, but that could be different in costume and makeup.
I really wish Bre Jackson got to do the tour. She absolutely blew me away on Broadway. A beautiful and raw performance. I will definitely give Hicks a chance on tour.
HennySlay
Understudy Joined: 7/14/17
#15Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 9/21/17 at 4:58pm
I agree it wasn't my favorite performance. There was no fire. I felt like she was just waving her arms and her riffs didn't really flow emotionally with the song. I do think she will grow in the role though. I look forward to seeing her when she comes through my city. She is very beautiful, but Celie doesn't necessarily have to be "ugly". Her character just feels ugly, because of the way Mister and her father treat her. Also the makeup and wig won't do anything considering it's just a simple with a braid wrapped around her head and her makeup is very plain and they don't add age lines or anything in this production.
#16Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 9/21/17 at 5:11pm
That's a good point. Well maybe with less make-up, it'll help, but it may be hard to tone down how radiant she is!! But you're absolutely right regarding Celie and feeling ugly.
#17Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 9/21/17 at 6:00pm
I was hoping for Bree as well. Did Adriana go on as Celie on Broadway? I have a ticket to see it in Baltimore next month.
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
ElphabaGoodman
Broadway Star Joined: 4/2/10
#18Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 9/21/17 at 6:43pm
Adrianna went on as Celie many times on Broadway.
QueenTwinnied
Leading Actor Joined: 6/16/17
#19Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 9/22/17 at 2:11pm
I saw the rehearsal clip and really enjoyed Adrianna's voice. However, I felt that some of her riffs at the end didn't flow with the song and she seemed to be riffing for the sake of riffing. I'm seeing the tour next month and look forward to seeing how this cast is as a whole.
I'm especially looking forward to seeing Carrie's Sofia since I saw her on Broadway as a Church Lady. I've heard she plays the character very different from Danielle Brooks.
broadwayboy223
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/2/14
#21Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 9/22/17 at 3:23pm
I saw the revival three times and the last time I went Adrianna was on. I didn't feel she was as strong acting wise as Cynthia, her singing was amazing. Her second act acting was quite good if I remember correctly. I saw the rehearsal clip and I'm guessing she was just nervous. She sang just as well as Cynthia in the theatre so I feel like it will be fine.
#22Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 9/22/17 at 3:25pm
She sounded fine to me.
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
#23Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 9/25/17 at 6:58pm
for those wondering about Bre Jackson, she has re-joined the Broadway company for Book of Mormon. I have to assume she was asked to do the tour, but declined and took BOM instead.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
Visceral_Fella
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/12
#24Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 9/26/17 at 5:56am
ACL2006 said: "for those wondering about Bre Jackson, she has re-joined the Broadway company for Book of Mormon. I have to assume she was asked to do the tour, but declined and took BOM instead."
This is not true. I believe she may have been offered ensemble on the tour, but she was not offered lead Celie.
cuz-i-can
Understudy Joined: 2/12/16
#25Color Purple tour cast?
Posted: 9/26/17 at 1:27pm
Visceral_Fella said: "ACL2006 said: "for those wondering about Bre Jackson, she has re-joined the Broadway company for Book of Mormon. I have to assume she was asked to do the tour, but declined and took BOM instead."
This is not true. I believe she may have been offered ensemble on the tour, but she was not offered lead Celie."
I wonder if that's the same thing that happened to Rema Webb. I know she didn't get many chances to go on as Shug because of J-Hud's 100% attendance record and Heather and Holliday's attendance being pretty impeccable. But I heard the few times she did go on that she was great and I was looking forward to seeing her on this tour. Has anyone seen Carla Stewart as Shug? Any thoughts,opinions?
