Alice Walker News

THE COLOR PURPLE comes to Aurora Theatre August 15, 2024-September 15, 2024. Check out rehearsal footage in the video here!

Sedos, London's leading amateur theatre company, has announced their cast of The Color Purple. This is a momentous and significant development in the diversity of amateur dramatics, not just in London but in the UK. In their 119-year history, Sedos has never had an all-Black cast nor an all-Black creative team, until now.

 New York City’s leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, has announced its 2024-25 season centered around the 10th anniversary of its intrepid Artistic Director-Conductor Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez. Learn more about the season lineup here!

Biloxi Little Theatre will open its 78th season with the Mississippi Gulf Coast premiere of THE COLOR PURPLE - THE MUSICAL!

“The Color Purple” brings Alice Walker’s novel of the same name to life with wonderful musical numbers and a talented cast playing at New Village Arts through July 21st.

As a literature major, part of me has always found it unbelievable that tight, two-hour adaptations of Alice Walker's The Color Purple have been so successful. The novel is sprawling, complex and dense, with an epistolary structure not unlike the similarly tricky-to-adapt Dracula. Nonetheless, my structural cynicism is always proved wrong.

What did our critic think of THE COLOR PURPLE at Geva Theatre?

Theater Alliance will present POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: THE JUNE JORDAN EXPERIENCE, bringing performances into communities throughout Washington, DC.

Arts Garage will present two stirring and thought-provoking theatrical events next month. Learn more about them here!

New Village Arts will present the San Diego Professional Premiere of the groundbreaking musical: THE COLOR PURPLE, based on the novel by Alice Walker.

Arts Garage is presenting another stirring and thought-provoking theatrical event—with general admission tickets priced at only $10 each. Learn more about The Color Purple and see how to purchase tickets.

Os traemos este especial para celebrar que hoy, 23 de abril, es el Día del Libro.

New York City’s leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, will perform its season-ending concert on Sunday, May 19, 2024, 5:00 p.m., at Manhattan’s All Souls.

Get a first look at THE COLOR PURPLE, running now through May 5 at Theater Latté Da. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Marsha Norman, with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, THE COLOR PURPLE is a stirring family chronicle following the inspirational Celie as she journeys from childhood through joy and despair, anguish and hope, to discover her own unique voice and place in the world.

Pittsburgh CLO is implementing changes to make theater more accessible for families. Discover how they're removing barriers and promoting inclusivity in the world of Broadway.

Led by a bravura performance from Carli Hardon, Nashville Repertory Theatre’s production of The Color Purple – the musical based on the beloved Alice Walker novel – is yet another extraordinary success from the professional company in the midst of its 39th season. Directed with complete self-assurance and confidence by Reggie Law, with evocative and energetic choreography by Joi Ware and the musical direction of Dion Treece that results in one of the most emphatically sung shows in Nashville Rep history.

BlackRock Center for the Arts will present 'The Color Purple' as the second in-house produced musical in its history.

Actors Theatre of Louisville has revealed its 2024-25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Goodman Theatre has revealed its 2024/25 season! See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

What did our critic think of THE COLOR PURPLE at Theater Latté Da?