Gary Griffin News

Asphalt Beach, a new Andrew Lippa musical, will have its premiere as a stage musical at Northwestern University this fall

On July 11th, The Color Purple offered a special performance to benefit the Actors' Fund of America, and stars such as Fran Drescher turned out to catch the show

The Color Purple will begin the casting process in Chicago July 14 - 18 for the National Tour of the Broadway smash hit musical, which will kick off at the Cadillac Palace Theatre April 17, 2007

The musicals that will be presented as part of this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival have been announced

The Color Purple has broken the Broadway Theatre's house record for the week ending July 2

A Massachusetts concert on July 12th celebrating the music of Leonard Bernstein will include Tony Award-winner Christine Ebersole and Tony Award-nominee Matthew Morrison

Playwright Marsha Norman is nominated for Best Book for The Color Purple, and tells us about the challenges of bringing that show to the stage and more...

Elisabeth Withers-Mendes--who is currently Tony-nominated for her performance in The Color Purple--will release her debut solo CD in late June

The New York Musical Theatre Festival is pleased to announce the 18 new musicals selected for this year's Next Link Project, to be presented as part of the third-annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, September 10 through October 1, 2006.

On Sunday, May 21, 2006, the New York Musical Theatre Festival will host UNLEASHING THE NEXT LINK, a celebration to kick-off the new theater season and to announce the 18 new musicals selected for this year's NYMF Next Link Project, as well as a peak at many of the invited works.

Christiane Noll, currently starring in the York Theatre Company musical A Fine and Private Place, is a versatile performer who sees no reason to impose limits on herself--in theatre and in life

The Actors' Fund will give Special Performances of Barefoot in the Park and The Color Purple on May 21st and July 11th, respectively

The Color Purple stars LaChanze and Elisabeth Withers-Mendes will perform on A&E's 'Breakfast with the Arts' on Sunday, April 9th

Broadway in Chicago's 2006-2007 season will feature The Pirate Queen, Doubt, Twelve Angry Men, Legends and more

Today, March 27th, the cast of The Color Purple treated Chicago travelers to the first-ever in-flight performance

On Monday, March 20, Broadway In Chicago welcomed 1,500 community group leaders to the Cadillac Palace Theatre at an exclusive event to kick off the national tour of the Broadway musical The Color Purple

The Producers of THE COLOR PURPLE are proud to announce that the National Tour of the Broadway smash hit musical will premiere April 2007 at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre in association with Broadway In Chicago.

The Color Purple will soon spread across the country in a national tour, which will kick off in Chicago in April of 2007

Anthony Rapp, Phylicia Rashad and Marsha Norman will be among the seven-member Grand Jury for the 2006 Next Link Project Submissions

On February 25th, The Color Purple reaches its 100th performance at the Broadway Theatre