The Color Purple

theatre-biography

Cynthia Erivo is best known on Broadway for headline-making performances in large-scale musicals, most notably originating the role of Celie in the 2015 revival of The Color Pur...

Stage & Screen Performance

People often ask who played in The Color Purple both on stage and screen, seeking clarity across the landmark musical, its 1985 film adaptation, and later revivals. This verifie...

film-people

Whoopi Goldberg was 29 years old when The Color Purple was released on December 18, 1985. She was born on November 13, 1956, and production filmed primarily in 1985. In this eve...

Celebrity Profiles

Cynthia Erivo is a British actress and singer best known for originating the role of Celie in the Broadway production of "The Color Purple," for which she won a Tony Award, a Gr...

Guides And Explainers

The Color Purple remake is a 2023 American musical drama directed by Blitz Bazawule that adapts Alice Walker’s 1982 novel and the 1985 Steven Spielberg film. Centered on Celie...

Film & TV

The 1985 film The Color Purple is not a stage-style musical, but it is a musical drama that uses songs to express character emotion and advance the story. Directed by Steven Spi...

people

Cynthia Erivo is a British-Nigerian actress and singer best known for her Tony Award-winning performance as Celie in the Broadway production of "The Color Purple" and her film r...