From the opening shot of Blitz Bazawule’s retelling of The Color Purple, audiences will know this is not their mother’s version of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel. Distinct from Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film ...

In the original 1985 film, Whoopi Goldberg played Celie. More than 30 years later, Fantasia Barrino takes on the dynamic character in a new musical adaptation. In 1985, Whoopi Goldberg introduced fans ...

In 1985, Whoopi Goldberg introduced fans to Celie when she portrayed the character on-screen in the first "The Color Purple" film. Now, nearly 40 years later, Fantasia Barrino is taking on the role of ...

Namwene Mukabwa is a Collider author based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has a penchant for Westerns, classics, historical, and underrated movies and television series. He became hooked on screens at the age ...

Although the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker was written in 1982 and set in the first half of the 20th century, its message of resilience and forgiveness may have never been more relevant. Its ...

The team behind “The Color Purple” had a big challenge on its hands: bringing the musical stage adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning 1982 novel (which was previously adapted into a nonmusical ...

I’ve never experienced a performance as powerful and audience-rousing as Blitz Bazawule’s “The Color Purple” (2023). The musical numbers are visually stunning and the cast is stacked not just with big ...

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The new musical adaptation of Alice Walker's book explores the romance between Shug and Celie, unlike Steven Spielberg's original 1985 film, which only featured a chaste kiss between the characters.

Despite the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, The Color Purple cast got one of their most-anticipated interviews out of the way months ago. Oprah was the one who posed the question for everyone else to give ...

Boosie details why he had to walk out of The Color Purple with his daughters due to the film depicting a same-sex romance. Boosie is not having it with the inclusive narrative found in The Color ...

Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...