An American novel classic has made its way its hometown stage. For the first time since the book was released in 1982 and its film adaptation in 1985, “The Color Purple” premiered as a musical ...

Paris Alston revisits a conversation with Alice Walker, acclaimed author of The Color Purple. In this installment of Rooted Remembers, Paris Alston revisits a conversation with author Alice Walker, ...

It’s hard to believe it’s been 40 years since “The Color Purple” hit theaters on Dec. 18, 1985. The film, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey, was a screen adaptation of Alice ...

This summer is the first time the Goodman Theatre has staged the musical, based on the classic Alice Walker novel. It’s organized chaos at rehearsal for The Color Purple on a recent afternoon at the ...