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->''"Like the color purple\\
Where do it come from?"''



The musical made its debut in Atlanta in 2004 following workshops. It then debuted on Broadway in 2005 and ran until 2008. A revival starring Creator/CynthiaErivo as Celie, Music/JenniferHudson as Shug, and Creator/DanielleBrooks as Sofia ran from 2015-2017. A film adaptation of the musical, starring Music/{{Fantasia}}, starring Music/FantasiaBarrino, Creator/DanielleBrooks, Creator/TarajiPHenson, Creator/ColmanDomingo, Creator/CoreyHawkins, Music/{{HER|Musician}}, Creator/HalleBailey, [[Creator/AunjanueEllis Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor]], and Phylicia Pearl Mpasi was announced set for a December 2023 release.

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Like the novel, the film centers around Celie, an abused young woman in early 20th century rural Georgia. Raped by her father, forced into marriage to a man named Mister, and separated from her beloved sister Nettie, Celie withdraws. But in the coming years, the companionship of the strong-willed Shug Avery, Mister's old flame, and Sofia, Mister's brief daughter-in-law, help Celie find herself.

The musical made its debut in Atlanta in 2004 following workshops. It then debuted on Broadway in 2005 and ran until 2008.2008; the original Broadway cast included Music/{{LaChanze}}, Creator/ElizabethWithers, Creator/BrandonVictorDixon, and Creator/ReneeEliseGoldsberry. A revival starring Creator/CynthiaErivo as Celie, Music/JenniferHudson as Shug, and Creator/DanielleBrooks as Sofia ran from 2015-2017. A film adaptation of the musical, starring Music/{{Fantasia}}, starring Music/FantasiaBarrino, Creator/DanielleBrooks, Creator/DanielleBrooks (reprising her role from the revival), Creator/TarajiPHenson, Creator/ColmanDomingo, Creator/CoreyHawkins, Music/{{HER|Musician}}, Creator/HalleBailey, [[Creator/AunjanueEllis Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor]], and Phylicia Pearl Mpasi was announced set for a December 2023 release.



%%* BeautifulAllAlong: the song "Too Beautiful For Words" is Shug assuring Celie of this.

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%%* * BeautifulAllAlong: the The song "Too Beautiful For Words" is Shug assuring Celie of this.that she is lovely, despite the latter's reservations.
-->You hide your head under your wings\\
Just like a little bird\\
Oh, don't you know you're beautiful\\
Too beautiful for words



* GospelRevivalNumber: Severa songsl, especially the opening, "In Mysterious Ways", are sung in a gospel style, befitting the rural South setting

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* GospelRevivalNumber: Severa songsl, songs, especially the opening, "In Mysterious Ways", are sung in a gospel style, befitting the rural South setting


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: "Hell No", in which Sofia puts her foot down about Harpo and Mister's violence and leaves, shocking Celie (who was taught to be meek and submissive in the face of abuse).
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''The Color Purple'' is a stage musical adaptation of the [[Literature/TheColorPurple novel of the same name]], with some elements from the [[Film/TheColorPurple1985 1985 film adaptation]]. The music was composed by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray, while Creator/MarshaNorman did the book.

The musical made its debut in Atlanta in 2004 following workshops. It then debuted on Broadway in 2005 and ran until 2008. A revival starring Creator/CynthiaErivo as Celie, Music/JenniferHudson as Shug, and Creator/DanielleBrooks as Sofia ran from 2015-2017. A film adaptation of the musical, starring Music/{{Fantasia}}, starring Music/FantasiaBarrino, Creator/DanielleBrooks, Creator/TarajiPHenson, Creator/ColmanDomingo, Creator/CoreyHawkins, Music/{{HER|Musician}}, Creator/HalleBailey, [[Creator/AunjanueEllis Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor]], and Phylicia Pearl Mpasi was announced set for a December 2023 release.

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!!The musical contains examples of:

%%* BeautifulAllAlong: the song "Too Beautiful For Words" is Shug assuring Celie of this.
* {{Bookends}}: The musical begins and ends with [[spoiler:the little clapping game that Celie and Nettie play.]]
%%* ButtMonkey: ''Celie.''
* GossipyHens: Doris, Darlene, and Jarene, a trio of chatty church ladies who double as a GreekChorus.
* GospelRevivalNumber: Severa songsl, especially the opening, "In Mysterious Ways", are sung in a gospel style, befitting the rural South setting
%%* GreekChorus
* InMysteriousWays: The title of the opening number, where the congregation praises God's ability to bring good out of evil. There's some [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Alternative Song Interpretation going on]]... the congregation gossips about some of the abuse going on in Celie and Nettie's house, but do little to help.
* LighterAndSofter: The musical takes on a more comedic and empowering tone than the film and novel without being dismissive of its dark subject matter. Several characters are also kinder and more encouraging to Celie.
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