Nestled amid a tale of hardship and torment, “Keep It Movin'” is a bright spot in the newly released adaptation of “The Color Purple.” Just as sisters Nettie and Celie (Halle Bailey and Phylicia Pearl ...

Broadway’s original “The Color Purple” actress and singer Rhonda LaChanze Sapp, known professionally as LaChanze, called out the 2023 film Tuesday for allegedly failing to pay her for lyrics she says ...

With any musical, there’s also a challenge in how to blend music within dramatic, dialogue-heavy scenes. For “The Color Purple,” a reimagined take on the Alice Walker novel and quasi-adaptation of the ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The song, titled "Keep It Movin'," is sung by Bailey as Nettie in the film, ...

LaChanze, the actress who played the central character Celie Harris Johnson in the 2005 Broadway musical adaptation of The Color Purple, posted yesterday about the new movie musical produced by Oprah ...

You've probably heard a new adaptation of "The Color Purple" hits theaters Christmas Day, a musical starring Fantasia and Taraji P. Henson. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE COLOR PURPLE") TARAJI P HENSON: (As ...

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When “The Color Purple” hit theaters in 1985 — as the beloved film adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel — it was before a certain cast member, Oprah Winfrey, was even the Queen of ...

"The Color Purple" broadway actress wants her royalty fee for the lyrics she contributed to the song 'I'm Here.' Tony Award-winner LaChanze, renowned for her lead role as Celie in the 2005 Broadway ...