Benjamin VanHoose is the Senior News Editor on the TV team at PEOPLE. He has written about entertainment and breaking news for the brand since 2019. The Color Purple movie musical is almost here. On ...

The latest version of The Color Purple finds a way to both do the original story justice, while also adding to the beloved and important narrative. This time around, the film is a musical—based on the ...

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre’s production of “The Color Purple: The Musical” opens Friday and runs through Feb. 18. The show’s cast includes Timya Townsend as Celie, Rockell Allen as Shug Avery and ...

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 ...

2016 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress in a Musical Cynthia Erivo 2016 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director of a Musical John Doyle 2016 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a ...

There’s a dazzling moment in the new “The Color Purple” (in theaters Dec. 25) in which Fantasia Barrino sings while walking atop an enormous shellac record spinning on a huge gramophone, all while ...

You might expect 2004 “American Idol” champ Fantasia Barrino, “The Little Mermaid” star Halle Bailey and five-time Grammy winner H.E.R. to bring the belting in “The Color Purple,” the new movie ...

Alice Walker's acclaimed story "The Color Purple" is heading back to the big screen for a new generation this December, and fans are finally getting a closer look at the highly anticipated musical ...

Costume designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck and choreographer Fatima Robinson talk about their love for the 1985 film and making the story their own for a new musical version. When director Blitz ...

The Color Purple had a long road from Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to Academy Award-nominated movie adaptation to Tony Award-winning musical, and back to the big screen. To understand director Blitz ...