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The Color Purple Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for The Color Purple.

Results 1 - 20 of 220 in The Color Purple

  1. Atlanta's National Black Arts Festival turns 20Read the original story

    9 hrs ago | WHEC-TV Rochester

    ... are a performance by Wynton Marsalis with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Oprah Winfrey's production of "The Color Purple"; a tribute to dancer Judith Jamison, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre; a Pan-African film festival; ...

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  2. Atlanta's National Black Arts Festival marks 20 yearsRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune

    ATLANTA : The National Black Arts Festival is marking its anniversary with a star-studded array of programs ranging from Oprah Winfrey's production of "The Color Purple" to a tribute to dancer Judith Jamison, ...

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  3. Atlanta's National Black Arts Festival turns 20Read the original story

    12 hrs ago | The Times Herald

    ... are a performance by Wynton Marsalis with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Oprah Winfrey's production of "The Color Purple"; a tribute to dancer Judith Jamison, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre; a Pan-African film festival; ...

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  4. National Black Arts Festival celebrates 20 years as gift to Atlanta with 10 days of events

    18 hrs ago | StarTribune

    ... are a performance by Wynton Marsalis with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Oprah Winfrey's production of "The Color Purple"; a tribute to dancer Judith Jamison, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre; a Pan-African film festival; ...

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  5. 'Color Purple' Comes To Fabulous FoxRead the original story

    Thursday | Atlanta Daily World

    Shug Avery comes to town in this scene from the musical, "The Color Purple," which is playing at Atlanta's Fabulous Fox Theatre from July 15 through Aug.

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  6. The Color Purple glows at the FoxRead the original story

    Thursday | Creative Loafing

    Seems like it took me a full day to recover from the Theatre of the Stars' opening-night presentation of the Tony-nominated The Color Purple at the Fox on Tuesday, so please forgive my tardiness.

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  7. 97 days to play: Day 52

    Wednesday Jul 16 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... sunny holidays, we offer a daily tip - - something fun, frivolous or funky (and maybe even free) to do. "The Color Purple," the musical, has returned to the Atlanta stage. Celie, a woman in the agrarian South, triumphs over adversity and discovers ...

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  8. The Color Purple graces the stage at the Kentucky Center

    Monday Jul 14 | Louisville.com

    Submitted by Lou1 on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 14:20. Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders and the producing team of the Broadway smash hit THE COLOR PURPLE, The Musical about Love, are proud to announce that Louisville will ...

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  9. 'The Color Purple'Read the original story

    Friday Jul 11 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    July 15-Aug. 3. 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 1:30 and 7 p.m. Sundays.

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  10. Bridging the gap

    Thursday Jul 10 | Daily Yomiuri

    "I've been fortunate enough to do big movies like Lethal Weapon and The Color Purple," Danny Glover told The Daily Yomiuri last week.

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  11. 'Color Purple' star shares thoughts

    Monday Jul 7 | The Shreveport Times

    For Monroe Yearby, the movie 'The Color Purple' brought back many memories. He was born in 1952 on a 'little river in Catahoula Parish.' Many of the characters and scenes in the movie reminded him of growing up ...

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  12. Actress Margaret Avery returns to ShreveportRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 6 | KTBS-TV Shreveport

    ... town rehearsing for a local production of "The Member of the Wedding." Sunday, Avery attended a showing of "The Color Purple" at the Robinson Film Center. Avery's peformance in the 1985 film won her the academy award nomination. Avery was in ...

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  13. Color Purple actress at screening Sunday in ShreveportRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 5 | KLFY-TV Lafayette

    ... Rite Cathedral. The theater and the Robinson Film Center are co-sponsoring the 4 p.m. Sunday showing of "The Color Purple," in which Avery played jazz singer Shug Avery. After the movie, Alexandyr Kent of The Times will interview her on stage as ...

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  14. Movie, theater star to attend 'The Color Purple' screeningRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | The Shreveport Times

    Oscar nominee Margaret Avery will participate in a screening of 'The Color Purple' and special Q&A session Sunday.

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  15. Oscar nominee to attend local screening of 'The Color Purple'

    Tuesday Jul 1 | The Shreveport Times

    Oscar-nominee Margaret Avery will participate in a screening of "The Color Purple" and special Q&A session on Sunday.

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  16. 'Boeing-Boeing' takes flightRead the original story

    Monday Jun 30 | Variety

    ... million total. The show recouped its $2.1 million capitalization in May, joining "A Raisin in the Sun" and "The Color Purple" among the more profitable recent productions to court African-American auds. Heading into its final week of performances, ...

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  17. Danny Glover, Actor & Executive Producer, "The Harimaya Bridge"

    Wednesday Jun 25 | The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan

    ... for his co-starring role in the "Lethal Weapon" action series. Other film work includes "Dreamgirls," "The Color Purple," "The Royal Tenenbaums," "The Rainmaker," and many others. He has also done extensive work in television, twice earning Emmy ...

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  18. StageRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 24 | Philadelphia weekly online

    After a so-so first act the Broadway musical The Color Purple wins you over with a heart bigger than producer Oprah Winfrey's bank account.

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  19. Goldberg Brings 'For Colored Girls' To Bway 9/8, India.Arie Will Star

    Tuesday Jun 24 | BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

    ... Scott Bradley (Seven Guitars), costume design by Tony Award nominee Paul Tazewell ( In the Heights , The Color Purple ), lighting design by Victor Tan (As You Like It, Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet on Broadway) and sound design by Mitch Greenhill. ...

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  20. Broadway keeps Tony boostRead the original story

    Monday Jun 23 | Variety

    ... million total. The show recouped its $2.1 million capitalization in May, joining "A Raisin in the Sun" and "The Color Purple" among the more profitable recent productions to court African-American auds. Heading into its final week of performances, ...

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