| The Color Purple | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Color_purple_poster.jpg) Original Broadway promotional poster | |
| Music | |
| Lyrics |
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| Book | Marsha Norman |
| Basis | |
| Productions | 2005 Broadway 2007 Chicago 2007 First U.S. tour 2010 Second U.S. tour 2012 Third U.S. tour 2013 Off West End 2015 Broadway revival 2017 Fourth U.S. tour |
| Awards | 2016 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical 2016 Drama League Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical 2017 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album |
The Color Purple is a musical with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray, based on the 1982 novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker and its 1985 film adaptation. The musical follows the journey of Celie, an African American woman in the American South from the early to mid-20th century.
The original Broadway production ran from 2005 to 2008, earning eleven Tony Award nominations in 2006. An enthusiastically acclaimed Broadway revival opened in late 2015 and ran through early 2017, winning two 2016 Tony Awards—including Best Revival of a Musical.
A film adaptation of the musical was released on December 25, 2023.