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Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg have joined forces once again to bring the beloved story of “The Color Purple” back to the big screen, this time as a movie musical. Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for the new adaptation, directed by Blitz Bazawule, and it is set to premiere in North America on […]
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins are set to star as brothers in the revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play Topdog/Underdog. Acclaimed by the New York Times as “The Greatest American Play of the Past 25 Years,” the darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity, will return to Broadway this fall for […]
The cast of The Color Purple just got more star-studded as Aunjanue Ellis joins The Color Purple musical film, directed by Blitz Bazawule. The Color Purple is set for a global theatrical release in December of 2023. She joins previously cast Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino, Colman Domingo, Halle Bailey, Taraji P Henson, H.E.R., and Corey […]
Ciara is the latest star to join the cast of the star-studded Color Purple musical film, directed by Blitz Bazawule. She joins previously cast Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino, Colman Domingo, Halle Bailey, Taraji P Henson, H.E.R., and Corey Hawkins. Louis Gossett, Jr., David Alan Grier, Tamela J. Mann, Deon Cole , Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, and […]