The Color Purple is a 1982 novel by Alice Walker about a teenager's letters to God concerning her struggles growing up in rural Georgia. It was adapted as a film in 1985, a musical in 2005, and a film based on the musical in 2023.
References
- When Count von Count met the book's author Alice Walker in Sesame Street Episode 3717, he tells her he's counted everything she's ever written, and "for reasons that need not be stated, purple is my favorite color!"
Connections
- Jon Batiste played Grady in the 2023 film
- Ciara played older Nettie in the 2023 film
- Carol Dennis was the understudy for Sofia in the 2005 Broadway production
- Cynthia Erivo played Celie in the 2015 Broadway production
- Laurence Fishburne played Swain in the 1985 film
- Danny Glover played Albert "Mister" Johnson in the 1985 film
- Whoopi Goldberg played Celie Harris-Johnson in the 1985 film
- Renée Elise Goldsberry played Nettie in the 2005 Broadway production
- David Alan Grier played Rev. Samuel Avery in the 2023 film
- Heather Headley played Shug Avery in the 2015 Broadway production (2016)
- Taraji P. Henson played Shug Avery in the 2015 Broadway production and the 2023 film
- H.E.R. played Mary "Squeak" Agnes in the 2023 film
- Jennifer Hudson played Shug Avery in the 2015 Broadway production
- Dana Ivey played Miss Millie in the 1985 film
- Leonard Jackson played Papa Harris in the 1985 film
- Chantylla Johnson played Young Nettie in the 2005 Broadway production
- Randy Kerber orchestrated the score for the 1985 film
- Quincy Jones scored the music for the 1985 film
- Gayle King played a churchgoer in the 1985 film
- Steven Spielberg directed the 1985 film
- Oprah Winfrey played Sofia in the 1985 film