The Color Purple: The Musical
Time & Place
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Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center
February 9-10, 2024; February 16-17, 2024; February 23-24, 2024
2410 Wickham Avenue
Newport News, VA 23607 -
Phone: 757-247-8950
Highway Exit: 6 from I-664
Website: Click here to visit us online
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Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center
Description
The Color Purple is a musical with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray, and a book by Marsha Norman, based on the 1982 novel of the same name 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 11 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. Shows start at 7 p.m. on Fridays and at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturdays. Click here for details.