...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!
The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre)
- 48 statements
- 8 feature instances
- 5 referencing feature instances
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | type |
TVTItem | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | label |
The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | page |
TheColorPurpleMusical | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | comment |
The Color Purple is a stage musical adaptation of the novel of the same name, with some elements from the 1985 film adaptation. The music was composed by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray, while Marsha Norman did the book.Like the novel, the film centers around Celie, an abused young woman in early 20th century rural Georgia. Raped by her father, forced into marriage to a man named Mister, and separated from her beloved sister Nettie, Celie withdraws. But in the coming years, the companionship of the strong-willed Shug Avery, Mister's old flame, and Sofia, Mister's brief daughter-in-law, help Celie find herself.The musical made its debut in Atlanta in 2004 following workshops. It then debuted on Broadway in 2005 and ran until 2008; the original Broadway cast included LaChanze, Elizabeth Withers, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Renée Elise Goldsberry. A revival starring Cynthia Erivo as Celie, Jennifer Hudson as Shug, and Danielle Brooks as Sofia ran from 2015-2017. A film adaptation of the musical, starring Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks (reprising her role from the revival), Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, HER, Halle Bailey, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Phylicia Pearl Mpasi was announced set for a December 2023 release. | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | fetched |
2024-02-14T05:19:15Z | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | parsed |
2024-02-14T05:19:15Z | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | isPartOf |
DBTropes | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_1d058913 | type |
Gospel Revival Number | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_1d058913 | comment |
Gospel Revival Number: Severa songs, especially the opening, "In Mysterious Ways", are sung in a gospel style, befitting the rural South setting | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_1d058913 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_1d058913 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | hasFeature |
The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_1d058913 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_38718ea8 | type |
Beautiful All Along | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_38718ea8 | comment |
Beautiful All Along: The song "Too Beautiful For Words" is Shug assuring Celie that she is lovely, despite the latter's reservations. | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_38718ea8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_38718ea8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | hasFeature |
The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_38718ea8 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_53224e46 | type |
Bookends | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_53224e46 | comment |
Bookends: The musical begins and ends with the little clapping game that Celie and Nettie play. | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_53224e46 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_53224e46 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | hasFeature |
The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_53224e46 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_b5dded87 | type |
Gossipy Hens | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_b5dded87 | comment |
Gossipy Hens: Doris, Darlene, and Jarene, a trio of chatty church ladies who double as a Greek Chorus. | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_b5dded87 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_b5dded87 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | hasFeature |
The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_b5dded87 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_ce6555f0 | type |
Lighter and Softer | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_ce6555f0 | comment |
Lighter and Softer: The musical takes on a more comedic and empowering tone than the film and novel without being dismissive of its dark subject matter. Several characters are also kinder and more encouraging to Celie. | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_ce6555f0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_ce6555f0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | hasFeature |
The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_ce6555f0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_d9cf40fa | type |
Screw This, I'm Outta Here | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_d9cf40fa | comment |
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: "Hell No", in which Sofia puts her foot down about Harpo and Mister's violence and leaves, shocking Celie (who was taught to be meek and submissive in the face of abuse). | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_d9cf40fa | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_d9cf40fa | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | hasFeature |
The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_d9cf40fa | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_f4edd0ac | type |
In Mysterious Ways | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_f4edd0ac | comment |
In Mysterious Ways: The title of the opening number, where the congregation praises God's ability to bring good out of evil. There's some Alternative Song Interpretation going on... the congregation gossips about some of the abuse going on in Celie and Nettie's house, but do little to help. | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_f4edd0ac | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_f4edd0ac | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | hasFeature |
The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_f4edd0ac | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_name | type |
ItemName | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_name | comment |
||
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_name | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_name | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) | hasFeature |
The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_name | |
| The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) / int_name | itemName |
The Color Purple (Musical) (Theatre) |
The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.
Copyright of DBTropes.org wrapper 2009-2013 DFKI Knowledge Management. Imprint. - Thanks to Bakken&Baeck for hosting. Contact.
Copyright of data TVTropes.org contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
Copyright of data TVTropes.org contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.