A new Shug Avery’s comin’ to town, and she is not goin’. Tony and Grammy winner Jennifer Holliday will step into the Broadway revival of The Color Purple. The Dreamgirls fa…
She will play Shug Avery, a role initially played by Jennifer Hudson.
Beginning performancesTuesday, October 4, Tony and Grammy Award winnerJENNIFER HOLLIDAYwill assume the role of Shug Avery in John Doyle's Tony Award-winning production of the Broadway musica…
Jennifer Holliday, who claimed instant stardom as Effie White in the 1981 premiere of Dreamgirls, will take over the role of chanteuse Shug Avery in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple …
The Tony and Grammy winner will step into the role of Shug Avery in John Doyle's production.
The Tony-winning breakout star of 'Dreamgirls' will end a 15-year absence when she steps into the role of juke-joint singer Shug Avery in the hit musical revival. read more
The Tony-winning star of the original Dreamgirls returns to Broadway.
Nothing fights those Monday blues like Ms. Heather Headley singing "Push Da Button".
The evening is presented at the Highline Ballroom.
The Broadway Artists Connection BAC presents its tenth Broadway Artists amp Friends Open Mic amp Mingle hosted by Broadway Veteran Antoine L. Smith THE COLOR PURPLE on Monday, September 12th…
Nearly 20 Broadway shows are participating in the two-for-one ticket offer that returns September 5-18.
From Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning bestselling novel and Steven Spielberg's Oscar-nominated film, StageArt presents the Australasian premiere of the Tony Award-winning stage musical,…
StageArt’s much anticipated production of The Color Purple is one step closer to the stage today, with casting for the musical announced this morning. Featuring an entirely Australian …
Isaiah Johnson couldn't have known that decades later he would be portraying one of film's most despised black male characters.
Tony winner Heather Headley on her triumphant return to Broadway in The Color Purple, being a big sister to Cynthia Erivo, how unimpressed her kids are and why her neighbors wonder what she …
The Tony-winner not only excels on stage but in the gym as well.
Make a joyful noise! Aida Tony winner Heather Headley is back on Broadway as sexy nightclub singer Shug Avery in The Color Purple. She received a Sardi’s caricature on August 9. Take a…
Tune in this week as we get Broadwaysted with THE COLOR PURPLE's Antoine L. Smith,and extrafriendoftheshow, Antoine's cousin Rainbo On this episode, we drink vodka cranberry and pineapple or…
Just yesterday, THE COLOR PURPLE's Tony Award-winning actress Heather Headley was honored by Sardi's with her very own caricature, which will join the historic collection on the restaurant's…
Kyle Scatliffe shares 15 of his favorite Broadway songs.
The evening will be presented at the Highline Ballroom.
The Color Purple's Isaiah Johnson drops by Broadway.com HQ to chat with Beth Stevens.
The Color Purple has sent its gossipy Church Ladies out to spread the good news about the ins and outs of ticket purchasing. From navigating online salesto how to avoid scalpers, these ladie…