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The Color Purple

Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

Previews November 10, 2015

Opening December 10, 2015

Closing January 8, 2017

Official Site · IBDB

Box Office

$44,725,909 total gross 61 weeks best week $1,173,670 (Jan 8, 2017)

Weekly gross — most recent 52 weeks

Jan 17, 2016Jan 8, 2017

Grosses provided by The Broadway League. For additional The Color Purple grosses, see broadwaywrap.com.

Articles about The Color Purple

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The Color Purple Musical Gets World Premiere at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

<cite>The Color Purple</cite> review, by David Rooney

To those of us immune to American Idol mania, there was no reason to expect much from an untrained actress recruited from the TV talent contest to play the downtrodden but ultimately uplifted Celie in The Color Purple. But Fantasia's guileless stage presence, emotional immediacy and the parallel of her own adversity-to-triumph story make her a surprisingly satisfying fit.

SOURCE: Variety at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Fantasia Barrino Opens Up to Oprah About Troubles During Broadway Color Purple Run

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Fantasia Barrino Will Be Celie in Chicago Engagement of The Color Purple

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Zonya Love Will Be The Color Purple's New Celie

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

'Color Purple' star says 9/11 loss informs role By Erin McClam, Associated Press

SOURCE: Philly.com at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Love Will Succeed Fantasia in Broadway's Color Purple

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

PHOTO OP: Fantasia Welcomes Alice Walker to The Color Purple

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

The Broadway Church Ladies, Featuring Color Purple Stars, Will Sing Out for Abingdon Theatre

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

The Color Purple Shines Through at the Paramount by David-Edward Hughes

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Will 'The Color Purple' Raise More Money for Itself Than New Orleans Homes?

Is it fair to limit The Color Purple's donations to New Orelans housing construction to what can be raised by passing the hat?

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

More Actors Join LaChanze in Cast of Broadway-Bound Musical The Color Purple

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Color Purple's Hill to Star in NYMF's Toymaker

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

"American Idol" Champ Fantasia is Celie in The Color Purple Beginning April 10

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Did the New Color Purple Musical Push Da Button of Broadway's Critics?

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

The Color Purple Review by Rob Kendt

The new musical The Color Purple reminds us what Broadway's for, and all that Broadway can be: big-hearted, broad-stroked storytelling, with the epic emotional sweep only music can conjure.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Khan, Winans and Jones to Join Broadway's Color Purple

Famed vocalist Chaka Khan, R&B singer Bebe Winans and "American Idol" finalist LaKisha Jones are all scheduled to join the New York company of The Color Purple at the Broadway Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

The Color Purple Review by Matthew Murray

Like a paint-by-numbers portrait missing its pigment guide, the new musical The Color Purple is a staid outline of a show more notable for what it lacks than what it contains.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Chaka Khan to Appear in 'The Color Purple' By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

'Color Purple' to Close By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

'The Color Purple' a sight to behold By Barbara Vitello

SOURCE: www.dailyherald.com at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Blue-ribbon roles for 3 in 'The Color Purple'

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

'The Color Purple': A Shade Hurried By Peter Marks

Like a stone sent skipping across a pond, the musical version of "The Color Purple" frenetically skims the surface of Alice Walker's bestseller -- and then sinks under the weight of its own …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Color Purple's White to Offer Holiday Concert at the Triad

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Report: The Color Purple Preview on "Oprah" Boosts Tickets Sales

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

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The Color Purple

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Articles about The Color Purple

The Color Purple Musical Gets World Premiere at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre

<cite>The Color Purple</cite> review, by David Rooney

Fantasia Barrino Opens Up to Oprah About Troubles During Broadway <em>Color Purple</em> Run

Fantasia Barrino Will Be Celie in Chicago Engagement of <em>The Color Purple</em>

Zonya Love Will Be The Color Purple's New Celie

'Color Purple' star says 9/11 loss informs role By Erin McClam, Associated Press

Love Will Succeed Fantasia in Broadway's <I>Color Purple</I>

PHOTO OP: Fantasia Welcomes Alice Walker to The Color Purple

The Broadway Church Ladies, Featuring <em>Color Purple</em> Stars, Will Sing Out for Abingdon Theatre

<em>The Color Purple</em> Shines Through at the Paramount by David-Edward Hughes

Will 'The Color Purple' Raise More Money for Itself Than New Orleans Homes?

More Actors Join LaChanze in Cast of Broadway-Bound Musical <I>The Color Purple</I>

<em>Color Purple</em>'s Hill to Star in NYMF's <em>Toymaker</em>

"American Idol" Champ Fantasia is Celie in <I>The Color Purple</I> Beginning April 10

Did the New Color Purple Musical Push Da Button of Broadway's Critics?

The Color Purple<br> Review by Rob Kendt

Khan, Winans and Jones to Join Broadway's <i>Color Purple</i>

The Color Purple<br> Review by Matthew Murray

Chaka Khan to Appear in 'The Color Purple' By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON

'Color Purple' to Close By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON

'The Color Purple' a sight to behold By Barbara Vitello

Blue-ribbon roles for 3 in 'The Color Purple'

'The Color Purple': A Shade Hurried By Peter Marks

<em>Color Purple</em>'s White to Offer Holiday Concert at the Triad

Report: <I>The Color Purple</I> Preview on "Oprah" Boosts Tickets Sales