Taraji P. Henson said she had to audition for "The Color Purple" because she wasn't the studio's pick. Henson said that she walked into her audition for Shug Avery "with a chip on my shoulder." "I had ...

A brand new trailer has dropped for the highly anticipated musical film, specifically highlighting Henson’s turn as the iconic character. A brand new “The Color Purple” film is on its way and set to ...

Did you know that the “P” in Taraji P. Henson stands for Prolific? Just kidding. It actually stands for Penda, which in Swahili means “hope/love.” But prolific might actually be too small a word to ...

Shortly after the Broadway revival's closing, rumors of a filmed version began to float around with the casting of the leads largely speculated to be culled from the stage ensemble. While Barrino and ...

Anatomy of a Character: How "The Color Purple" director Blitz Bazawule and the film's artisans made Shug Avery feel empowered and regal. In bringing his version of Alice Walker’s classic novel to the ...

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*Jennifer Hudson is about to shake her shimmy on Broadway. The Oscar winning actress is will star as Shug Avery in a revival of The Color Purple, producers Scott Sanders, Roy Furman, and Oprah Winfrey ...

Me, then a bookish young teen read Alice Walker's marvelous The Color Purple. In Celie's letters, I discover a Black girl's voice and subjectivity that resonates with an unspoken longing in my lonely, ...

A brand new “The Color Purple” film is on its way and set to land by year’s end. A fresh trailer has dropped for the highly anticipated musical movie, and it specifically highlights actress Taraji P.