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By Amy Somensky Jul 7, 2005, 3:41 GMT

The Color Purple To Play The Broadway Theater In December

NewYorkThe Color PurpleThe musical premiered in Atlanta in the Fall of 2004. In that production La Chanze starred as Celie. The rest of the cast included Felicia P. Fields as Sofia, Saycon Sengbloh as Nettie, Adriane Lenox as Shug, and Kingsley Leggs as Mister. The cast for the Broadway run has not been announced.The musical features a book by Marsha Mason and music by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray.In The Color Purple, Celie endures insurmountable hardships within her own family and struggles to find her identity and love.For more information on The Color Purple visit our database here.

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