{"id":159541,"date":"2022-02-04T11:56:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T16:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=159541"},"modified":"2022-02-04T11:56:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T16:56:29","slug":"oprah-reveals-the-color-purple-musical-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/oprah-reveals-the-color-purple-musical-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Oprah Reveals &#8216;The Color Purple&#8217; Musical Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oprah Winfrey is reviving the revered story &#8211; <em>The Color Purple<\/em> &#8211; for a new musical film. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2021\/11\/will-smith-to-be-oprahs-next-guest-on-the-oprah-conversation-premiering-friday-november-5-on-apple-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winfrey<\/a> is producing the film alongside Scott Sanders, the producer for the original 2005 Broadway production and the original film&#8217;s composer, Quincy Jones, and director, Steven Spielberg. The star-studded cast was rounded out just yesterday with Fantasia Taylor joining Colman Domingo, Taraji P. Henson,\u00a0Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey, Corey Hawkins, and\u00a0H.E.R. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fresh cinematic re-imagining of\u00a0<em>The Color Purple<\/em>\u00a0will feature magical realism, music and dancing to tell the story, is said to delight lovers of earlier versions of\u00a0<em>The Color Purple<\/em>\u00a0as well as introduce these beloved characters to an entirely new generation of fans. The new musical feature of\u00a0<em>The Color Purple<\/em>\u00a0is a screen adaptation of the stage musical which has been recognized with Tony Award, Grammy Award and Emmy Award wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playing the iconic roles are Fantasia Taylor\u00a0as Celie, Halle Bailey\u00a0as Young Nettie, Danielle Brooks as Sofia, Colman Domingo\u00a0as Mister, Taraji P. 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