Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicago loves Celie, Sofia and Shug Avery, and has embraced “The Color Purple,” the 2005 Broadway musical based on both the ...

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Aurora’s Paramount Theatre, which staged an acrobatics–filled remount of “Cats” this past spring, tops this year’s list of nominations for 2025 Equity Jeffs, which are awards typically given to the ...

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Goodman Theatre has unveiled a wide-ranging July/August slate of experiences with something for everyone—from a free wondrous outdoor circus spectacle to side-splitting world-class comedic ...

Fans of the hit film "The Color Purple" will want to see the stage musical when it hits the Chicago stage next week. "The Color Purple" opens July 17 and runs through July 29 at The Auditorium Theatre ...

Like Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film version, the new screen edition of “The Color Purple” feels like a musical, the difference being the new one is a musical. It’s based on the 2005 Broadway hit, which ...

Chicago loves Celie, Sofia and Shug Avery, and has embraced “The Color Purple,” the 2005 Broadway musical based on both the beloved Alice Walker novel of strife, resilience and triumph in rural ...

This summer is the first time the Goodman Theatre has staged the musical, based on the classic Alice Walker novel. It’s organized chaos at rehearsal for The Color Purple on a recent afternoon at the ...