The Color Purple on Broadway

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 30, 2015

Alice Walker talks about the new Broadway production of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple. The musical stars Jennifer Hudson, Cynthia Erivo, and Danielle Brooks, and is currently in previews at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater, at 242 W 45th St. It officially opens on Thursday, December 10th.

 

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