The Color Purple has had a fascinating journey through popular culture over the past four decades. Ever since Alice Walker’s ...

25. And in a kind of cultural déjà vu, a new breed of detractors have been up in arms, just as critics of "The Color Purple" were when Alice Walker's novel was released in 1982 and when Steven ...

Cynthia's performance was highly acclaimed. She won a Tony in 2016, and she also won an Emmy and a Grammy for her work. It's ...

HIn 13 affectionate stories, Walker (The Color Purple; By the Light of My ... "You/ are/ the sister/ The big/ Sister/ As hero," Alice Walker writes near the beginning of her sixth volume of ...

Nearly 10 years after Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo co-starred in the Broadway production of The Color Purple, the ...

Erivo, 37, played Celie in the musical adaptation of The Color Purple, alongside Hudson's Shug Avery. The musical — penned by ...