'The Color Purple' to open at the Broadway Theatre on the 1 Dec 2005

It is now confirmed that The Color Purple will arrive on Broadway this fall, the musical will open on the 1 Dec 2005 at the Broadway Theatre, following previews from the 25 Oct.

Based on Alice Walker's classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the film by Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple is a family saga that tells the story of a woman, who, through love, finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world.

Directed by Gary Griffin, The Color Purple features lyrics, and a score of gospel, jazz, ragtime and the blues by Grammy Award-winning composer/lyricists Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray. Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman has written the show's book. The choreography is by Donald Byrd and musical direction is by Linda Twine. The production features scenic design by John Lee Beatty, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt, costume design by Paul Tazewell and sound design by Jon Weston.

The Color Purple made its world premiere at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre in the fall of 2004 produced by Alliance Theatre by special arrangement with Creative Battery and Scott Sanders Productions.

The Color Purple is being produced on Broadway by Scott Sanders, Creative Battery, Roy Furman, Quincy Jones.