Paul Tazewell News

On February 16th, The Color Purple's Brandon Dixon, Felicia P. Fields, Elizabeth Withers-Mendes and more will perform at Macy's Herald Square

Keith David, Ann Duquesnay and Vivian Nixon will star in Hot Feet, the new Broadway-bound musical collaboration between Maurice Hines, Maurice White and Heru Ptah

The dance musical Hot Feet, with songs by Earth, Wind and Fire's Maurice White and direction and choreography by Maurice Hines, will play a try-out in D.C. before opening at Broadway's Hilton Theatre in April

On January 17th, Darlesia Cearcy will begin performances as Nettie in The Color Purple

The Color Purple, began previews at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd St.) on November 1st and opens tonight, December 1st, 2005.

Understudy Kenita R. Miller will go on for star LaChanze in tonight's final press performance of The Color Purple

Patti LaBelle and Jill Scott have been drafted to record a song, 'What About Love?' from The Color Purple.

Variety reports that 'Hot Feet' will try out at the National Theater in Washington, D.C. from March 18-April 9, followed by previewing on Broadway April 15 for an April 30th opening.

The Color Purple, begins previews at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd St.) on November 1st and will feature LaChanze as Celie, the central character in the musical's story of incest, pain, love and redemption.

The Color Purple star, Renee Elise Goldsberry, who is pregnant, will exit the show soon after its December 1st opening

The cast of The Color Purple will be seen on The Oprah Winfrey Show in the second week of November

The Goodman Theatre's staging of the musical Purlie has extended its run through October 30th

When the curtain rises this season on The Color Purple, theatergoers will see Oprah Winfrey's name above the title as producer.

LaChanze has been announced as the star of the upcoming musical The Color Purple, which will begin previews at the Broadway Theatre on November 1st

The marquee for The Color Purple, which will begin previews on October 25th and open on December 1st, has been put up at the Broadway Theatre

The Associated Press reports that the musical will open later this year at the Broadway Theatre. Casting is currently underway.

The musical adaptation of The Color Purple, which is aiming for a fall Broadway slot, will workshop in New York this summer

What do you do when an older show's anti-racist satire can seem racist to modern audiences?

The Color Purple, headed to Broadway in 2005 has launched a new web site for the production.

CAROLINE, OR CHANGE, the new musical by playwright-librettist Tony Kushner and composer Jeanine Tesori, directed by George C. Wolfe, will play its final performance at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Sunday, August 29th at 3pm. The production will have played 23 previews and 136 regular performances.