You've probably heard a new adaptation of "The Color Purple" hits theaters Christmas Day, a musical starring Fantasia and Taraji P. Henson. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE COLOR PURPLE") TARAJI P HENSON: (As ...
The Color Song has been sung by two different artists, Bryant Oden and Petra, each with a unique style. Bryant Oden is a singer-songwriter famous for silly and playful tunes like The Duck Song. His ...
I’ve never experienced a performance as powerful and audience-rousing as Blitz Bazawule’s “The Color Purple” (2023). The musical numbers are visually stunning and the cast is stacked not just with big ...
Singer Rhiannon Giddens, a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a group specializing in old-timey music, just released her first solo album. On it is her amended cover of a well-known classic that ...
Nestled amid a tale of hardship and torment, “Keep It Movin'” is a bright spot in the newly released adaptation of “The Color Purple.” Just as sisters Nettie and Celie (Halle Bailey and Phylicia Pearl ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The song, titled "Keep It Movin'," is sung by Bailey as Nettie in the film, along ...
Rhiannon Giddens' ascent began with her beat-box-infused version of Blu Cantrell's "Hit 'Em Up Style" — from Carolina Chocolate Drops' album Genuine Negro Jig — and continued with her show-stealing ...