Saturday, March 9, 2013

Morgan State University: 'The Color Purple,' The Musical about Love, April 11-14, Times Vary


MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF FINE & PERFORMING ARTS
PRESENTS

The
Color Purple

The Musical about Love

DIRECTED BY SHIRLEY BASFIELD DUNLAP
MUSIC DIRECTION BY MELVIN N. MILES, JR.
CHOREOGRAPHY BY TORENS JOHNSON

The Broadway musical based upon the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker. It features music and lyrics written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, with a book by Marsha Norman.  It ran on Broadway in 2005 and has been touring throughout the US. The Broadway production earned eleven 2006 Tony Awards nominations.

The Color Purple follows Celie, a poor Georgia girl whose life is a series of draining circumstances and a small parade of life-changing characters and associates who move with her through her life.

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