If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
With 30 minutes of material gone, I might be interested. I'll miss the Overture though. The pictures of the set look pretty similar to Diane Paulus' Porgy and Bess though.
^No, but on Show People with Paul Wontorek she was talking about how she is obsessed with the musical and how her and her sister saw the show 4 times. She also named her cats after Celie and Nettie.
I loved The Color Purple during its Broadway run, but it is way too early for a revival. Oprah needs to bow out of that one. I will say though, after looking up some footage from this London company, Cynthia who portrays Celie has a magnificent voice. Her version of "The Color Purple (reprise)" was one of the best I've heard