Anyone seen COLOR PURPLE?

[Joe Mike2]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:17pm

Who has seen it? How is it? Will it be a hit? Tell, Tell!!!

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:19pm

where have you been my friend?

[Joe Mike2]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:21pm

Probably under a rock. What's the news?

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:23pm

hehe well its gotten (i would say) mixed to positive reviews w/critics and w/people on the boards, though it doesnt seem to be having any trouble in the box office at the moment,so i'd say its a hit as of now, let me try to pull up some reviews for ya

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:29pm

Seeing it for the third time this month.

LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

It will win Best Musical. Mark my words.

[FrontRowFirst]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:31pm

Saw it this past weekend, and it was a highlight of the trip. LaChanze (sp?) was out, but Kenita Miller was amazing. Go see this show.

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:37pm

here are some reviews:

http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=522088

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/ColorPurple.html


http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=filmNews&storyID=2005-12-01T234356Z_01_ARM185332_RTRIDST_0_FILM-STAGE-COLOR-DC.XML&archived=False

http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=114&sid=637547

http://www.ny1.com/ny1/Living/theater_reviews.jsp

http://theater2.nytimes.com/2005/12/02/theater/reviews/02purp.html

http://www.nynewsday.com/entertainment/stage/ny-ledesing4533756dec02,0,6465200.story?coll=nyc-ent-topheadlines-left

hope that helps!! yes i hope Color purple wins best musical!!

[OrdinaryJukebox1]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:37pm

wow, i tried to see it two days after it opened and she was out...diva, diva, diva...i think people should start harping on her the way they did sara ramirez...maybe that's just me...

i did, however, see manypeople that would otherwise NEVER come to the theater, so i guess that's a good thing...

-vincent

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:39pm

well she is sick and missed the night before opening so she isnt a "diva, diva, diva"

[apdarcey]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:46pm

it's incredible. go!

she's not a diva, she is incredibly sick, and just watch the opening night video to hear that. and also, i went the week of opening and she was in.

[Anakela]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:48pm

Saw it for the first time on 12/15, with someone who had already seen it and loved it himself- and I loved it!! LaChanze was incredible, I came home and downloaded the three free songs on the colorpurple.com site, it's on the top of shows that I am talking up to out of town friends, and I have plans to rush it again over the next couple of weeks, loved it.

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:52pm

Joe Mike2 also if you missed the oprah performances (i watch them daily...)

http://www.oprah.com/presents/2005/purple/video/video_main.jhtml

and also if you havent heard the cast recording is going to be released late next month (January 24th, 2006)

[Joe Mike2]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:53pm

Thanks, Broadway Belter, for linking the reviews. That was very generous of you!!!

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:59pm

no problemo

[DAME]

Posted: 12/21/05 at 12:01am

And if you happen to be in the city this week.. during the strike.. there are seats to be had.

[RustyRocketteBoy]

Posted: 12/21/05 at 12:27am

i saw it front row center. i was so close i saw lachanzes fillings in her molars!!! I saw it the day before thanksgiving and durring the reprise of "the color purple" members of the cast leaned down and gave me and my friends hugs and kisses and did crazy runs for us just for fun. I must say, im still in shock......FEIRCE SHOW GUYS!

[iliketheater]

Posted: 12/21/05 at 2:50am

Mixed feelings on some things, but generally I really liked it (no show's perfect*). I'll almost definetly see again & I recommend it to everyone

[SkierRob02]

Posted: 12/21/05 at 8:42am

I went into the show not thinking I was going to like it. To my surprise I really enjoyed it. There were some weak spots, but as iliketheater says, "no show's perfect". Very Very touching show.

Should be on the MUST see list.

[WickedShopofQ]

Posted: 12/21/05 at 10:50am

I"M SEEING IT TONIGHT, I AM SOOOOO EXCITED!

[hen88]

Posted: 12/21/05 at 11:24am

I really wanted to like the show, but alas, I did not. I thought that book was completely off the mark and focused way too much on the sexual habits of the characters (which puzzled me) and just barely skimmed over the darker, heavier issues in the story (rape, loss of identity, female oppression, racism). The score had no theatricality IMO and was very forgettable. The cast on the other hand was tremendously talented and they did the best they could with such abysmal material. This is what I took away from the show. I hope that you are able to enjoy it despite its deeply flawed nature.

[rent18]

Posted: 12/21/05 at 4:48pm

Its great!!!! Have not seen Jersey Boys yet, seeing in in Jan. but I think it will be between these 2 for bext Musical and I hope Purple wins!

[Kevo711]

Posted: 12/21/05 at 4:58pm

Any news when Renee Goldsberry is leaving/who her replacement will be?

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 12/21/05 at 5:44pm

is she still leaving because of her miscarriage?

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 12/21/05 at 5:45pm

I don't see why she would.

[aegeusrocks]

Posted: 12/21/05 at 7:17pm

Goldsberry's pregnancy turned out to be a miscarriage? When did this happen?