#1
Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:17pm
Who has seen it? How is it? Will it be a hit? Tell, Tell!!!
Anyone seen COLOR PURPLE?
#3
Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:21pm
Probably under a rock. What's the news?
#4
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
#5
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.
LOVE LOVE LOVE it.
It will win Best Musical. Mark my words.
#6
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.
#7
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!!
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!!
#8
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
i did, however, see manypeople that would otherwise NEVER come to the theater, so i guess that's a good thing...
-vincent
#9
Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:39pm
well she is sick and missed the night before opening so she isnt a "diva, diva, diva"
#10
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.
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.
#11
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.
#12
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)
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)
#13
Posted: 12/20/05 at 11:53pm
Thanks, Broadway Belter, for linking the reviews. That was very generous of you!!! 
#15
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.
HUSSY POWER!
------ HUSSY POWER!
#16
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!
Stop worrying if your vision is new.
Let others make that decision-
They usually do.
You keep moving on.
Anything you do,
Let it come from you.
Then it will be new.
Give us more to see...
~Sunday In the Park with George
#17
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
#18
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.
Should be on the MUST see list.
"Theater is not only the meeting place of all the arts, but the return of art to life." -- Oscar Wilde
#19
Posted: 12/21/05 at 10:50am
I"M SEEING IT TONIGHT, I AM SOOOOO EXCITED!
...Please understand that it's still strange and frightning...
#20
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.
#21
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!
#22
Posted: 12/21/05 at 4:58pm
Any news when Renee Goldsberry is leaving/who her replacement will be?
#23
Posted: 12/21/05 at 5:44pm
is she still leaving because of her miscarriage?
#25
Posted: 12/21/05 at 7:17pm
Goldsberry's pregnancy turned out to be a miscarriage? When did this happen?
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