The Color Purple closing Jan 8
The Color Purple closing Jan 8
curel1
Featured Actor Joined: 6/15/16
#2The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 6:05pm
An absolutely beautiful production. I'm glad they're closing with the end of Cynthia Erivo's contract and aren't trying to replace her.
I believe Cynthia & John Doyle's entire production have pushed THE COLOR PURPLE into the realm of modern classics.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#3The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 6:06pm
Congrats to a wonderful production. Still sad to hear the news even though we knew it was coming.
Green_Flash
Understudy Joined: 4/5/13
#5The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 6:14pm
The playbill article says January 18th. Wondering if that's a typo
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#6The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 6:14pm
^ Definitely a typo. Every other source says the 8th.
#7The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 6:19pm
Time to buy myself a ticket for the closing show.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
Cfried
Broadway Star Joined: 9/15/16
#8The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 6:27pm
Will miss this show dearly. Guess we should be hearing about BANDSTAND at the Jacobs soon.
#9The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 6:30pm
Wonder what's next for the folks in the show. Isaiah Johnson and Danielle are leaving next month, and it's sad that Holliday will gone so soon after coming back to Broadway. And Cynthia. Oh Cynthia.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#10The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 6:33pm
Went back and forth but just got a ticket for closing. This show and Cynthia's performance have just moved me so profoundly. Have to say goodbye to it!
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#11The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 6:59pm
I did, too. I wasn't interested in seeing Jennifer Holliday -- but Cynthia's performance is one of the greatest I've ever seen in a theater, so I want to say good-bye. And Thank You.
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#12The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 7:15pm
Been an expensive month for buying tickets. And looks like no codes. Full Price Here We Go! Should be an amazing final performance. Merry Christmas to Me. :)
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
Updated On: 10/30/16 at 07:15 PM
10086sunset
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/16
#13The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 7:19pm
News finally got me to buy tickets...Excited to see this before it goes...
It's been an impressive run...
#14The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 7:31pm
This is the high bar by which all future stripped down revivals will be measured. We were 3 rows from the back of the mezzanine and can't remember the last time we had such an intimately moving experience on Broadway. We saw C Erivo, J Hudson and Danielle Brooks and count ourselves so lucky to have seen them in their prime. A performance for the ages.
#15The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 9:31pm
With all the chatter of Jan 8 closing, I was tempted to buy a ticket for that date, but when Danielle Brooks announced her departure, I decided to revisit this Thursday and catch Holliday as well. Although the performance had a different dynamic for me without Headley (I saw her in TCP 4 times) Holliday still made me feel for her in a different way. or more wise and experienced life of someone still wanting to love. The story still moved me as ever and Cynthia's solo grabbing me as always. Because I've seen the show several times, I was able to look at the audience from my orch right aisle seat and I saw several women sniffling, one all choked up, another with tears all down her face and a gentleman crying in his center orch seat. Cynthia singing 'I'm Here' is the single most moving moment I've ever experienced on Broadway. I thought I was being too emotional, but saw others just as moved and this is one of those productions which reaches out to you and grabs you. With its simple set of hanging chairs, they are used to convey emotion of anger when chairs are used as a weapon or stomped on the ground. The chairs are used to be sexy, too!
I love this production. I'm sad to see it go but I am grateful to the Broadway Gods for compelling me to dedicate myself to Broadway this year. Any other time, I would have missed it.
Robyn2
Chorus Member Joined: 12/13/15
#16The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 9:40pm
Flying up to NYC (from Atlanta) in two weeks just to see TCP again with Cynthia. Turns out I got tickets for Danielle Brooks and Isaiah Johnson's last performance. My husband thinks I am crazy to go up just for this show, but it is that amazing. I love it so much.
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#17The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 9:50pm
What was this revival like? I get the gist, it's a pared down John Doyle show, but what were the particulars? What were the main differences between the original production and this production?
#18The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 9:57pm
Cynthia just tweeted that January 8 is also her birthday, as if this performance wasn't going to be explosive enough!!
Literally had no choice but to buy one of the $80 (cheapest) tickets. Still a handful of those left in case anyone is wondering, but I'm sure they will be gone sooner than later!
#19The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 10:41pm
"What were the main differences between the original production and this production?"
The original had a fully designed physical production with multiple set changes, act curtains (scrims of Celie's letters), a very fully staged "Africa" number and dance sequence to start Act II, and more complete representations of Mister's house, the corn fields, Harpo's juke joint, Celie's Pants store, etc. The ensemble had easily 20 or 30 members, all with many multiples of costume changes.
The revival has a single abstract unit set; shifts in the lighting and rearrangements of the chairs are the only visual change from scene to scene. The ensemble is reduced to a company of 10 or 11, each with a basic costume and few changes, save the principals. The orchestra is similarly reduced to a chamber group of 8 musicians.
But oh, what magic those precious few performers and musicians can make together.
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#20The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 11:04pm
I dig stagings like that. Sounds like the 12 chairs version of Big Fish in comparison to the original
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#21The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 11:04pm
I dig stagings like that. Sounds like the 12 chairs version of Big Fish in comparison to the original
@z5
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/30/15
#22The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/30/16 at 11:19pm
Such an incredible show. Words can't describe it.
Hoping to to be there on the last day.
#23The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/31/16 at 12:48am
Alex Kulak2 said: "I dig stagings like that. Sounds like the 12 chairs version of Big Fish in comparison to the original
The chairs are everything to me. They get slammed down when Celie is angry, they get danced on sexy style at the juke joint, Mistah declares there's holes in his Sunday socks while sitting on one, but doesn't even have a one to sit on once Celie curses him! So little set and so much amazing storytelling. It's a show I urged everybody and their mother to go see, especially since it was always accessible.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#24The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/31/16 at 10:08am
Orchestra's already near-empty for the closing show!
#25The Color Purple closing Jan 8
Posted: 10/31/16 at 10:31am
Any word on if this is touring or not?
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