The color purple.
The color purple.
gypsy4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
#1The color purple.
Posted: 1/4/09 at 11:15pm
so I just got back from seeing the national tour of The color purple the cast was amazing. but I just wondering if there were any major changes between the broadway production and the national tour. character changes,choreography,set ECT
#2re: The color purple.
Posted: 1/4/09 at 11:18pm
The tour as of date as a few changes--
Nettie and Celie are now teens, instead of little children, at the very beginning of the show. Also, some of the sets (such as Harpo's house) are scaled back greatly. I saw the show in San Francisco a while back and it was more like the Broadway one with the bigger sets and small children in the cast. More recently saw the Sacramento one and it was scaled back a bit.
gypsy4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
gypsy4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
#4re: The color purple.
Posted: 1/4/09 at 11:37pmwell It still was a really great show and it worked without them.
#5re: The color purple.
Posted: 1/5/09 at 12:12amThere was also a turntable on Broadway and there is no turntable on tour, but this has been discussed ad nauseum.
#6re: The color purple.
Posted: 1/5/09 at 1:56amIt opens here in Denver on Wednesday. I hope to see it. Loved it on Broadway.
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gypsy4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
#7re: The color purple.
Posted: 1/5/09 at 6:07pm
The cast was fantastic they brought the house down right away the tour is a must see.
we had an understudy on for ceelie and she just sang her heart out I was amazed there was a standing Ovation right away. even though there is no turn talbe there is an automated track.
Updated On: 1/5/09 at 06:07 PM
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#8re: The color purple.
Posted: 1/5/09 at 6:32pm
The tour had one little set piece come floating out during the song "The Color Purple" with logs, vines and some purple flowers on it.
Celie turned and stroked the plants like she was a Price Is Right model and then the set piece just floated back off again.
That looks so cheesy, but I was told later that the piece as much bigger before they cut it down.
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billynj
Leading Actor Joined: 10/3/06
#9re: The color purple.
Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:45pmThey should bring the show back to Broadway at a reduced ticket price, they could do great biz $88 orch seating and $40 uppers
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