On June 3, Alice Walker heads to Sonoma for a screening event with documentarian Pratibha Parmar that offers films focused on race, feminism and identity. Hosted by the Sonoma International Film ...

The Tony-winning musical "The Color Purple" will open at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton this Saturday. The musical is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker, who ...

Director Blitz Bazawule’s fresh-eyed remake synthesizes elements from both the Broadway show — where Fantasia Barrino played Celie 15 years earlier — and Steven Spielberg’s iconic 1985 film. Now, ...

An American novel classic has made its way its hometown stage. For the first time since the book was released in 1982 and its film adaptation in 1985, “The Color Purple” premiered as a musical ...

In its many incarnations, “The Color Purple” is one of those indelible, unforgettable American texts. From Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel to Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated 1985 ...

'The Color Purple' author Alice Walker is opening up about the importance of seeing Celie and Shug's romance on screen in the new film. Steven Spielberg's 1985 feature adaptation of 'The Color Purple' ...

“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker is a moving tale about Celie Harris, a young African-American woman who experiences abuse from both her father and her husband. The new movie musical of the same ...

A literary landmark, Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Color Purple” returned this week in a new film version inspired by Broadway’s musicalized adaptation that starred Fantasia ...

Fantasia Barrino in 'The Color Purple' Courtesy of Warner Bros. Alice Walker started the phenomenon with her Pulitzer-winning 1982 book, and three years later Steven Spielberg turned it into a movie ...

In its many incarnations, “The Color Purple” is one of those indelible, unforgettable American texts. From Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel to Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated 1985 ...

The new musical adaptation of Alice Walker's book explores the romance between Shug and Celie, unlike Steven Spielberg's original 1985 film, which only featured a chaste kiss between the characters.