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‘The Color Purple’ Producers Oprah Winfrey & Scott Sanders On Gayle King’s Early Impact; Size Up Pic’s Box Office & Avail To Masses Post-Theatrical – Crew Call Podcast

On this morning’s Crew Call, we talk with The Color Purple producers Oprah Winfrey and Scott Sanders on blazing a path for their Broadway musical to the big screen. Winfrey, who starred in Steven ...
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‘The Color Purple’ review: First-class performers. So why does the musical version feel less authentic than the first film, even?

Like Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film version, the new screen edition of “The Color Purple” feels like a musical, the difference being the new one is a musical. It’s based on the 2005 Broadway hit, which ...