• Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple

    Tickets
    • MARCH 17 – 29, 2009. Ordway Main Hall.
    • From Alice Walker's classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the landmark film by Steven Spielberg comes a soul-stirring new musical. The Color Purple is an inspiring and unforgettable story of a woman who, through love, finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world. With a moving book and a score featuring gospel, jazz, ragtime, and the blues, The Color Purple is ultimately a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and a celebration of life.
    • Adult Content — appropriate for ages 10+

ORDWAY EXTRA, March 18 and 25 >>>

JOIN ORDWAY'S COLOR PURPLE BOOK CLUB

Ordway Center is proud to partner with the following booksellers to offer special opportunities for readers:

Valley Bookseller in Stillwater, MN
Back to Books in Hudson, WI
Common Good Books in Saint Paul, MN
Best of Times Bookstore in Red Wing, MN

Each of these shops is offering discounts on the purchase of The Color Purple, by Alice Walker

Purchase a book at one of these booksellers and send your thoughts about it to our book club email at bookclub@ordway.org. We’ll email you back a special discount to the musical The Color Purple and a new question to consider when continuing the book.

Other ways to enjoy The Color Purple with your book club mates.

  • Have lunch downtown, and then come to see The Color Purple, the Musical Thursday, March 26 at the 2 pm matinee.
  • Purchase tickets for a Wednesday evening during the run, and then come early for Ordway Center Extras at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17 and 25. Producing Artistic director James Rocco will discuss the themes that have allowed this American masterpiece to be so successfully re-envisioned.
  • Have dinner downtown before the show.

Above all – enjoy the book and enjoy the musical!

ADDITIONAL INFO

PRODUCTION INFO

Producer: Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, Scott Sanders
Director: Gary Griffin
Adapted for Stage: Marsha Norman
Music and Lyrics: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray
Choreographer: Donald Byrd

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