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The movie musical version of The Color Purple is hitting theaters this holiday season and a brand new trailer is highlighting Taraji P. Henson‘s role as Shug Avery.

The Color Purple, based on the classic novel by Alice Walker and the beloved Steven Spielberg movie, is a decades-spanning tale of one woman’s journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

The musical version of The Color Purple has already had two Broadway productions and now it has been turned into a movie with Oprah Winfrey as one of the producers.

Starring in the film alongside Taraji are American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino in her major motion picture debut, as well as Tony Award nominee Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, and Aunjanue Ellis.

The Color Purple, directed by Blitz Bazawule, will hit theaters on December 25.

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Janelle Monae isn’t shy about her boobs anymore!

The 37-year-old musician lifted one side of her bra top to expose on of her breasts on stage during the 2023 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans, Louisiana over the weekend.

Just last month, Janelle opened up about the insecurity she once had for her breasts, and got candid about her acceptance of them.

In addition to Janelle, Eve also made a big return to the stage over the weekend, alongside fellow musicians Lauryn Hill, Kelly Rowland, Tobe Nwigwe, Ice T, Ice Cube, Coco Jones, Sandra Denton and Cheryl James of Salt-N-Pepa, Tems, Wizkid, Remy Ma, and Lil Wayne.

While the performances were hot, there were also a lot of major discussion panels throughout the weekend.

Oprah Winfrey spoke to Danielle Brooks, Blitz Bazawule, Fantasia Barrino and Taraji P. Henson; Abbott Elementary‘s Lisa Ann Walter, Quinta Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Janelle James; and Tiffany Haddish joined Rosario Dawson, LaKeith Stanfield, and Justin Simien for a fun convo on stage too.

Other celebs spotted include The Bachelorette‘s Charity Lawson, Grey’s Anatomy‘s Chandra Wilson, Isis King, Quvenzhane Wallis, Sherri Shepard, Al Sharpton, Diamond White, Ashleigh Murray, and Sinclair Daniel.

Vice President Kamala Harris also made a special appearance at the festival, where she spoke with The View‘s Sunny Hostin.

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The Color Purple is coming!

Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg have reunited to revive the film into a movie musical.

Warner Bros. released the first trailer of the new adaptation on Monday (May 22), directed by Blitz Bazawule.

The movie is set to premiere in North America on December 25, and internationally beginning January 18, 2024, via Variety.

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The musical The Color Purple movie is being released later this year and the cast just made an appearance at CinemaCon!

Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, and Taraji P. Henson joined producer Oprah Winfrey and director Blitz Bazawule on stage at the event on Tuesday afternoon (April 25) at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Oprah took to her Instagram account to give an inside look at the event, where she interviewed the cast in front of movie theater owners.

Fantasia, who played Celie in the first Broadway production, talked about her experience with the role.

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Danielle Brooks celebrated the opening night of her Broadway show The Piano Lesson just days ago and she sadly has to take a break from performing as she just tested positive for COVID-19.

The Orange Is the New Black actress took her opening night bows alongside co-stars Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington on Thursday (October 13) at the Barrymore Theatre in New York City.

Danielle took to her Instagram account on Saturday morning (October 15) to share the unfortunate news.

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The cast of The Piano Lesson are hyping up their upcoming play!

Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Brooks, Constanza Romero, Michael Potts, April Matthis, Trai Byers, and Ray Fisher joined director LaTanya Richardson Jackson (and Samuel‘s wife) for the a press conference and photo call held at The Skylark on Wednesday (September 7) in New York City.

The August Wilson play is set in the 1930s in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, where a brother and sister are locked in a war over the fate of a family heirloom: a piano carved with the faces of their ancestors. Only by revisiting history can the siblings endeavor to move forward.

“I feel like I’m in grad school,” John shared during the press conference. “This is an education for me. I feel like I’m becoming a different artist, an artist that I’ve been wanting to be.”

Previews for The Piano Lesson start on September 19 at the Barrymore Theatre, and will officially open on October 13.

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There was a mini Hamilton reunion on stage at the 2022 Tony Awards!

Renee Elise Goldsberry and Phillipa Soo presented an award together on Sunday (June 12) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Their co-star, and the show’s writer, Lin-Manuel Miranda was also in attendance at the annual show.

Some more Broadway stars who were at the Tonys to present awards included Danielle Brooks, Patina Miller, Bebe Neuwirth, and former The King & I co-stars Kelli O’Hara and Ruthie Ann Miles.

FYI: Phillipa is wearing a Bibhu Mohapatra dress. Kelli is wearing a Bibhu Mohapatra dress, a Judith Leiber bag, and jewelry by Lang Antiques and Stephen Russell. Danielle is wearing a Viktorluna dress.

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