Praise Where Praise Is Due

I had a chance to catch The Color Purple on Broadway, and was more than pleased. Alice Walker wrote a phenomenal book, Steven Spielberg directed an exquisite film, and Gary Griffin has given us yet one more reason to love this timeless story. From curtain open to curtain close it was spectacular! The acting was top-notch, the singing was mesmerizing, and the story was told in a rich, captivating manner staying a bit closer to the original novel.

Many of us rattle off such phrases as the following like nothing.

“You told Harpo to beat me?!”
“I may be black; I may even be ugly, but I’m here!”
“Next time I’ma put a lil Shug Avery pee in it. See how he like that.”
“My name is Mary Agnes.”
“My God, the dead has arisen.”
“That’s when I know’d they is a God.”

And with the onset of the musical it’s truly as if a special place and time has somehow been reborn. It’s a magical masterpiece that should be seen by all. Treat yourself if you can – you will not be disappointed!

Ahhhhhhhhh-min.
~jaz