Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#0Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/25/05 at 10:22pm
that's the new title, as Oprah is now one of the backers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/26/theater/26opra.html?ei=5094&en=3bdd08f2488d18b6&hp=&ex=1127707200&adxnnl=1&partner=homepage&adxnnlx=1127696483-8AKp9PikNE7uWYfFP7g5UQ&pagewanted=print
broadwaybelter
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/26/04
#1re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/25/05 at 10:25pm
well there ya go! Color purple will start selling some sold out houses for a while now!! just dont be in the show Oprah! please dont!!
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#2re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/25/05 at 10:35pmMaybe now oprah will give then some shout outs on her show or a few performances or something. I wish she'd have Wicked in Chicago on her show already!
timote316
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
#3re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/25/05 at 10:37pmThat's actually very smart on The Color Purple's part. Oprah's name is huge: any book that she mentions on her show jumps onto the bestseller's list, hopefully she'll plug CP!
#4re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/25/05 at 10:55pmI think now The Color Purple will be an instant success. I echo what other people have said; that I hope she brings the cast on her show.
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#5re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/25/05 at 10:59pmWow. I cant wait to see this show. It looks like it should be one of the better entries of the upcoming season.
aegeusrocks
Featured Actor Joined: 3/20/05
#6re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 12:17amThis is wonderful news! And belter - did you see the movie version? She has wonderful talent as an actress, if not as a singer.
TennesseeTwang
Broadway Star Joined: 6/26/05
#7re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 12:28am
I think it's a given that she she will devote at least one full show to TCP as she did with Beloved.
But I do wonder if having such a high profile backer might not make the critics more difficult to please.
#8re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 12:29amthat's awesome news! i'm loving the new song on the site what about love..it's very beautiful.
#9re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 12:48am
"just dont be in the show Oprah! please dont!!"
OBVIOUSLY she's not going to be in the show, as Oprah can't sing - but why would you say something like that? Have you seen the film THE COLOR PURPLE? Oprah Winfrey is an amazing actress and she was robbed of an Oscar.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#10re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 12:58amCan anyone post a link to the site please?
"I need to know that someone out there cares...Are you there?"
Urban
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/05
#11re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 1:06am
Smart move. Even if the show is a stinker it will proberly have a great run on the strength of the Oprah Brand Power.
So Oprah could *potentially* win a Tony now, following in Whoopi's footsteps.
#12re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 1:16am
#13re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 2:27amThis is fantastic for Broadway. :)
apdarcey
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/10/04
#14re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 2:30am
this is really great news for the show. i hope it has a very warm reception and lachanze is given some nice facetime on the talkshow! people across america would just eat her up.
aegeus, i knew you would be with me on this!
#15re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 2:36amThis means Oprah will be at the opening. And maybe I will finally get to meet her. I think I would pee myself - she's such an amazing woman.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#16re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 4:54am
Well its a great PR move, obviously -- though OPRAH WINFREY is already so synonymous with the film, THE COLOR PURPLE, I don't think it's going to cause the cathartic, unexpected upswing at the Box Office that say, OPRAH WINFREY presents IN MY LIFE might have done...
Should be fabulous for group sales though.
#17re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 6:01am
Beware
i have a strange feeling that "Color Purple" will be a dog
and last 6 months
the movie was a dog
the book was great
and from what i have heard of the score.......tragic
Drought Down Under.
#18re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 6:01am
Beware
i have a strange feeling that "Color Purple" will be a dog
and last 6 months
the movie was a dog
the book was great
and from what i have heard of the score.......tragic
Drought Down Under.
#19re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 10:22amI think you stand alone on this one...I thought the movie was amazing.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#20re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 10:25am
The movie is one of the only Spielberg films I truly love.
And yes she can't sing, but Oprah is an AMAZING and truthful actress.
Updated On: 9/26/05 at 10:25 AM
#21re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 12:13pm
Yes, the movie was amazing. And Oprah is not a singer. Witness her opening to her show a few years back when she sang the opening song.
I partially agree that her name being attached may not sell the show out. She is already connected to TCP. I have a bit of a problem calling it Oprah Winfrey presents... She is only kicking in 1 million of the 10 million dollar budget. Quincy Jones has been one of the producers also. But I know, it's HER name they want.
The Times article said that she plans to feature the musical on her show. How nice. Yes, she has an interest in the show, but over the years she really hasn't shown much interest in Broadway. At least not on her show. I know she attends the theatre. So I have mixed feelings about this.
Just give the world Love.
#22re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 12:29pm
Why would Oprah feature a lot of Broadway on her show? She films in Chicago....
It's not like the Rosie show where she was just down the street from every show on Broadway.
Yes that's me. No, it's not a Rent homage.
#23re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 12:34pmGreat news for the show. I hope it has a long healthy run (but the score needs some beefing up from the tryout). Personally, I felt the film was robbed of every award for which it was nominated (especially Song and Score, are they completely deaf?) and has earned a place as an American classic film. It's a real shame Out of Africa won so many awards for being so horrendously dull, but then considering wins for The English Patient and A Beautiful Mind, it is not surprising.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#24re: Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple
Posted: 9/26/05 at 12:35pmI am not saying she has to feature a lot. Broadway is dark on Mondays and a lot of shows come through Chicago. And a lot of actors fly into Chicago to be on her show that live clear out in L.A. The only Broadway show I can remember seeing on her show was The Lion King. And the show wasn't devoted to the musical, it was on one of her making people's dreams come true shows.
Just give the world Love.
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