The Color Purple franchise

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The Color Purple franchise is a multimedia series originating from Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, encompassing its acclaimed stage musical and multiple film adaptations exploring the lives and resilience of African American women in the early 20th-century American South.

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instanceOf feature film
media franchise
novel
stage musical
author Alice Walker NERFINISHED
awardReceived National Book Award for Fiction NERFINISHED
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical NERFINISHED
basedOn The Color Purple (musical) NERFINISHED
The Color Purple (novel) NERFINISHED
The Color Purple (novel) NERFINISHED
The Color Purple (novel) NERFINISHED
The Color Purple (novel) NERFINISHED
bookBy Marsha Norman NERFINISHED
broadwayOpeningYear 2005
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Alice Walker NERFINISHED
director Blitz Bazawule NERFINISHED
Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED
featuresEthnicFocus African American women
genre African-American literature
African-American literature adaptation
drama
drama film
epistolary novel
historical drama
musical drama film
includesWork The Color Purple (1985 film) NERFINISHED
The Color Purple (2023 film) NERFINISHED
The Color Purple (musical) NERFINISHED
The Color Purple (novel) NERFINISHED
language English
English
English
English
lyricsBy Allee Willis NERFINISHED
Brenda Russell NERFINISHED
Stephen Bray NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Celie NERFINISHED
Mister NERFINISHED
Nettie NERFINISHED
Shug Avery NERFINISHED
mainTheme domestic abuse
female empowerment
racism
sexism
sisterhood
spiritual growth
musicBy Allee Willis NERFINISHED
Brenda Russell NERFINISHED
Stephen Bray NERFINISHED
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Picture
notableCastMember Colman Domingo NERFINISHED
Corey Hawkins NERFINISHED
Danielle Brooks NERFINISHED
Danny Glover NERFINISHED
Fantasia Barrino NERFINISHED
Halle Bailey NERFINISHED
Margaret Avery NERFINISHED
Oprah Winfrey NERFINISHED
Taraji P. Henson NERFINISHED
Whoopi Goldberg NERFINISHED
notableCharacter Celie NERFINISHED
Mister
Nettie NERFINISHED
Shug Avery NERFINISHED
premieredInCity Atlanta NERFINISHED
premiereYear 2004
producer Oprah Winfrey NERFINISHED
Quincy Jones NERFINISHED
Scott Sanders NERFINISHED
Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED
Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1982
releaseYear 1985
2023
screenwriter Menno Meyjes NERFINISHED
setInPeriod early 20th-century American South

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The Color Purple (2023 film) partOfFranchise The Color Purple franchise