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Additional authors

1. Winfrey, Oprah
2. Sanders, Scott, 1957-
3. Furman, Roy
4. Jones, Quincy, 1933-2024
5. Fantaci, Anna
6. Lachowicz, Cheryl
7. Lowy, David
8. McClelland, Stephanie
9. Winnick, Gary
10. Kallish, Jan
11. Weinstein, Bob, 1954-
12. Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-
13. Asnes, Andrew
14. Zotovich, Adam
15. Johnson, Todd
16. Russell, Brenda
17. Russell, Brenda
18. Willis, Allee
19. Bray, Stephen
20. Norman, Marsha
21. Walker, Alice, 1944-
22. Meyjes, Menno
23. Byrd, Donald, 1949-
24. Griffin, Gary
25. Beatty, John Lee, 1948-
26. Tazewell, Paul
27. MacDevitt, Brian
28. Weston, Jon
29. Tunick, Jonathan
30. Stites, Kevin
31. Twine, Linda
32. Waters, Daryl
33. Kelley, Kimberly
34. Siccardi, Arthur
35. Sullivan, Patrick
36. Harris, Kristen
37. LaChanze
38. Withers-Mendes, Elisabeth
39. Fields, Felicia P.
40. Dixon, Brandon Victor, 1981-
41. Cearcy, Darlesia
42. Marcano, Krisha
43. Leggs, Kingsley
44. Harris, Kimberly Ann
45. Wilson, Maia Nkenge
46. Woodruff, Virginia Ann
47. Myers, Lou, 1935-2013
48. Dennis, Carol
49. Bayardelle, Jeannette
50. Brown, James, III
51. Christian, Eric L.
52. Coleman, LaTrisa
53. Daye, Bobby
54. Ellis, Anika
55. Eskew, Doug
56. Gaines, Bahiyah Sayyed
57. Gatling, Zipporah G.
58. Gray, Charles
59. Guiland, Stephanie
60. Harkness, James
61. Harper, Francesca
62. Johnson, Chantylla
63. Kingsberry, Grasan
64. McFarlane, Corinne
65. Miller, Kenita R.
66. Montgomery, J. C.
67. Robinson, Angela
68. Smith, Ricky
69. Stampley, Nathaniel
70. Story, Jamal
71. Stucker, Richard
72. Hoffman, Patrick
73. Scott Sanders Productions, producer
74. Creative Battery (Firm), producer
75. Independent Presenters Network, producer
76. Nederlander Organization, producer
77. Warner Bros
78. Amblin Entertainment (Firm)
79. Ford Foundation
80. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (150 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in. (Beta SP)

Subject

1. Abused women > Drama
2. Meyjes, Menno > Adaptations
3. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 2001-2010
4. Families, Black > United States > Drama
5. Man-woman relationships > Drama
6. African American theater > New York (State) > New York
7. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
8. Families > Drama
9. Musicals
10. African American women > Drama
11. Walker, Alice, 1944- > Adaptations

Genre/Form

1. Musicals.

Call number

1. NCOV 3219

Note

1. A videorecording of an earlier production of this musical, taped at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 16, 2004, is available on NCOV 2901. A later videorecording of the Broadway production, taped on Jan. 2, 2008, and featuring Fantasia as Celie, is available on NCOV 3392.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Scenic design, John Lee Beatty ; costume design, Paul Tazewell ; lighting design, Brian MacDevitt ; sound design, Jon Weston ; orchestrations, Jonathan Tunick ; music supervisor & incidental music arrangements, Kevin Stites ; music director, Linda Twine ; dance music arrangements, Daryl Waters ; company manager, Kimberly Kelley ; production managers, Arthur Siccardi and Patrick Sullivan ; prod. stage manager, Kristen Harris.

Performer (note)

1. LaChanze, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, Felicia P. Fields, Brandon Victor Dixon, Darlesia Cearcy, Krisha Marcano, Kingsley Leggs, Kimberly Ann Harris, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Virginia Ann Woodruff, Lou Myers, Carol Dennis, Jeannette I. Bayardelle, James Brown III, Eric L. Christian, LaTrisa A. Coleman, Bobby Daye, Anika Ellis, Doug Eskew, Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines, Zipporah G. Gatling, Charles Gray, Stephanie Guiland-Brown, James Harkness, Francesca Harper, Chantylla Johnson, Grasan Kingsberry, Corinne McFarlane, Kenita R. Miller, JC Montgomery, Angela Robinson, Ricky Smith, Nathaniel Stampley, Jamal Story.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Broadway Theatre, New York, N.Y., April 12, 2006.

Funding (note)

1. Recorded with the financial assistance of The Ford Foundation Fund for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Title

1. The color purple [videorecording] / Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman, Quincy Jones, Creative Battery, Anna Fantaci & Cheryl Lachowicz, Independent Presenters Network, David Lowy, Stephanie P. McClelland, Gary Winnick, Jan Kallish, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Bob & Harvey Weinstein, Andrew Asnes & Adam Zotovich, Todd Johnson present ; based upon the novel written by Alice Walker and the Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainment motion picture ; [screenplay by Menno Meyjes] ; book by Marsha Norman ; music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray ; choreographed by Donald Byrd ; directed by Gary Griffin ; [video director] Stucker ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.

Imprint

1. New York, c2006.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Scenic design, John Lee Beatty ; costume design, Paul Tazewell ; lighting design, Brian MacDevitt ; sound design, Jon Weston ; orchestrations, Jonathan Tunick ; music supervisor & incidental music arrangements, Kevin Stites ; music director, Linda Twine ; dance music arrangements, Daryl Waters ; company manager, Kimberly Kelley ; production managers, Arthur Siccardi and Patrick Sullivan ; prod. stage manager, Kristen Harris.

Cast

1. LaChanze, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, Felicia P. Fields, Brandon Victor Dixon, Darlesia Cearcy, Krisha Marcano, Kingsley Leggs, Kimberly Ann Harris, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Virginia Ann Woodruff, Lou Myers, Carol Dennis, Jeannette I. Bayardelle, James Brown III, Eric L. Christian, LaTrisa A. Coleman, Bobby Daye, Anika Ellis, Doug Eskew, Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines, Zipporah G. Gatling, Charles Gray, Stephanie Guiland-Brown, James Harkness, Francesca Harper, Chantylla Johnson, Grasan Kingsberry, Corinne McFarlane, Kenita R. Miller, JC Montgomery, Angela Robinson, Ricky Smith, Nathaniel Stampley, Jamal Story.

Event

1. Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Broadway Theatre, New York, N.Y., April 12, 2006.

Funding

1. Recorded with the financial assistance of The Ford Foundation Fund for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Winfrey, Oprah, producer.
2. Sanders, Scott, 1957- producer.
3. Furman, Roy, producer.
4. Jones, Quincy, 1933-2024, producer.
5. Fantaci, Anna, producer.
6. Lachowicz, Cheryl, producer.
7. Lowy, David, producer.
8. McClelland, Stephanie, producer.
9. Winnick, Gary, producer.
10. Kallish, Jan, producer.
11. Weinstein, Bob, 1954- producer.
12. Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- producer.
13. Asnes, Andrew, producer.
14. Zotovich, Adam, producer.
15. Johnson, Todd, producer.
16. Russell, Brenda. Color purple.
17. Russell, Brenda, lyricist.
18. Willis, Allee, composer.
19. Willis, Allee, lyricist.
20. Bray, Stephen, composer.
21. Bray, Stephen, lyricist.
22. Norman, Marsha, librettist.
23. Walker, Alice, 1944-
24. Meyjes, Menno.
25. Byrd, Donald, 1949- choreographer.
26. Griffin, Gary, director.
27. Beatty, John Lee, 1948- set designer.
28. Tazewell, Paul, costume designer.
29. MacDevitt, Brian, lighting designer.
30. Weston, Jon, sound designer.
31. Tunick, Jonathan, orchestrations.
32. Stites, Kevin, arranger of music.
33. Twine, Linda, conductor.
34. Waters, Daryl, arranger of music.
35. Kelley, Kimberly, company manager.
36. Siccardi, Arthur, production personnel.
37. Sullivan, Patrick, production personnel.
38. Harris, Kristen, production stage manager.
39. LaChanze, performer.
40. Withers-Mendes, Elisabeth, performer.
41. Fields, Felicia P., performer.
42. Dixon, Brandon Victor, 1981- performer.
43. Cearcy, Darlesia, performer.
44. Marcano, Krisha, performer.
45. Leggs, Kingsley, performer.
46. Harris, Kimberly Ann, performer.
47. Wilson, Maia Nkenge, performer.
48. Woodruff, Virginia Ann, performer.
49. Myers, Lou, 1935-2013, performer.
50. Dennis, Carol, performer.
51. Bayardelle, Jeannette, performer.
52. Brown, James, III, performer.
53. Christian, Eric L., performer.
54. Coleman, LaTrisa, performer.
55. Daye, Bobby, performer.
56. Ellis, Anika, performer.
57. Eskew, Doug, performer.
58. Gaines, Bahiyah Sayyed, performer.
59. Gatling, Zipporah G., performer.
60. Gray, Charles, performer.
61. Guiland, Stephanie, performer.
62. Harkness, James, performer.
63. Harper, Francesca, performer.
64. Johnson, Chantylla, performer.
65. Kingsberry, Grasan, performer.
66. McFarlane, Corinne, performer.
67. Miller, Kenita R., performer.
68. Montgomery, J. C., performer.
69. Robinson, Angela, performer.
70. Smith, Ricky, performer.
71. Stampley, Nathaniel, performer.
72. Story, Jamal, performer.
73. Stucker, Richard, videographer.
74. Hoffman, Patrick.
75. Scott Sanders Productions, producer.
76. Creative Battery (Firm), producer.
77. Independent Presenters Network, producer.
78. Nederlander Organization, producer.
79. Warner Bros.
80. Amblin Entertainment (Firm)
81. Ford Foundation.
82. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Research call number

1. NCOV 3219