Tag: 2016 Tony Award Winner
Carrie Compere Stars In The Color Purple On Broadway~article from BlackAmericaweb.com
New Jersey native Carrie Compere plays a Church Lady in the Color Purple on Broadway. Most known for her roles on stage in Holler If You Hear Me and Shrek, she talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her role in the hit Broadway play and how after…
Flashback Friday: Jennifers Hudson and Holliday Are Telling You…~article from Theatermania.com
The Color Purple has spoken and Broadway’s next Shug Avery will be none another than stage legend Jennifer Holliday, who will take the reins from fellow Tony winner Heather Headley beginning October 4. The part feels written in the stars for…
Jennifer Holliday to Star in ‘The Color Purple’ on Broadway~article from New York.com
Yet another Dreamgirl will be joining the cast of The Color Purple. Jennifer Holliday will take on the role of Shug Avery, the charismatic blues singer, in the revival of the musical on October 4. Holliday won a Tony for her blazing…
Jennifer Holliday to Join Cast of ‘The Color Purple’~article from The New York Times
Jennifer Holliday, the actress who won a Tony Award for her blistering performance as Effie White in the original production of “Dreamgirls,” is joining the cast of “The Color Purple.” Read more… http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/25/theater/jennifer-holliday-to-join-cast-of-the-color-purple.html?_r=1