The music video for Fantasia’s “Superpower (I)” from “The Color Purple” is here. “Superpower (I),” written and produced by The-Dream (Rihanna, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey), is performed by Fantasia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Danielle Brooks (L) and Fantasia Barrino star in "The Color Purple." Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment LOS ANGELES, Dec ...

The Color Purple first opened on Broadway in 2005, starring LaChanze in her Tony-winning role of Celie. Fantasia Barrino, who stars in the new film adaptation, made her Broadway debut in the musical ...

LaChanze, the actress who played the central character Celie Harris Johnson in the 2005 Broadway musical adaptation of The Color Purple, posted yesterday about the new movie musical produced by Oprah ...

The latest version of The Color Purple finds a way to both do the original story justice, while also adding to the beloved and important narrative. This time around, the film is a musical—based on the ...

Fantasia reflects on her journey and her drive in the music video for “Superpower (I),” the end-credits song in the new musical adaptation of The Color Purple. “Oh, my soul, you’re the reason I made ...

Apparently, three songs were Kenough for the Academy’s song branch, as the Greta Gerwig-directed juggernaut continues its hot streak in awards season. It became the first film since the shortlists ...

With any musical, there’s also a challenge in how to blend music within dramatic, dialogue-heavy scenes. For “The Color Purple,” a reimagined take on the Alice Walker novel and quasi-adaptation of the ...

The song list for the upcoming The Color Purple movie musical has revealed what songs from the stage version have been cut for the adaptation. "Somebody Gonna Love You," "Our Prayer," "Big Dog," "Dear ...

*NSYNC and Jack Black songs also missed the cut, while "Flora and Son" has two numbers on the songs shortlist. Oscar’s music branch has had its say, naming 15 original scores and 15 songs to its ...

Steven Spielberg drew appreciable criticism, at least in certain circles, for his 1985 screen version of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel “The Color Purple,” and not only because he was a white man directing ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) --The Color Purple, in theaters Christmas Day, remains just as effective in its latest incarnation. The newest adaption of the Alice Walker book is based on the Broadway ...