Oprah Winfrey assembles a star-studded cast for the musical remake of her 1985 film, 'The Color Purple,' including Fantasia Taylor and Danielle Brooks.
. The show was produced by Winfrey and Broadway veteran Scott Sanders, who are also producing the big-screen adaptation along with Spielberg and the original film’s Oscar-nominated composer, Quincy Jones. Walker serves as an executive producer on the film.
Taylor , who made her Broadway debut in 2007 as Celie, will return to the role originally played by Whoopi Goldberg in the 1985 film, while Brooks will return to the role that she played on Broadway and that Winfrey took on in the original film. “Orange Is the New Black” star Brooks also shared a clip of Winfrey revealing that she would play Sofia, with Winfrey wearing purple eyeglasses and a purple turtleneck sweater.
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