The first trailer for the highly anticipated TheColorPurple movie musical has arrived.
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as Celie as well as Danielle Brooks, who reprises her Tony-nominated turn as Sofia in the movie musical.provides a fresh perspective on the now classic tale. “Today, our teacher told us about a place called Africa,” says Nettie, Celie's sister played by, at the top of the trailer. “She say our mama come from queens over there. That means we royalty.” Soon, young Celie is separated from Nettie and married off against her will to Mister .
As she grows older, Celie—played in adulthood by Barrino, who also played the role on Broadway— struggles to reunite with her sister and find herself. Along the way, she meets Brooks' Sofia, a strong, independent wife, as well as Shug Avery, the fabulous night club performer played by Henson. Throughout the trailer, Barrino belts out the musical's eleven o’clock number “I'm Here.”
“Dear Celie,” says Nettie at the end of the trailer. “We are more than just kings and queens. We are at the center of the universe.” Their story will be centered once again when
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