Jennifer Hudson Will Break Your Heart With This Color Purple Song – Listen to It Here! | Playbill

News Jennifer Hudson Will Break Your Heart With This Color Purple Song – Listen to It Here! Jennifer Hudson, who will play Shug Avery in the upcoming Broadway revival of The Color Purple, has released a video of her performance of the song "Too Beautiful for Words."

The production begins previews Nov. 10 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Opening night is set for Dec. 10. Tickets go on sale June 30 to members of the general public for the upcoming Broadway revival of Color Purple, starring Academy Award winner Hudson, Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks.

Watch her singing here:

Click here to download the complete track of "Too Beautiful for Words," free.

This pared-down revival was first seen at London's Menier Chocolate Factory, directed and designed by Tony winner John Doyle (The Visit, Sweeney Todd, Company), who will recreate that production on Broadway.  The London staging also featured musical supervision by Catherine Jayes, choreography by Ann Yee, costumes by Matthew Wright, lighting by Jane Cox and sound by Gregory Clarke. Erivo, who earned raves from U.K. and American critics for her performance in the London production, will repeat her performance as Celie on Broadway. She is joined by Grammy, Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award winner Hudson ("Dreamgirls") in her Broadway debut as Shug Avery. Brooks, known for her role as Taystee on the Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black," will star as Sofia.

Visit colorpurple.com.

 
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