Vacationing Color Purple Star Returns to Tony Award Winning Turn Aug. 9 | Playbill

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News Vacationing Color Purple Star Returns to Tony Award Winning Turn Aug. 9 LaChanze, the Tony Award-winning star of The Color Purple, returns to the Broadway musical Aug. 9 following a vacation, according to a production spokesperson.

Understudy Kenita Miller has filled in for the actress while the star was out.

Gary Griffin directs The Color Purple which began previews Nov. 1 at the Broadway Theatre. The work features a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman ('night, Mother) and music by pop songwriters Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray.

Spanning over 40 years, The Color Purple is "an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman, who, through love, finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world," as a release states. The show's score blends "gospel, jazz, ragtime and the blues."

LaChanze is a veteran of such musicals as Once on This Island and Ragtime. She recently appeared in Off-Broadway's Dessa Rose opposite her "Lucy" CBS TV movie co-star Rachel York. Other stage credits include The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin and The Vagina Monologues.

Tickets for The Color Purple are on sale through (212) 239-6200 or at the Broadway Theatre Box Office, at 1681 Broadway. For more information, visit the website at www.colorpurple.com.

 
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