ECOLOR PURPLE THE MUSICAL DIRECTED BY LILI-ANNE BROWN BASED ON THE NOVEL BY ALICE WALKER AND THE WARNER BROS./ AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT MOTION PICTURE BOOK BY MARSHA NORMAN MUSIC AND LYRICS BY BRENDA RUSSELL, ALLEE WILLIS AND STEPHEN BRAY Twenty years since its Broadway musical debut, The Color Purple is reborn in Lili-Anne Brown's revelatory production-"perfection on every level!" (Chicago Sun-Times). It's a celebration of life, hope and the healing power of love! The musical stage adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novel is a heart-rending, yet ultimately joyous, story of a young woman's perilous journey of personal awakening in the American South. Come ready to shout in church, stomp at the juke joint, laugh and cry with unforgettable "come-to-glory gospel hymns, down-and-dirty bump-and-grinds, jazz that stutters, dips and dives, and gorgeous alto arias" (Chicago Sun-Times). STARTS JUNE 21 The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Lead Sponsor of IDEAA Programming SHURE ATHLETICO PHYSICAL THERAPY Goodman Theatre.org | 312.443.3800 Technical Sponsor Physical Therapy Provider Groups of 15+: Groups@GoodmanTheatre.org GOODMAN THEATRE ECOLOR PURPLE THE MUSICAL DIRECTED BY LILI - ANNE BROWN BASED ON THE NOVEL BY ALICE WALKER AND THE WARNER BROS./ AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT MOTION PICTURE BOOK BY MARSHA NORMAN MUSIC AND LYRICS BY BRENDA RUSSELL , ALLEE WILLIS AND STEPHEN BRAY Twenty years since its Broadway musical debut , The Color Purple is reborn in Lili - Anne Brown's revelatory production- " perfection on every level ! " ( Chicago Sun - Times ) . It's a celebration of life , hope and the healing power of love ! The musical stage adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award - winning novel is a heart - rending , yet ultimately joyous , story of a young woman's perilous journey of personal awakening in the American South . Come ready to shout in church , stomp at the juke joint , laugh and cry with unforgettable " come - to - glory gospel hymns , down - and - dirty bump - and - grinds , jazz that stutters , dips and dives , and gorgeous alto arias " ( Chicago Sun - Times ) . STARTS JUNE 21 The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Lead Sponsor of IDEAA Programming SHURE ATHLETICO PHYSICAL THERAPY Goodman Theatre.org | 312.443.3800 Technical Sponsor Physical Therapy Provider Groups of 15+ : Groups@GoodmanTheatre.org GOODMAN THEATRE