Oct 10th, 2007 · R&B icon Chaka Khan has just stepped into a starring role in the Broadway hit The Color Purple and recently released Funk This, her first studio album in 10 years. The soul diva explains what she's learned from her decades in the music business.
Jan 30th, 2007 · Farai Chideya talks with Elisabeth Withers, the Tony-nominated actor whose debut album is titled It Can Happen to Anyone. Withers played Shug Avery in the Broadway version of The Color Purple.
Dec 16th, 2005 · Actress LaChanze portrays the central character Celie in the Broadway production of The Color Purple. Like Celie, LaChanze has overcome hardship and challenges in her own life, as she tells Ed Gordon.
Dec 1st, 2005 · Writer Alice Walker talks about her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple, which has been adapted for a Broadway musical opening Thursday.
Oct 13th, 2004 · Brenda Russell spent four years working on her latest album, Between the Sun and the Moon and the songs for the musical version of The Color Purple, currently playing at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Russell about the challenge of doing both projects.