CHICAGO – There is no better time to take in a stage play that is based in U.S. history, depicting the battle between fact and religion. The old theater chestnut – first mounted in 1955 – is “Inherit the Wind,” now at the Goodman Theatre, completing it’s short run through October 20th. For tickets and more information, click INHERIT.
Audio Film Review: ‘The Color Purple’ Adapts to a Film Musical
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “The Color Purple,” the film musical adaptation of the beloved novel by Alice Walker, produced by Steven Spielberg … the director of the 1985 film version … and Oprah Winfrey. In theaters since December 25th.!—break—>
Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
Fantasia Barrino is Celie, a star-crossed Southern black woman who is stuck in America during the bad old Jim Crow days of the first half of the 20th Century. She survives in a family – in which her father Alfonso (Deon Cole) rules with a harsh and iron hand – by bonding with her beloved sister Nettie (Halle Bailey). When Celie is married off to her equally harsh “Mister” (Colman Domingo), she gives shelter to Nettie, but Mister separates the sisters, severing Celie’s only connection to love. She relies thereafter on her developed bonds with Sofia (Danielle Brooks) and the counterintuitive daughter of the local preacher, blues singer Shug Avery (Taraji P. Henson).
The Color Purple
Photo credit: Warner Bros.