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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


(Center) Danielle Brooks as Sophia in Warner Bros. Pictures’ bold new take on a classic, “The Color Purple,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Bazawule and cast discuss upcoming film ‘The Color Purple’ in Warner Bros. roundtable

December 18, 2023

Get ready to revisit the world of “The Color Purple” as it returns to theaters about 41 years after Alice Walker first debuted her novel, this time with a musical twist. From Walker’s 1982 novel...

Alice Millar Chapel on campus.

The 40 Days of Spiritual Wellbeing creates a space for renewal

February 21, 2022

As part of the 40 Days of Spiritual Wellbeing, the Broadway soundtrack of “The Color Purple” plays softly in Parkes Hall. Guided by writing prompts, students filled their notebooks with their life...

Heather Headley

Northwestern alumna Heather Headley replaces Jennifer Hudson in Broadway’s ‘The Color Purple’

May 12, 2016

A&E After more than a decade away from Broadway, Heather Headley is back. But rather than being calm and collected about replacing Oscar-winning singer Jennifer Hudson in the musical “The Color...

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