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The Color Purple National Tour Schedule & Production History

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The Color Purple Show Information

Oprah Winfrey presents this new musical based on Alice Walker's classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the landmark film by Steven Spielberg. 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. With a moving book and a score featuring gospel, jazz, ragtime and the blues, The Color Purple is ultimately a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love and a celebration of life.
Opening:April 17, 2007
The Color Purple Theatre Schedule: Pantages Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
2/10/2010 - 2/28/2010
Fox Theatre (St. Louis, MO)
2/2/2010 - 2/7/2010
Bass Performance Hall (Fort Worth, TX)
1/26/2010 - 1/31/2010
Music Hall at Fair Park (Dallas, TX)
1/19/2010 - 1/25/2010
Bass Concert Hall (Austin, TX)
1/12/2010 - 1/17/2010
Clowes Hall (Indianapolis, IN)
12/29/2009 - 1/3/2010
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (Newark, NJ)
12/16/2009 - 12/27/2009
Philharmonic Center for the Arts [Hayes Hall] (Naples, FL)
12/8/2009 - 12/13/2009
Mahalia Jackson Theater (New Orleans, LA)
12/1/2009 - 12/6/2009
Ruth Eckerd Hall (Clearwater, FL)
11/24/2009 - 11/29/2009
Jacksonville Center of the Performing Arts (Jacksonville, FL)
11/17/2009 - 11/22/2009
Chrysler Hall (Norfolk, VA)
11/10/2009 - 11/15/2009
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre (Orlando, FL)
11/3/2009 - 11/8/2009
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex [Concert Hall] (Birmingham, AL)
10/20/2009 - 10/25/2009
Proctor's Theatre (Schenectady, NY)
10/13/2009 - 10/18/2009
Auditorium Theatre (Rochester, NY)
10/6/2009 - 10/11/2009
Aronoff Center (Cincinnati, OH)
9/29/2009 - 10/4/2009
Fox Theatre (Atlanta, GA)
9/15/2009 - 9/27/2009
War Memorial Auditorium (Greensboro, NC)
9/8/2009 - 9/13/2009
Arie Crown Theatre ( Chicago, IL)
9/2/2009 - 9/6/2009
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center: Belk Theater (Charlotte, NC)
8/25/2009 - 8/30/2009
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (Houston, TX)
8/18/2009 - 8/23/2009
Kennedy Center [Opera House] (Washington, DC)
6/30/2009 - 8/9/2009
Citi Performing Arts Center [Wang Theatre] (Boston, MA)
6/16/2009 - 6/28/2009
Providence Performing Arts Center (Providence, RI)
5/26/2009 - 5/31/2009
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center: Belk Theater (Charlotte, NC)
5/19/2009 - 5/24/2009
Kansas City Music Hall (Kansas City, MO)
4/28/2009 - 5/3/2009
Schuster Performing Arts Center [Mead Theatre] (Dayton, OH)
4/21/2009 - 4/26/2009
Fox Theatre (Detroit, MI)
4/14/2009 - 4/19/2009
Civic Center Of Greater Des Moines (Des Moines, IA)
4/7/2009 - 4/12/2009
Orpheum Theatre Memphis (Memphis, TN)
3/31/2009 - 4/5/2009
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts [Main Hall] (St. Paul, MN)
3/17/2009 - 3/29/2009
Fox Theatre (St. Louis, MO)
10/21/2008 - 11/2/2008
Music Hall at Fair Park (Dallas, TX)
9/30/2008 - 10/19/2008
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (Houston, TX)
9/23/2008 - 9/28/2008
Majestic Theatre (San Antonio, TX)
9/9/2008 - 9/14/2008
Uihlein Hall at Marcus Center For The Performing Arts (Milwaukee, WI)
8/12/2008 - 8/17/2008
Kentucky Center [Whitney Hall] (Louisville, KY)
8/5/2008 - 8/10/2008
Fox Theatre (Atlanta, GA)
7/15/2008 - 8/3/2008
Ensemble Arts [Academy Of Music] (Philadelphia, PA)
6/17/2008 - 7/13/2008
Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (Pittsburgh, PA)
6/3/2008 - 6/15/2008
Fox Theatre (Detroit, MI)
5/20/2008 - 6/1/2008
Hippodrome Theatre- France-Merrick Performing Arts Center (Baltimore, MD)
4/29/2008 - 5/18/2008
Aronoff Center (Cincinnati, OH)
4/15/2008 - 4/27/2008
Palace Theatre- PlayhouseSquare (Cleveland, OH)
3/25/2008 - 4/13/2008
ASU Gammage (Tempe, AZ)
3/11/2008 - 3/23/2008
Ahmanson Theatre ( Los Angeles, CA)
12/13/2007 - 3/9/2008
Orpheum Theatre San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
10/9/2007 - 12/9/2007
Cadillac Palace Theatre ( Chicago, IL)
4/17/2007 - 9/30/2007
Production Type:Original Production
Run Type:Open Run
Market:US Tour
Intermissions:1
Official Website http://www.colorpurple.com/
Show type Musical

Other Productions of The Color Purple

2004   New York Reading
New York
2004   World Premiere
2005   New York Workshop
New York
2005   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
2007   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
2015   Broadway Broadway Revival Production
Broadway
2017   US Tour Revival National Tour
US Tour

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