In case you haven't heard, big buzz for our city as the first North American Tour of the Broadway hit
The Color Purple will premiere at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St.) for a
 limited engagement beginning April 17, 2007.  The first North American Tour of The Color Purple
will star Chicago native Felicia P. Fields, who will reprise her Tony Award-nominated role of Sofia. 
Additional casting will be announced shortly.  As on Broadway, the show will be directed by
Chicago native Gary Griffin.  

 
           (Felicia P. Fields)

The Color Purple opened on Broadway on December 1, 2005, at the Broadway Theatre and received 11 Tony Award nominations including Best Musical.  The musical is based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the moving film by Steven Spielberg.  It is an
inspiring and unforgettable story of a woman, who, through love, finds the strength to triumph
over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world.

The show features a book by Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman, music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning composers/lyricists Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray and choreography
by Donald Byrd. The original creative team of John Lee Beatty (sets), Paul Tazewell (costumes),
Brian MacDevitt (lighting), Jon Weston (sound), Jonathan Tunick (orchestrations) and Kevin Stites (Music Supervisor) has been reunited for the tour.

Tickets range in price from $28 to $85 and are on sale at the Broadway In Chicago Box
Offices (151 W. Randolph St., 24 W. Randolph St. and 18 W. Monroe St.), by calling
Ticketmaster at (312) 902-1400, or online at www.BroadwayInChicago.com