Danielle Brooks on ‘The Color Purple,’ reprising Sofia: ‘I hope that everyone can see themselves in this movie’ TheGrio caught up with Brooks over the weekend at American Black Film ...

Danielle Brooks says she’s "owning" her power as Sofia in the 2023 iteration of “The Color Purple.” Brooks is reprising the role she played on Broadway in 2015, which led to her winning a ...

In 2005, your father took you to see “The Color Purple” with the original Broadway cast. Which character caught teenage Danielle’s eye? Felicia P. Fields, who played Sofia.

Oprah Winfrey and Danielle Brooks as Sofia (Top) Oprah Winfrey in The Color Purple, 1985. (Bottom) Danielle Brooks as Sofia in The Color Purple, 2023. Getty Images, Warner Bros.

Some stories just seem to stay with us. That's certainly the case for Alice Walker's The Color Purple. Her 1982 novel won a Pulitzer Prize and has since been the basis for a movie, then a Broadway ...

Danielle Brooks is a major Oscar contender for the new "The Color Purple" movie, stepping into the role of Sofia made famous by Oprah Winfrey. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 📚 ...

Danielle Brooks shares an emotional reflection on portraying the incomparable Sofia in Blitz Bazawule’s The Color Purple following her recent SAG Awards nomination. The former Orange Is The New ...

Directed by Lili-Anne Brown, the Goodman Theatre’s vibrant production of the musical based on the American literary classic ...

Oprah Winfrey played Sofia in 1985's 'The Color Purple,' while Danielle Brooks portrays the character in the new film Eric Charbonneau/Getty; Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty This story contains ...

Oprah Winfrey is a media mogul but before achieving all of that she starred in The Color Purple back in 1985. Her performance as Sofia in the Steven Spielberg-directed film went on to earn her a ...

Lili-Anne Brown returns as the director of this beloved musical with a long Chicago history, back in a confident production at the Goodman.

Danielle Brooks says she’s "owning" her power as Sofia in the 2023 iteration of “The Color Purple.” Sofia starts off "The Color Purple" brazen and smart-mouthed, a contrast to shy Celie ...