The new musical adaptation of Alice Walker's book explores the romance between Shug and Celie, unlike Steven Spielberg's original 1985 film, which only featured a chaste kiss between the characters.

Winfrey has been with her partner, Stedman Graham, since 1986.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker joins "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King to discuss her new book "Gathering Blossoms Under Fire." The book includes five decades of Walker's intimate journals ...

An American novel classic has made its way its hometown stage. For the first time since the book was released in 1982 and its film adaptation in 1985, “The Color Purple” premiered as a musical ...

(JTA) – The bright, colorful movie musical “The Color Purple,” which opens in theaters on Christmas, tells a story that has by now become a familiar part of the American canon — of a young Black woman ...

The Color Purple has become one of the biggest generational touchstones for Black women, and women in general. Alice Walker’s 1982 novel portrayed its characters as complex humans, and superstar ...

Director Blitz Bazawule’s fresh-eyed remake synthesizes elements from both the Broadway show — where Fantasia Barrino played Celie 15 years earlier — and Steven Spielberg’s iconic 1985 film. Now, ...

This year marks 40 years since the “The Color Purple” hit theaters. Two writers from “The Root” debate whether you can call ...

"The Color Purple" author Alice Walker, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for her highly acclaimed novel, said last night she didn't want to pick up the prestigious award in person. “I think things ...

Where do you stand on the 1985 film version of “The Color Purple,” which was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, but won none? Some feel it wasn’t Steven Spielberg’s story to tell. Others marvel at how a ...