The Color Purple (2005 Original Broadway Cast)
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Performer: Brenda RussellPerformer: Allee Willis
Performer: Stephen Bray
Edition: Music CD
Format: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 2006-01-24
Music Label: Angel Records
Soundtracks:
- Overture
- Huckleberry Pie/Mysterious Ways
- Somebody Gonna Love You
- Our Prayer
- That Fine Mister
- Big Dog
- Lily Of The Field
- Dear God - Sofia
- A Tree Named Sofia
- Hell No!
- Brown Betty
- Shug Avery Comin' To Town
- All We've Got To Say
- Dear God - Shug
- Too Beautifull For Words
- Push Da Button
- Uh Oh!
- What About Love?
- Act I Finale
- African Homeland
- The Color Purple
- Church Ladies' Easter
- I Curse You Mister
- Celie's Curse
- Miss Celie's Pants
- Any Little Thing
- What About Love? (Reprise)
- I'm Here
- The Color Purple (Reprise)
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Free Music Review: Awesome!!
Hit: 5 Stars
All hail to the "Queen Honeybee...Shug Avery"! Elisabeth Withers-Mendes has a voice which touches your soul each time you hear it. She makes you feel pain, laughter, passion, or whatever it is that she's conveying. She is absolutely amazing as Shug!!! I loved the book and the movie and agree with a previous reviewer that the third telling of the story was a charm. As I sat in the theater watching The Color Purple on Broadway, I couldn't wait until it was over to go to the lobby to purchase the cd because I was moved by the depictions of Shug, Celie, and Sophia. Much to my dismay, at the time the cd had not yet been released so I pre-ordered a copy. I haven't stopped playing it since receiving it two weeks ago. The women on this recording (and on stage) are phenomenal. Felicia P. Fields's "Hell No" makes me proud of all women who have had the courage to walk away from abusive relationships and prayerful that those who've remained will be blessed to become "Sophias" very soon. Shug's juke joint rendition of "Push Da Button" will make you wish you were at your local Harpo's dancing all night. And "Too Beautiful for Words" is an empowering song of friendship, love and encouragement for anyone feeling less than perfect. LaChanze truly conveyed the joy of overcoming obstacles in "The Color Purple" and "I'm Here". Overall, this cd is a must have and the show is a must see. Enjoy!! P.S. I'm going to see the show again and will be giving the cd as gifts.
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SONGS INCLUDE : Act 1. The Overture / Act 1. Huckleberry Pie / Mysterious Ways / Act 1. Somebody Gonna Love You / Act 1. Our Prayer / Act 1. That Fine Mister / Act 1. Big Dog / Act 1. Lily of the Field / Act 1. Dear God - Sofia / Act 1. A Tree Named Sofia / Act 1. Hell No! / Act 1. Brown Betty / Act 1. Shug Avery Comin' to Town / Act 1. All We've Got to Say / Act 1. Dear God - Shug / Act 1. Too Beautiful for Words / Act 1. Push Da Button / Act 1. Uh Oh! / Act 1. What About Love? / Act 1. Finale / Act 1. African Homeland / Act 2. The Color Purple / Act 2. Church Ladies' Easter / Act 2. I Curse You Mister / Act 2. Celie's Curse/ Act 2. Miss Celie's Pants / Act 2. Any Little Thing / Act 2. What About Love? (reprise) / Act 2. I'm Here / Act 2. The Color Purple (reprise)On paper, this adaptation of Alice Walker's best-selling novel has all the markings of a hit. It makes Oprah Winfrey's debut as a theater producer, the libretto is by Marsha Norman (Night Mother), and the lyrics and music are by a trio of seasoned pop pros: Allee Willis (the eccentric woman behind "Neutron Dance" and the theme from Friends), Stephen Bray (who worked on such Madonna hits as "True Blue" and "Express Yourself"), and Brenda Russell (the smooth soul-jazz songstress behind "Piano in the Dark"). That team has put together a series of fairly catchy songs that may lack depth but adeptly handle various idioms like gospel ("Mysterious Ways"), R&B ("Push Da Button"), and African rhythms ("African Homeland"). Though the inspirational vibe can get a bit much, softening the edges and preventing genuine artistic complexity, The Color Purple is a great showcase for its cast. As Celie, LaChanze delivers one of her usual sensitive performances, but watch also for Elisabeth Withers-Mendes's Shug--who sings a passionate paean to Celie ("Too Beautiful for Words")--and Renée Elise Goldsberry's Nettie (duetting with LaChange on "African Homeland"). The chance to hear these women strut their stuff almost makes up for the show's weaknesses. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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