Leicester Curve announce The Color Purple digital concert to mark Black History Month

Leicester’s Curve Theatre has commissioned and released a concert of The Color Purple to mark Black History Month.

The production features reflections and performances from the cast and creatives of the 2019 Made at Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome co-production.

The 30-minute video, which is available to stream now, is described as a “celebration of this great musical and the talent of all those involved.”

The Color Purple – Digital Concert is available to watch for free on the Curve website and social media until 19 October at 11am.

Viewers are encouraged to donate £3 by texting PURPLE to 70480.

A statement from the Curve said: “Our thanks and immense gratitude to our incredible cast and creative team, and to Steve Spiegel of Theatrical Rights Worldwide, Arts Council England and Leicester City Council for their tremendous support.”

The story follows a young woman Celie, who grows up in 1900s southern America and faces extraordinary adversity. She is raped by the man she calls “father” and goes on a journey of self-discovery to realise the strength of her own spirit.

The Color Purple – Digital Concert is based on the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker and the motion picture three years later.

The cast includes Geoff Aymer, Owen Chaponda, Perola Congo, KM Drew Boateng, Danielle Fiamanya, Danielle Kassarate, Anelisa Lamola, Rosemary, Annabella Nkrumah, Karen Mavundukure, Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy, Landi Oshinowo, Simon-Anthony Rhoden, Jo Servi and T’Shan Williams.

Director Tinuke Craig is joined in the production team by Musical Director and pianist Alex Parker, Sound Mixer Chris Mock and Editor Ben Hewis.

Music and lyrics are by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, while Marsha Norman wrote the book.

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