A warning, this episode contains discussion of domestic violence and sexual assault.

The color purple was a Pulitzer Prize winning novel, then it was a movie, then a Broadway musical,

and now it's a movie adaptation of the musical. The new movie tells the story of Seely,

who survives the abuse by men in her life and long to be reunited with the sister who was taken from her.

I'm Aisha Harris.

And I'm Linda Holmes and today we're talking about the color purple on pop culture happy hour from NPR.

Joining me today is podcast producer and film and culture critic Kate

young.

Hey Kate. Hi Lynndoodle, my Aisha.

Hey.

And also with us is the co-host of the podcast,

Fantai journalist Trevel Anderson.

Welcome back, Trevel.

Hello, hello, hello, thanks for having me.

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Alice Walker's novel, The Color Purple came out in 1982 in 1985. It became a feature film

directed by Stephen Spielberg and starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, and Oprah Winfrey.

The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards.

Then in 2005, a musical adaptation premiered on Broadway.

In the new movie musical adaptation, Fantasia Barino plays

Sealy. She also played the character on Broadway after excelling as a

contestant on American Idol. Coleman Domingo plays Sealy's cruel husband, Mr.

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