Oprah Winfrey surprises Danielle Brooks with the news she's playing Sofia in A Color Purple

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Oprah Winfrey made a surprise video call to actress Danielle Brooks, revealing she will play Sofia in the new movie musical version of A Color Purple.Brooks had previously played Sofia in the Broadway musical revival in 2015 and earned a Tony nomination for her performance.It was also revealed that Fantasia will play Celie in the musical, reprising her role from the original 2005 Broadway musical adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize winning 1982 novel.

Surprise:Oprah Winfrey made a surprise video call to actress Danielle Brooks, revealing she will play Sofia in the new movie musical version of A Color Purple Cast:Brooks had previously played Sofia in the Broadway musical revival in 2015 and earned a Tony nomination for her performance Fantasia:It was also revealed that Fantasia will play Celie in the musical, reprising her role from the original 2005 Broadway musical adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize winning 1982 novelThe news was revealed on the Thursday night ABC special Soul of a Nation, which featured a video of Brooks chatting with director Blitz Bazawule (Black is King), when Winfrey made a surprise appearance on the video call.Winfrey, who earned an Oscar nomination for playing Sofia in director Steven Spielberg's 1985 adaptation, stunned Brooks when she jumped on the call. 'I am here representing all things purple to tell you that you are our Sofia Sofia,' Winfrey said, as Brooks broke down in tears.

Special:The news was revealed on the Thursday night ABC special Soul of a Nation, which featured a video of Brooks chatting with director Blitz Bazawule (Black is King), when Winfrey made a surprise appearance on the video call Surprise:Winfrey, who earned an Oscar nomination for playing Sofia in.