Taraji P. Henson to Star as Shug Avery in 'The Color Purple'
etonline.comTaraji P. Henson's itch to sing has been scratched. The Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress is set to star as Shug Avery in, ET has confirmed.The 51-year-old actress will join H.E.R.
and Corey Hawkins in the Blitz Bazawule-directed project for Warner Bros.' film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name.
The Tony-winning musical was an adaptation of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, which Steven Spielberg also adapted for his 1985 film starring an ensemble cast that included Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover and Margaret Avery.Bazawule (,, ) will direct the fresh take on the Broadway musical, according to, which was first to report the news.
The outlet is also reporting Marcus Gardley () wrote the screenplay based on Walker's novel, Spielberg's film and the stage musical.Winfrey, who played Sofia in the 1985 film, is producing the film via her Harpo Films company.
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