'The Color Purple' Movie Musical - Full Cast Revealed by Oprah Winfrey!

luxury California home is reported to have been overtaken by a foul smell. The Sussexes' neighbours have been left "disgusted" by a stench across their house in Los Angeles. Harry and Meghan, aged 37 and 40 respectively, moved to the United States from United Kingdom two years ago.

The Queen will offer forgiveness to Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle amid the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, a royal expert has claimed. Royal psychologist Dr Arthur Cassidy has said that despite the pressures of upcoming celebrations, the Queen will offer an olive branch.

Outlander stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish have been nominated for an award alongside Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey.

ABC News special “Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising” to reveal that she will play the role of Sofia in the new flick.Brooks, 32, portrayed the character during the show’s run on Broadway and even earned a Tony nomination in 2016.“My heart is so full, thank you,” Brooks happily sobbed on the special. “And I tell you, Ms. Oprah, I did not get to thank you enough the first time.

The Color Purple for a new generation. The 1985 historical drama based on the Alice Walker novel delved into the intimate suffering of Southern Black women in a way rarely portrayed in mainstream productions. 

Released in 1985, “The Color Purple” is one of the most celebrated films of the modern era. The film earned 10 Oscar nominations and is considered a landmark achievement.

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.

Danielle Brooks and Fantasia Barrino have been brought on board the cast of Blitz Bazawule's forthcoming movie, adapted from the Broadway musical.Brooks has been tapped to play Sofia, a role that she played on Broadway during the 2015 revival production, which earned her a Tony Award nomination. Barrino, meanwhile, will be reprising the role of Celie, which he first portrayed in her Broadway debut in 2007.The casting news was announced Thursday, as part of the ABC News special During the special, Brooks rewatched the moment she was surprised with the news of her casting with a special Zoom call from Oprah Winfrey — who portrayed Sofia in the original 1985 film, earning herself an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.«I am here representing all things purple to tell you that you are our Sofia,» Winfrey told an emotional and excited Brooks.

The movie musical “The Color Purple” has found its leads.

Fantasia Taylor will star as Celie and Danielle Brooks will play Sofia in Warner Bros’ film adaptation of the musical The Color Purple, with both reprising their respective roles on Broadway. The news was revealed Thursday during ABC’s Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising special.

Angelique Jackson Blitz Bazawule’s “The Color Purple” movie musical has found its Celie and Sofia in Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks.Both actors reprise their respective roles from the stage musical, where Barrino made her Broadway debut in 2007 following her “American Idol” win, and Brooks earned a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Sofia in the 2015 revival.Barrino and Brooks’ casting was announced on Thursday as part of the ABC News special “Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising.” During the broadcast, “ABC News Live Prime” anchor Linsey Davis interviewed the women about reprising their roles for the film.The upcoming Warner Bros. movie is an adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, which is itself an adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks have landed the lead roles in the upcoming movie musical The Color Purple.

Oprah Winfrey.The shamefaced chef had been on Oprah's show almost two decades ago to grab attention for his prowess in the kitchen, but almost knocking the iconic presenter down in his moped probably wasn't the stylish showbiz entrance he'd had in mind.The chef, now 46, had been a fresh-faced lad in his 20s when the accident that sent him tumbling off his bike in front of his host - and 600 other people - took place.However his baby-faced image didn't prevent lawyers from worrying that he might sue.Talking on the new episode of podcast On Jimmy's Farm, he confessed that it had been a stunt that had gone horribly wrong.“I did a walkthrough of the recipe.They asked me to get on the scooter, then you would rehearse it,” he explained.“The next thing I did was in front of 600 spectators.'What no one told anyone was that the cleaners came through after the test and polished the floor."That was a recipe for disaster - and one the chef hadn't intended to share with anyone."I burst in, put my foot on the brakes and nothing happened," he recalled of the horror."I was going towards Oprah and I wasn't stopping. I flew off the bike."From Jamie's perspective, all hell broke loose afterwards, with him confessing: "Her security thought I was trying to take her out.

Taraji P. Henson signed on to star as Shug Avery in a musical adaptation of The Color Purple, according to Variety.The 51-year-old actress will take on the role of theflamboyant blues singer who was first played on the big screen by Margaret Avery in the 1985 film from Steven Spielberg.The new Warner Bros.

Taraji 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.

star as Shug Avery in a new film adaption of the Broadway musical “The Color Purple,” based in Alice Walker’s 1982 novel, according to Variety. The Warner Bros.

Taraji P. Henson has signed on to star alongside H.E.R. and Corey Hawkins in Blitz Bazawule’s (Black Is King) adaptation of The Color Purple for Warner Bros., Deadline has confirmed.

Taraji P. Henson was just added to the cast of Warner Bros.’ upcoming film The Color Purple.

Angelique Jackson Oscar- and Emmy-nominee Taraji P. Henson will star as Shug Avery in Blitz Bazawule’s “The Color Purple.”The forthcoming Warner Bros. movie is an adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, which is itself an adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Iconic media mogul Oprah Winfrey is celebrating her 68th birthday on Saturday, January 29.And some of her celebrity friends took to Instagram to share their love and birthday wishesto the longtime daytime talk show queen and OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) co-owner on her special day.Some of the high-profile names posting tributes includes the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Will Smith,Lupita Nyong'o, Niecy Nash and Viola Davis. Happy B-Day! Oprah Winfrey is celebrating her 68th birthday on Friday, January 28, and some of her celebrity friends are sharing tributes to the Media mogul on Instagram'In honor of the amazing@oprah's birthday, sharing the video that plays rent-free in my head everyday.

Oprah Winfrey lives in Montecito, California in her $100million (£74m) mansion.The famous chat show host lives in the star-studded area with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and Ellen DeGeneres as neighbours.The legendary TV star, who celebrates her 68th birthday on January 29, lives in what she calls, "The Promised Land" with her long-term boyfriend Stedman Graham.The 68-year-old's jaw-dropping estate includes 70 acres and has two home cinema rooms, a library and a wine cellar but when she purchased her dream home is was not actually on the market at the time.Oprah attended a party in Montecito in 2001 and instantly fell in love with the property and managed to persuade the owners to sell it to her.At the time she paid $52million (£37m) however it has now doubled in value and is worth more than $100m (£72m) today.The famous presenter has six-bedrooms, 14-bathrooms and has decorated the stunning home with amazing artwork and books.Now to commemorate the star celebrating her 68th birthday (January 29) the Daily Star takes a look inside her incredible mansion.The TV legend decided to have the fireplace and pizza oven removed to free up space in her kitchen to allow her to host friends.Oprah's kitchen is a warm cream colour with wooden cupboards and natural worktops.The star has an island in the centre of the room, a large skylight to let in daylight and has matching wooden chairs to her worktop.In a video she has shared, metal bird figures can be seen and are mounted on one wall above a cabinet.In a previous video, the famous talk show host showed off one of her two incredible cinema rooms which feature a massive screen taking up an entire wall.The room has several sofas and armchairs to relax in so she can watch all of her