“The Color Purple” will make its way to center stage at the Baton Rouge River Center 7:30 Wednesday and Thursday night as part of its third National Tour. Tickets prices for tonight’s production are $57.00 for Orchestra, $44.50 for Mezzanine and $32.00 for Balcony.
The Broadway musical is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and film by Steven Spielberg. It has developed an audience of all ages, earning eleven Tony Awards nominations and a Grammy Award nomination.
The production, which hit Broadway in 2005, tells the story of a woman named Celie and how she finds her voice in the world. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling the River Center Box Office 225-389-7118.
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‘The Color Purple’ showing at the River Center this week
By Madison Guerriero
Radio Reporter
Radio Reporter
March 27, 2012