The Color Purple Archives - Chicago Reader

Believable: changing the story on how plays address violence against women

by Kaylen Ralph and Kerry Reid October 2, 2019August 18, 2021

The fall theater season has brought several shows about women surviving trauma—and reclaiming their stories.
The fall theater season has brought several shows about women surviving trauma—and reclaiming their stories.

Arts & Culture

The Color Purple fills Drury Lane’s stage with triple threats

by Jack Helbig September 25, 2019August 18, 2021

Lili-Anne Brown’s staging of the musical based on Alice Walker’s classic novel brings down the house.

Music

Hip-hop duo Glitter Moneyyy on a rapper who’s demanding respect, not asking for it

by Karen Hawkins February 12, 2019August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of Slumpgang777 rapper Vagabond Maurice, hip-hop duo Glitter Moneyyy, and Reader digital managing editor Karen Hawkins

Blogs

Manuel Cinema’s The End of TV and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Katie Powers July 27, 2018August 18, 2021

Afro-futurism short films at Chicago Filmmakers and more goings on 7/27-7/29.

Blogs

Inside Out, The Color Purple, and more outdoor film screenings in Chicago this week

by Jessica Kim Cohen July 5, 2016August 18, 2021

And Comfort Station kicks off a series of outdoor silent film screenings.

Arts & Culture

The Color Purple unbound

by Tony Adler August 28, 2013August 19, 2021

The Mercury Theater presents The Color Purple without fashionable cuts.