ARTS GARAGE in Delray Beach to Present THE COLOR PURPLE: The Musical - June 9 at 7 pm

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - May 8, 2024 - PRLog -- (Delray Beach, FL – May 7, 2024) Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO of Arts Garage, today announced that the nonprofit organization is presenting another stirring and thought-provoking theatrical event—with general admission tickets priced at only $10 each.

June 9 (Sunday) at 7 pm

THE COLOR PURPLE:

The Musical

This community production of the 2015 Broadway Revival will feature talented students from Palm Beach County schools. With music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray, and book by Marsha Norman, it is based on the 1982 novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker and its 1985 film adaptation by Stephen Spielberg and starring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey. The Broadway Revival of THE COLOR PURPLE: The Musical was headlined by Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo, and a movie version was released last year featuring Tariji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, and Fantasia Barrino. The student version slated for Arts Garage is being directed by Julius Wynn Jr.

THE COLOR PURPLE was produced on Broadway at the Broadway Theater by Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman, and Quincy Jones. The world premiere of THE COLOR PURPLE was produced by the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia.

THE COLOR PURPLE Revival is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com.

How to Purchase Tickets:

General admission tickets are $10 each and are available for purchase by calling the Arts Garage at 561.450.6357 or by going online to www.ArtsGarage.org.

About Arts Garage:

Arts Garage delivers innovative, diverse, meaningful, and accessible visual and performing arts experiences to Delray Beach and South Florida. "Connecting our community to the world through the Arts"—this vision drives all decision-making at Arts Garage, which brings local, emerging artists and established global performers into the local multi-cultural community (students and adults, locals and tourists, people of all ages, income levels, backgrounds) who share a love of the arts.

Diversity is a hallmark of Arts Garage, which provides multicultural programming that promotes inclusion in the arts. #DiscoverDiversity isn't just a tagline—it is the cornerstone of our outreach programs, staffing, and marketing. Arts Garage is located at 94 NE 2^nd Avenue in Delray Beach's popular Pineapple Grove (33444). For more information, please call 561.450.6357 or visit www.artsgarage.org.

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THE COLOR PURPLE: The Musical at Arts Garage

Available for Interview:

Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO

Arts Garage

561.665.5857 / marjorie@artsgarage.org

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart, PR-BS, Inc.

561.756.4298 / gary@pr-bs.net