"The Color Purple: The Color of Success" is an inspirational one-hour primetime TV One special about Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning story. This special chronicles, for the first time, "The Color Purple's" winding road to success - from the novel, to the classic film directed by Steven Spielberg, to the Broadway stage - as told by the talented people and famous personalities who have embraced it along the way.
How did it get there? What did it take to turn this remarkable narrative into a soul stirring, Tony Award-winning musical, while finding the ideal actors to bring the saga to life on stage? And what support did the production receive from the theatrical and African-American communities along the way?
"The Color of Success" is the thrilling story of not only what it took to bring this important achievement to the legitimate stage, but also what it means to the culture, heritage and spirit of African Americans everywhere.
This landmark television event both celebrates and chronicles one of the greatest literary sagas of our time, for all time.
